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Family
Physicians are trained in multiple specialties of medicine including Emergency
Medicine. That is why your Family Doctor plays a very important role in the
management of her/his patients' Emergency or Urgent Conditions.
According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the number of Emergency
visits in the U.S. accounts for 113.9 million per year. The most common
condition treated in the ER is Acute Respiratory Infection. The average time
spent by a patient in the ER is 3.2 hours.
(Advance Data, From Vital and
Health Statistics, Number 358, May 26, 2005) |