CDC survey looks at reasons for ED visits

[Cal/AAEM News Service]

May 23, 2012
 
CDC survey looks at reasons for ED visits
 
 
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About one in five adults under age 65 visited an emergency department in the past year, 27% of whom were admitted to the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2011 Health Interview Survey. Among those who were not admitted to the hospital, the most common reasons cited for the last ED visit were: only a hospital could help (55%), the doctor's office was not open (48%), or there was no other place to go (46%). Uninsured adults were more likely than those with public or private health insurance to say they had no other place to go. Questions on reasons for ED use were added to the survey in 2011. 
 
2011 Health Interview Survey Link
 
 


Bryan Sloane
Deputy Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service
 
Brian Potts MD, MBA
Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service

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