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Characteristics of undertriaged older patients in the emergency department: Retrospective study.

Kyeongmin JangYon Hee Seo
Published in: International emergency nursing (2024)
Triage nurses in emergency departments should carefully triage older patients as their chief complaints can be non-specific. In particular, when older patients visit the emergency department and exhibit symptoms such as dizziness, abnormal pain, chest discomfort, palpitations, and head trauma, they are more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit. Therefore, meticulous care for older patients showing these symptoms is essential.
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