title: Elder abuse in the emergency department.
abstract: Elder abuse is an important challenge in global societies. Detection of and intervention in elder abuse is crucial to the well-being of older people. Older people are high consumers of health care services and the consequences of elder abuse may provide a catalyst to attendance in the emergency department. This paper considers the topic of elder abuse and examines issues pertaining to understandings, recognition, screening and care in the emergency department environment.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Ireland. Amanda.phelan@ucd.ie
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phelan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D030881:Disclosure; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005239:Fear; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation