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Emergency Department Death Rates Dropped By Nearly 50 Percent, 1997-2011.

Abstract

Between 1997 and 2011, there was a nearly 50 percent reduction in US emergency department mortality rates for adults. This trend likely has many causes, related to advances in palliative, prehospital, and emergency care.

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