Annals of emergency medicine
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To assess factors related to emergency department use in the Ontario population. ⋯ Our study estimated that approximately one in five Ontario residents had reported one or more visits to the ED in the past 12 months. There were identifiable subgroups in the population with increased ED usage even after adjustment for health needs factors.
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To determine whether there is an association between the race of a victim of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the provision of bystander-initiated CPR. ⋯ Black victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest receive bystander CPR less frequently than white victims. Targeted training programs may be needed to improve the rates of bystander CPR among certain groups.
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We report a case of emergence delirium in a 26-month-old girl after she received oral midazolam to achieve conscious sedation. This patient's clinical course is discussed. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of emergence delirium related to use of oral midazolam.