Elder Abuse Identification in the Prehospital Setting: An Examination of State Emergency Medical Services Protocols.

Brooke L NamboodriTony RosenJoseph A DayaaJason J BischofNadeem RamadanMehul D PatelJoseph GroverJane H BriceTimothy F Platts-Mills

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

Statewide EMS protocols for elder abuse vary in regard to identification, management, and reporting, with the majority of states having no content on this subject. Expansion and standardization of protocols may increase the identification of elder abuse.

Keyphrases

emergency medical
bioinformatics analysis
healthcare
primary care
intimate partner violence
mental health
emergency department
adverse drug