Emergency medicine and older adults: continuing challenges and opportunities

Over the next 25 years, the US population of older adults (65 years and older) will double from 34 million in 2000 to more than 69 million by the year 2030 [2]. Because these individuals have already been born and are aging, there is little doubt in the veracity of these projections. [...]cognitivel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2005-07, Vol.23 (4), p.556-560
1. Verfasser:	Schumacher, John G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Assisted Living Facilities - trends Biological and medical sciences Cognition Disorders - therapy Cognitive ability Curriculum Education, Medical - methods Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics Emergency medical care Emergency Medicine - education Emergency Medicine - methods Emergency Medicine - trends Emergency Service, Hospital - trends Forensic medicine Geriatrics - education Geriatrics - methods Geriatrics - trends Health Policy Homes for the Aged - trends Hospitals Humans Intensive care medicine Intensive care unit. Emergency transport systems. Emergency, hospital ward Job Satisfaction Medical sciences Medicine Mortality Older people Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods Physicians Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Over the next 25 years, the US population of older adults (65 years and older) will double from 34 million in 2000 to more than 69 million by the year 2030 [2]. Because these individuals have already been born and are aging, there is little doubt in the veracity of these projections. [...]cognitively impaired patients are a heterogeneous population presenting with a wide range of diagnoses, impairment levels, comorbidities, and medical histories.
ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2004.12.011