OSCOUR National Newsletter, October 18, 2016

Summary

  • Emergency room visits and hospitalizations remain stable or are declining depending on the age group.

  • The increase in emergency department visits for gastroenteritis applies only to children under 2 years of age.

  • Emergency department visits for bronchiolitis continue to rise among children under 2 years of age (+21%), consistent with the trend observed in the previous two years.

  • Among people aged 75 and older, there has been an increase in visits due to heart failure and pneumonia

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