WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black children receiving emergency medical services (EMS) care are more likely to receive a bronchodilator than White children, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Prehospital Emergency Care.
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues characterized differences in prehospital treatment and transport of children with suspected asthma exacerbations by race and ethnicity. The analysis included 5,266 EMS encounters among children (aged 2 to 17 years) with asthma and wheezing identified using a national prehospital database (2019).