ER Visits

• Meth-related ER visits on the rise in Ontario, following western Canada trend: study

  Amphetamine-related visits to Ontario emergency departments have skyrocketed over the last two decades, a recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry says.

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  Mar 15, 2023
  
• Alcohol related health care visits spiked during pandemic in Ontario: study

  A new Ontario study suggests there was a spike in health-care visits related to alcohol during the pandemic.

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  Feb 2, 2023
  
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• Teens who visit ER for self-harm more likely to come back to hospital, study finds

  Teens who visited an emergency room for self-harm were more likely to return to hospital or even die than those who had visited for other reasons, a new study has found.

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  Nov 4, 2019
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• Calgary ER visits spike as city copes with flu and GI outbreaks

  Calgary's top ER doctor says emergency room visits have risen significantly this year, making what is traditionally a very busy season even busier.

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  Dec 18, 2018
• ER doctors warn about the ‘winter surge’ at local emergency rooms

  Emergency physicians are asking patients to re-think their decision to seek treatment at hospital emergency departments this winter.

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  Dec 12, 2018