Abstract
Geriatric Emergency Medicine is an important frontier for study and innovation by
emergency practitioners. The rapid growth of this patient population combined with
complex medical and social needs has prompted research ranging from which tests and
screening tools are most effective for geriatric evaluation to how we can safely manage
pain in the elderly or address goals of care in the Emergency Department. This review
summarizes emergency medicine articles focused on the older patient population published
in 2019, which the authors consider critical to the practice of geriatric emergency
medicine.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: May 17, 2020
Accepted:
May 10,
2020
Received in revised form:
May 8,
2020
Received:
March 10,
2020
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