Geriatric Emergency Department guidelines

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Rosenberg, Mark S ^a   Carpenter, Christopher R ^b   Bromley, Marilyn ^c   Caterino, Jeffrey M ^d   Chun, Audrey ^e   Gerson, Lowell ^f   Greenspan, Jason ^g   Hwang, Ula ^e   John, David P ^h   Lichtman, Joelle ⁱ   Lyons, William L ^j   Mortensen, Betty ^k   Platts Mills, Timothy F ^l   Ragsdale, Luna C ^m   Rispoli, Julie ^c   Seaberg, David C ⁿ   Wilber, Scott T ^f  

^a Geriatric Emergency Medicine St Joseph 's Healthcare System   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Emergency Medical Assoc   (United States)

^h Memorial Medical Center   (United States)

ⁱ Interior Design Gerontology Certificate Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS)   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k Emergency Nurses Association   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE MANAGER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; STAFF NURSE; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; URINARY CATHETER;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84898809790     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.02.008     Document Type: Editorial

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