Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients - San Antonio Express-News
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Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients - San Antonio Express-News
Modern ERs are best equipped to handle crises like gunshot wounds or car crashes, not the lengthy detective work it can take to unravel the multiple ailments that older people tend to show up with, John says. Urinary tract infections sometimes cause enough confusion to be mistaken for dementia. [...] a study published in January called delirium and dementia an "invisible hazard" for many older patients because ERs don't routinely check for not-too-obvious cognitive problems â--"
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Tags: Emergency, Wound, Urinary System, Urinary Tract Infection, Healthcare, Hospital, Senior Health, Hospitals
Most Recently Shared on March 15, 2011 at 6:43 pm By:
ERs for the elderly? An interesting trend...and at least one Texas #hospital has done it: http://ht.ly/4f6DE
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