OSCOUR National Newsletter, April 1, 2025
Key Points
In Week 13 (March 24–30, 2025), emergency department visits and subsequent hospitalizations remained stable across all age groups compared to the previous week (-1%, or 4,145 fewer visits, and -2%, or 1,454 fewer hospitalizations).
Among children, there was an increase in visits—albeit from low baseline numbers—for dehydration (+27%, or +25 visits), among children under 2 years old for general malaise (+16%, or +26 visits) and for bronchitis (+23%, or +17 visits), and among 2- to 14-year-olds for conjunctivitis (+27%, or +55 visits). Among the latter, there was also an increase in visits for various neurological conditions (+8%, or +72 visits), driven by headaches and migraines, and for behavioral disorders (+11%, or +71 visits), driven by mood-related symptoms.
Among adults, there was an increase in visits for asthma attacks (+13%, or +144 visits), as well as for bronchitis (+18%, or +40 visits) and suspected COVID-19 (+12%, or +15 visits) among those aged 75 and older. Among this group, there was also an increase in visits for abdominal pain (+6%, or +93 visits) and vomiting (+6%, or +19 visits). Finally, visits for suicidal behavior increased among those aged 45 and older (+10%, or +47 visits).
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