Elder Mistreatment: Emergency Department Recognition and Management. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Elder mistreatment is experienced by 5% to 15% of community-dwelling older adults each year. An emergency department (ED) encounter offers an important opportunity to identify elder mistreatment and initiate intervention. Strategies to improve detection of elder mistreatment include identifying high-risk patients; recognizing suggestive findings from the history, physical examination, imaging, and laboratory tests; and/or using screening tools. ED management of elder mistreatment includes addressing acute issues, maximizing the patient's safety, and reporting to the authorities when appropriate.

publication date

  • June 15, 2023

Research

keywords

  • Elder Abuse
  • Emergency Service, Hospital

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85163331315

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.cger.2023.05.007

PubMed ID

  • 37798065

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 39

issue

  • 4