Changing global demography is resulting in older people presenting to emergency
departments (EDs) in greater numbers than ever before. They present with greater urgency …

With the aging of the population and the demographic shift of older adults in the healthcare
system, the emergency department (ED) will be increasingly challenged with complexities of …

Background and aims: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may benefit frail or
chronically ill patients in the emergency department (ED), but take too much time to be …

Older patients in the emergency department (ED) are a vulnerable population who are at a
higher risk of functional decline and hospital reattendance subsequent to an ED visit, and …

Preston L*, Chambers D, Campbell F, Cantrell A, Turner J and Goyder E Background:
Emergency Departments (EDs) are facing unprecedented levels of demand. One of the …

Study Objective: We sought to synthesize the literature on patterns of use of emergency
services among older adults, risk factors associated with adverse health outcomes, and …

Older patients account for up to a quarter of all emergency department (ED) visits. Atypical
clinical presentation of illness, a high prevalence of cognitive disorders, and the presence of …

Older adults can suffer acute illness or injury. When they do, their acute needs must be
addressed. An important part of addressing these needs is to understand which people are …

Older patients in the emergency department (ED) present unique diagnostic and therapeutic
challenges. The ED clinicians must simultaneously evaluate and treat older adults along …

In 2018, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) began accrediting facilities
as “geriatric emergency departments”(EDs) according to adherence to the …