Have you experienced barriers to care in the emergency department? In recognition of World Sickle Cell Day on June 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is:
• Raising awareness of the barriers people with sickle cell disease face when they come into the emergency department with severe pain, and:
• Highlighting ways emergency providers might improve the quality of care they provide.
Support their efforts by sending them a selfie and finishing one or more of the following statements:
• I like when ED providers…
• If I could change one thing about the care provided to people with sickle cell in the ED, it would be…
• When I have to go to the ED for treatment, I feel…
• One of the things I do in the ED to help manage my pain is…
• When I’m in the ED, I miss out on…
• Or create your own!