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  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

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    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen … television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of …