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We need to know and talk about #ElderAbuse the same way we talk about #NAI & #DomesticViolence !
Here are some facts
Here are some facts
#Neglect, psychological abuse and financial exploitation is more common than physical or sexual abuse
More common in #ResidentialAgedCareFacilities
It leads to increased risk of mortality and morbidity including more hospitalization and ED visits
More common in #ResidentialAgedCareFacilities
It leads to increased risk of mortality and morbidity including more hospitalization and ED visits
We need to #Screen for #ElderAbuse in ED !
The Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI) is a validated short screening instrument
tinyurl.com/64h24vxw
@NCEAatUSC @theGEDC
The Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI) is a validated short screening instrument
tinyurl.com/64h24vxw
@NCEAatUSC @theGEDC
@YaleGeriatrics @SAEMEBM @LizGoldbergMD 1- Responding to @YaleGeriatrics with series of tweets. Since I am @WUSTL_EM @WUSTLmed & haven’t cared for my first #COVID19 patient yet, lessons learned from my brave #GeriEM colleague @replynickel in Switzerland.
@YaleGeriatrics @SAEMEBM @LizGoldbergMD @WUSTL_EM @WUSTLmed @replynickel 2 - From @replynickel
# 1 : containment won‘t last long (Corona Chameleons - in analogy to stroke: they are already among us and our patients)
# 1 : containment won‘t last long (Corona Chameleons - in analogy to stroke: they are already among us and our patients)
@YaleGeriatrics @SAEMEBM @LizGoldbergMD @WUSTL_EM @WUSTLmed @replynickel 3 - From @replynickel
# 2 #GeriED beware #COVID19 mimics: They are sent to fever clinics with a suspicion of Corona and really have septic arthritis or PE or absolutely anything...
# 2 #GeriED beware #COVID19 mimics: They are sent to fever clinics with a suspicion of Corona and really have septic arthritis or PE or absolutely anything...
