title: [Limits and challenges of resuscitation for the elderly in emergency and critical care center].
abstract: In recent years, there has been an increase in the elderly ambulance. An increasing number of elderly patients require hospitalization. Old age brings with it an increased susceptibility to respiratory diseases. Bad prehospital ADL (activities of daily living) results in poor, survival rate and final ADL. At present, the elderly are facing physical, mental and social problems, and are having difficulty in receiving proper emergency and critical care treatment. There needs to be change in the quality of emergency and critical care, one that focuses on life-saving while maintaining ADL. There is an urgent need for restructuring of the regional emergency medical system and implementing measures for terminal care in emergency medical care for the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000552:Ambulances / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data