Emergency contraception in the emergency department

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Monitoring Sexual Violence Trends in Emergency Department Visits Using Syndromic Data From the National Syndromic Surveillance Program-United States, January 2017-December 2019

Ashley Schappell D'Inverno et al.

Summary: Analysis of sexual violence emergency department visits in the United States from January 2017 to December 2019 revealed overall increasing trends, with females having higher rates than males and the 50-59 age group showing the largest increase. Seasonal trends were also observed, with spikes in warmer months and declines in colder months.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Levonorgestrel vs. Copper Intrauterine Devices for Emergency Contraception

David K. Turok et al.

Summary: In the United States, more women choose levonorgestrel IUDs over copper IUDs for long-term contraception. This study found that the levonorgestrel IUD is noninferior to the copper IUD for emergency contraception. Adverse events were similar between the two groups.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Emergency Medicine

Coding of Sexual Assault by Emergency Physicians: A Nationally Representative Study

Vithya Murugan et al.

Summary: Sexual assault is a public health problem that has long-lasting effects on victims. This study reviews factors associated with coding visits as sexual assault compared to suspected sexual assault, pointing out that younger age, female gender, a larger number of procedure codes, urban hospital location, and lack of concurrent alcohol use are linked to coding for confirmed sexual assault.

WESTERN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Obstetrics & Gynecology