National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1993 Emergency Department Summary Advance Data 271. An estimated 90.3 million visits (about 35.5 visits per 100 persons) were made to hospital emergency departments (ED) of non-Federal, short-stay, or general hospitals in the United States. This report presents data on ED visits from the 1993 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), a national probability survey conducted by the Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data Highlights: Approximately 36.5 million ED visits were the result of injuries - about 14.4 visits per 100 persons. Persons 75 years of age and over had a higher ED visit rate than persons in any other age group. They were also more likely to make an urgent rather than nonurgent ED visit. An urgent visit is a visit that is life-threatening and requires immediate attention. The category "stomach and abdominal pain, cramps, and spasms" was the most frequently mentioned reason for an ED visit. Approximately 13 percent of ED visits resulted in hospital admissions. Intravenous fluids were administered at 14 percent of ED visits.
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