Elder Abuse-A Guide to Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department.
Elder abuse
Elder abuse emergency department
Elder abuse mandatory reporting
Elder abuse neglect
Elder mistreatment
Journal
Emergency medicine clinics of North America
ISSN: 1558-0539
Titre abrégé: Emerg Med Clin North Am
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8219565
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
entrez:
17
4
2021
pubmed:
18
4
2021
medline:
28
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Elder abuse affects many older adults and can be life threatening. Older adults both in the community and long-term care facilities are at risk. An emergency department visit is an opportunity for an abuse victim to seek help. Emergency clinicians should be able to recognize the signs of abuse, including patterns of injury consistent with mistreatment. Screening tools can assist clinicians in the diagnosis of abuse. Physicians can help victims of mistreatment by reporting the abuse to the appropriate investigative agency and by developing a treatment plan with a multidisciplinary team to include a safe discharge plan and close follow-up.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33863468
pii: S0733-8627(21)00009-2
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.01.009
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
405-417Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.