Older adults use emergency departments (EDs) more than any other age group and are
more prone to subsequent adverse events. This article reviews the literature on ED use by …

Background. Increased ambulance utilisation is closely linked with Emergency Department
(ED) attendances. Pressures on hospital systems are widely acknowledged with ED …

Objective. There is an absence of nationally representative data describing pediatric
patients who use emergency medical services (EMS) andthe factors associated with EMS …

Etymologically, both “seizure” and “epilepsy” refer to a removal of the victim from reality. The
patient is “seized up,” or “taken hold of”(the Greek lepsis connotes taking hold of or …

ObjectivesTo characterize older adult emergency department (ED) visits arriving by
emergency medical services (EMS) and to identify factors associated with those patient …

Background Ambulance response time is a crucial factor in patient survival. The number of
emergency cases (EMS cases) requiring an ambulance is increasing due to changes in …

Three recently published Institute of Medicine reports, Hospital‐Based Emergency Care: At
the Breaking Point, Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads, and Emergency Care …

Objectives To optimize health care utilization, health outcomes, and costs, research is
needed to improve an understanding of frequent users of emergency health services …

Background Unnecessary ambulance use has become a socioeconomic problem in Japan.
We investigated the possible relations between socioeconomic factors and medically …

Background Seniors living in subsidized housing have lower income, poorer health, and
increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases and falls. Seniors also account for more than …