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Mental Health Emergencies Increase when there are fewer Services Available, Study Says
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 20, 2015 03:49 PM ESTA new study reported that reductions in mental health emergencies lead to increases in emergency room cases related to mental illness.
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Rate of Children Admitted to Emergency Rooms Increased
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 14, 2014 06:12 PM EDTAccording to the research team, the number of children, teenagers and young adults that visited the ED increased in California regardless of the type of insurance they had
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One in Six Adolescent ER Patients has Dealt with Dating Violence
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 02, 2014 04:17 PM EDTA new study found that roughly 20 percent of girls and 12.5 percent of boys have experienced dating violence.
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Doctors Overprescribe Antibiotics for Bronchitis, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 21, 2014 10:10 AM EDTA new study found that seven out of 10 patients who seek medical care for acute bronchitis get antibiotics.
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Frequent Emergency Department Users tend to have Addiction Problems
By Cheri Cheng | May 17, 2014 10:56 AM EDTA new study found that 77 percent of super-frequent users of the emergency department have a substance addition problem.
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Nurses Can Treat Common Arm Injury in Kids, But Docs are More Effective
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 24, 2014 01:37 PM EDTNurses can effectively treat "pulled elbows" in kids with an 85 percent success rate, according to a new study.
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Most Common Injuries Seen in Children of Teen Parents Identified
By Christine Hsu | Nov 07, 2013 03:20 PM ESTFalls and ingested objects are the most common injuries suffered by children of teen parents, according to a new study.
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Foods Most likely to Choke Children
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 29, 2013 09:53 AM EDTResearchers identified the leading cause of choking in children between zero and 14 is food.
