Older patients' needs not being met by emergency departments

== Older patients' needs not being met by emergency departments ==
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(from Medical News Around The World)

Emergency departments are not meeting the needs of senior citizens, according to a new international study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The study, which looked at patients over the age of 75 in emergency departments in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Iceland, India and Sweden, found that seniors have very different needs than the general population - needs that are not being addressed well by current clinical practices or emergency department designs. "The majority of older patients attending emergency departments are frail and dependent on others for help...