Citation

Khoujah D, Cimino-Fiallos N. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2020; 38(9): 1834-1840.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.035

PMID

32739854

Abstract

Geriatric Emergency Medicine is an important frontier for study and innovation by emergency practitioners. The rapid growth of this patient population combined with complex medical and social needs has prompted research ranging from which tests and screening tools are most effective for geriatric evaluation to how we can safely manage pain in the elderly or address goals of care in the Emergency Department. This review summarizes emergency medicine articles focused on the older patient population published in 2019, which the authors consider critical to the practice of geriatric emergency medicine.

Language: en

Keywords

Trauma; Falls; Frailty; Abuse; Opioids; Delirium