National Patterns of Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization by Arrival Mode and Geographic Setting: Final Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2016-2022
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The authors aimed to characterize national patterns of pediatric emergency department (ED) utilization from 2016 to 2022, focusing on the mode of arrival (EMS vs. non-EMS), metropolitan status, and changes in diagnostic composition. They found that while children represented about 22% of all ED visits, only 4.4% arrived by EMS, with these cases typically being of higher acuity and increasingly involving psychiatric conditions. The study highlights the significant yet infrequent nature of pediatric EMS encounters and the need for improved pediatric readiness in emergency care systems.
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