Long Stays Common for Kids Who Visit ERs in Mental Health Crisis
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a scenario no parent would ever want to witness: Their child suffers a mental health crisis and is taken to the emergency room, only to have to wait 12 hours or more for the right medical care. Sadly,…
Learn MorePediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits With Prolonged LOS Up During 2021
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of pediatric mental health visits with prolonged emergency department length of stay (LOS) was much higher in 2021 than in 2020, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the Journal of the …
Learn MoreFactors Linked to Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Revisits Identified
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric mental health emergency department visits are increasing, and markers of severe disease and health care access are associated with mental health revisits, according to a study published online Dec. …
Learn MoreWhen Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
FRIDAY, Dec. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When rural hospitals shut down people need to go elsewhere, and a new study finds that nearby hospitals bear the strain of that patient overflow.”Previous studies have shown that rural hospital closures can ha…
Learn MoreRural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increases in emergency department visits and admissions, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.Shayann Ramedani,…
Learn MoreBlack Race, Male Sex Tied to Use of Pharmacological Restraint in Pediatric Emergency Visits
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In mental and behavioral health (MBH) emergency department visits for children, higher rates of pharmacologic restraint are associated with male sex, Black race, timing of visits, and revisits, according to …
Learn MoreEl ‘corazón festivo’: los ataques cardiacos se disparan en las 2 últimas semanas de diciembre
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La temporada de fiestas de fin de año está llena de listas de cosas pendientes, pero hay una que debería ser la más importante: cuidar a su corazón.Ya sea por el estrés, el frío o el abandono de los b…
Learn MorePalear nieve es un peligro para el corazón: protéjase
VIERNES, 16 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Llega otra nevasca invernal a la Costa Este de EE. UU., y la Asociación Americana del Corazón (American Heart Association, AHA) advierte que las personas deben ser cuidadosas al palear la nieve, dad…
Learn More‘Holiday Heart’: Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The holiday season is filled with to-do lists, but one should rise to the top: Take care of your heart.Whether from stress, cold weather or falling out of good habits in terms of eating, sleeping and drinking,…
Learn MoreShoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As yet another winter blizzard barrels down on the U.S. East Coast, the the American Heart Association (AHA) is cautioning people to take care when shoveling snow, since the exertion and the cold can cause se…
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