[Emergency medicine and the elderly].
Over the last twenty years or so, emergency departments have undergone significant changes. They have faced a continual increase in activity of around 2 to 5% per year. Numerous factors are to be taken into account with regard to elderly people, notably their fragility. This is why a full assessment is essential when the patient arrives. Whenever possible, a return home must be favoured.
Samu de Hauts-de-Seine, Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré (AP-HP), Garches, France. francois.dolveck@rpc.aphp.fr
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D000368:Aged; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005853:Geriatrics; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans