HealthLink on Air

8/16/09 Interview 1

Listen (Duration: 11:18)

Download (10.35 MB)

Reminding parents that prevention is the best medicine, Dr. Richard Cantor reports on the continuing surge in visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Health Information Center Resources on Pediatric Emergency Departments:

• Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in Community Hospitals from Selected States, 2005, from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, statistical brief #52, May 2008.
• News: Sports Injuries Caused 1 in 5 Emergency Department Visits for Kids, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality News and Numbers, July 1, 2009.
• Sports Injuries in Children Requiring Hospital Emergency Care, 2006, from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, statistical brief #75, June 2009.
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary, from the National Center for Health Statistics, number 7, August 6, 2008.

A transcript of the show will be available on the Tuesday following the radio broadcast.