Modeled after a similar program in Iran, the program sends doctors and nurses to poor rural homes to help prevent unnecessary ER visits.

Reduction in asthma attacks, ER visits, and hospitalizations for respiratory symptoms are maintained to at least 2 years.

Most ER visits were not true emergencies, but the care they provide is expensive, costing at least $500 per visit.

An ER visit may cost a lot more ($1,000-plus if you don't have insurance).

Here, we look at the 10 most common reasons for an ER visit.

Inform the person's doctor about the chest pain and ER visit.

The most dangerous month, the data suggest, is August, which accounts for 33.2% of ER visits.

I have had a handful of migraines in the past 5 years that required ER visits since taking this medication.

The number of non-injury ER visits in which abdominal pain was the main complaint increased 31.8%, from 5.3 million to 7 million.

Roughly two-thirds of those ER visits occurred after children drank cough or cold medicine while unsupervised.