Michael L. Malone, MD and Adam Perry, MD, and Rebecca Weeks BSN, MSN
The Geriatric Emergency Department Newsletter is the precursor to the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. This issue covers strategies for caring for older adults in the Emergency Department when no social worker is available.
Michael L. Malone, MD and Adam Perry, MD, and Rebecca Weeks BSN, MSN
The Geriatric Emergency Department Newsletter is the precursor to the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. This issue covers the basics in caring for frail older patients.
This issue of the GED Newsletter looks a the nuance and challenges faced when dealing with older adults presenting with influenza in the Emergency Department.
A brief review of the ISAR, PRISMA-7, Triage Risk Screen, and InterRAI ED Screener tools. These tools can be used to screen frail older adults in the ED.
A number of tools can be added to the ED workflow to better identify older patients with important conditions that will make a difference to their care in the ED, their care if admitted, and appropriate discharge planning.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Bryan Hong continues to discuss his approach to some of the common eye emergencies that bring older adults to the Emergency Department.