emergency department use in the countrys five most populous states and the total united states, 2012 /

In 2012,approximately 20% of children and adults had one or more emergency department (ED) visits during the year (1,2). This report presents ED visits for the country as well as for the five most populous states (California, and Florida,Illinois, New York, or Texas). Visits are analyzed by patient and visit characteristics,as well as by hospital characteristics. Estimates are based on the 2012 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), a nationally representative survey of visits to hospital EDs.

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