TY - BOOK AU - Kahn,Joseph H. AU - Magauran,Brendan G. AU - Olshaker,Jonathan S. TI - Geriatric emergency medicine: principles and practice SN - 9781107677647 (pbk.) : U1 - 618.97025 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Geriatrics KW - Emergency medicine KW - methods KW - Aged KW - Emergencies KW - Emergency Medicine N1 - Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - The elderly are frequent visitors to emergency departments, where they require specific evaluation and management taking into account their unique pathophysiology. This comprehensive textbook provides guidelines for community and academic emergency medicine practitioners striving to improve delivery of care to this growing, vulnerable population. The volume focuses on the unique pathophysiology of the elderly, presenting guidelines for resuscitation, evaluation, and management ER -