06.02.2014                      06.Adar I.5774

Gesundheit & Forschung:

One out of every three Israelis visits emergency room during year

Higher rates of emergency room visits were reported in Jerusalem and Haifa regions and lower rates in the south.

Nearly 2.5 million visits – excluding women in labor – were made to emergency rooms in the 28 public general hospitals in 2012. The most common age of patients were infants before their first birthday, adults aged 18 to 34 and elderly aged 75 and up, while children aged five to 17 are the least likely to need emergency care. Higher rates of emergency room visits were reported in the Jerusalem and Haifa regions and lower rates in the South….

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