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Where the Road Ends: Emergency Care Sensitive Conditions Drive Excess Mortality in Medevac-Dependent Rural Alaska

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Research letter detailing how poor access to emergency care and sociodemographic conditions contribute to disparities in mortality outcomes in rural Alaska, utilizing CDC WONDER 1999-2020 mortality data. Compares age-adjusted mortality rates for injuries, emergency care-sensitive conditions, and non-emergency care sensitive conditions in off road and on road communities.
Author(s)
Brian Rice, Carla Britton, Stacy Rasmus, Tina Hernandez-Boussard
Citation
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2024, 214444
Date
12/2024
Tagged as
Access · Emergency medical services · Health conditions · Injuries · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alaska