In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Christina Shenvi and Brittany Ellis bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. Top experts discuss principles of geriatric ED care; ED workup of falls in older adults; evaluation of frailty in the ED; team-based/multi-disciplinary care in the ED; evaluation of head injury in the ED; acute pain management in older adults; and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Strategies for Improving Clinical Care of Older Adults in the Emergency Department - p. 179 10. Evaluation of Older Adults in the Emergency Department Following a Fall - p. 189 11. Frailty-aware Care in the Emergency Department - p. 199 12. Evaluation of Head Injury in the Emergency Department - p. 211 13. Acute Pain Management for the Older Adult - p. 221 14. Emergency Care for Persons Living with Dementia - p. 235 15. Delirium Prevention and Management in Older Adults in the Emergency Department - p. 249 16. Identification and Initial Resuscitation of Critically Unwell Older Patients in the Emergency Department - p. 265 17. The Importance of Addressing Social Drivers of Health and Unmet Social Needs in Optimizing Geriatric Emergency Care - p. 281 18. Mental Health of Older Adults in the Emergency Department - p. 303 19. Capacity and Surrogate Decision-making in the Emergency Department - p. 317 20. Geriatric-Specific Considerations in the Care of Older Adults with Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases - p. 331 21. Boarding in the Emergency Department: Specific Harms to Older Adults and Strategies for Risk Mitigation - p. 345 22. Team-based, Multidisciplinary Care in the Emergency Department - p. 361
In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Christina Shenvi and Brittany Ellis bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. Top experts discuss principles of geriatric ED care; ED workup of falls in older adults; evaluation of frailty in the ED; team-based/multi-disciplinary care in the ED; evaluation of head injury in the ED; acute pain management in older adults; and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Strategies for Improving Clinical Care of Older Adults in the Emergency Department - p. 179 10. Evaluation of Older Adults in the Emergency Department Following a Fall - p. 189 11. Frailty-aware Care in the Emergency Department - p. 199 12. Evaluation of Head Injury in the Emergency Department - p. 211 13. Acute Pain Management for the Older Adult - p. 221 14. Emergency Care for Persons Living with Dementia - p. 235 15. Delirium Prevention and Management in Older Adults in the Emergency Department - p. 249 16. Identification and Initial Resuscitation of Critically Unwell Older Patients in the Emergency Department - p. 265 17. The Importance of Addressing Social Drivers of Health and Unmet Social Needs in Optimizing Geriatric Emergency Care - p. 281 18. Mental Health of Older Adults in the Emergency Department - p. 303 19. Capacity and Surrogate Decision-making in the Emergency Department - p. 317 20. Geriatric-Specific Considerations in the Care of Older Adults with Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases - p. 331 21. Boarding in the Emergency Department: Specific Harms to Older Adults and Strategies for Risk Mitigation - p. 345 22. Team-based, Multidisciplinary Care in the Emergency Department - p. 361
