Title: Demystifying Hispanic Versus Latino/a Versus Latinx: Which Do Emergency Department Patients Prefer?<br/>
Author: Kevin Semelrath<br/>
<a href='mailto:ksemelrath@som.umaryland.edu'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/>
Link: <a href='https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4594/'>https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4594/</a><hr/><p>The term Latinx gained some popularity as a gender neutral/noncomforming descriptor for people of Hispanic descent. However, in some national surveys among Hispanic populations in the US, only a small percent were even aware of the term or what it meant.</p>
<p>This study looked at patients at several hospitals with large Hispanic populations. Again a minority of respondents had even heard of the term. In those that had heard of it, there were a wide range of self reports interpretations of what exactly it means. </p>
<p>In the end, we come back to the same conclusion: if you want to know how your patient wants to be addressed, just ask. Don't assume</p>
<fieldset><legend>References</legend><h4>Demystifying Hispanic Versus Latino/a Versus Latinx: Which Do Emergency Department Patients Prefer?</h4>
<p>Molina, Melanie F. et al.</p>
<p>Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 0, Issue 0</p>
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