The Geriatric ED and Clinical Protocols for the Emergency Care of Older Adults
Guidelines and protocols specifically geared toward the emergent geriatric patient are essential to increase diagnostic accuracy, decrease adverse events, and improve patient outcomes.
Emergency Medicine. 2014 June;46(6):263-270
June 1, 2014|Emergency Medicine
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The GED guidelines can be accessed at https://www.saem.org/docs/education/geri_ed_guidelines_final.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
Dr Stern is an assistant professor of medicine and codirector, geriatric emergency medicine fellowship, department of emergency medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York; and an assistant attending physician, department of emergency medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr Mulcare is an instructor of medicine and an assistant attending physician, department of emergency medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York. She is a former fellow of geriatric emergency medicine.
