Articles: hospital-emergency-service.
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To report the frequency of electric scooter-related trauma and association with alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. ⋯ Urgent preventive measures with a focus on reducing AOD exposure and promoting of helmet use is indicated.
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To describe pediatric and adolescent obstetric and gynecologic diagnoses presenting at emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. ⋯ This is the first study that evaluated OB/GYN diagnoses in pediatric and adolescent patients presenting to the ED. Educational and referral efforts should focus on not only emergency diagnoses, such as ovarian torsion, adnexal masses, and ectopic pregnancy, but also common presentations that can often be managed in the outpatient setting, such as vulvovaginal disorders and abnormal uterine bleeding.
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Observational Study
Epidemiology of geriatric patients presenting to emergency departments in Europe: EGERS study.
Patients aged 65 and above constitute a large and growing part of emergency department (ED) visits in western countries. ⋯ The characteristics of ED elderly patients and their subsequent hospital stay are reported in this prospective study.