With the aging of our population, older adults are living longer with multiple chronic conditions, frailty, and life‐limiting illnesses, which creates specific challenges for …
Globally, EDs face new challenges as the world's population ages. Visits from older people are predicted to rise for the next 20 years. This practical and accessible book provides …
M Kennedy, K Biese - Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2023 - annemergmed.com
Of the 131 million annual emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, approximately 27 million (20.4%) are made by individuals aged 65 years and older. 1 The …
CJ Gettel, W Salah, C Rothenberg, Y Liang… - Annals of Emergency …, 2024 - Elsevier
Study objective We sought to quantify differences in total and out-of-pocket health care costs associated with treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits among older adults …
Canadian Emergency Departments (EDs) welcome more patients over the age of 65 than any other population segment–between 20% and 40% of all visits depending on the location …