Geriatric Emergency Medicine
This book discusses all important aspects of emergency medicine in older people, identifying the particular care needs of this population, which all too often remain unmet. The up-to-date and in-depth coverage will assist emergenc
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Christian Nickel Abdelouahab Bellou Simon Conroy Editors
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Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Christian Nickel Abdelouahab Bellou • Simon Conroy Editors
Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Editors Christian Nickel Emergency Department University Hospital Basel Basel, Switzerland
Abdelouahab Bellou Department of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Simon Conroy Department of Health Sciences University of Leicester Leicester, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-19317-5 ISBN 978-3-319-19318-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19318-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017960903 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword I
As EUSEM President and immediate Past-President, and EUGMS President and President-Elect, we congratulate the authors of this excellent textbook on geriatric emergency medicine. This book will help physicians to provide emergency care of the highest standard in a difficult sector that has a rapidly growing number of patients. Geriatric emergency medicine is an ever more important specialist medical sector in every European country. The number of European emergency patients is growing. Statistically, every year the number of patients in emergency departments in many European states is equivalent to a quarter of the population of those countries. If these patients bring only one relative or friend with them, then half of the population of many European countries has contact with an emergency department. In Europe with the further development of medical and social care, the average age of patients
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