Older peoples' experience of accessing emergency care

Considine, Julie; Smith, R; Hill, K; Weiland, T; Gannon, J; Behm, C; Wellington, P; McCarthy, S

Older peoples' experience of accessing emergency care

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posted on 2010-08-01, 00:00 authored by Julie ConsidineJulie Considine, R Smith, K Hill, T Weiland, J Gannon, C Behm, P Wellington, S McCarthy

Older ED users are more likely to be seriously ill, arrive by ambulance, spend more time in ED and require hospital admission. The aim of this study was to describe older people’s experiences of accessing Emergency Department (ED) care.

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Australasian emergency nursing

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13

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61 - 69

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Oxford, England

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1574-6267

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eng

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C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2010, College of Emergency Nursing Australasia Ltd.

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Emergency medicine Aged Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Nursing Triage Vulnerable populations

Older peoples' experience of accessing emergency care

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