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Ethical issues for older people in the emergency department

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posted on 2016-05-25, 14:49 authored by E. L. Maile, J. K. Harrison, G. Chikura, K. Russ, Simon P. Conroy
The Emergency Department is a specific setting where the challenges of delivering ethical care are especially pronounced related to time pressures, urgency and acuity. Whilst ethical principles are designed to be used in any setting, this article develops their application in clinical practice in the Emergency Department. We discuss capacity assessment and best interest decisions, as these can be particularly difficult in the Emergency Department setting, for example in patients with confusional states. We offer some practical guidance on how to address such scenarios. We discuss the notion of ‘frail friendly Emergency Departments’ that are ethically designed and capable to deliver frailty attuned care. This is because if European healthcare systems are to respond to the increasing numbers of older people with frailty, there will need to be a step-change in the provision of urgent care.

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Citation

European Geriatric Medicine, 2016, 7(4), pp. 372–378

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/Organisation/COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGY/School of Medicine/Department of Health Sciences

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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European Geriatric Medicine

Publisher

Elsevier on behalf of European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS)

issn

1878-7649

eissn

1878-7657

Acceptance date

2016-02-12

Copyright date

2016

Available date

2017-03-11

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878764916000462

Language

en

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