Annals of emergency medicine
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We describe emergency department (ED) visit volume, illness severity, and crowding metrics from the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic through mid-2022. ⋯ ED visit volumes fell early in the pandemic and have only partly recovered. Despite lower volumes, ED crowding has increased. This issue is magnified in psychiatric patients.
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The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of alcohol-associated fall injuries among older adults aged ≥65 years in the United States. ⋯ Our findings highlight the rising rates of ED visits for alcohol-associated falls among older adults during the study period. Health care providers in the ED can screen older adults for fall risk and assess for modifiable risk factors such as alcohol use to help identify those who could benefit from interventions to reduce their risk.