THE FATE OF ELDERLY PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A GENERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuly Rosenfeld ◽  
Paul Fahey ◽  
Michael Price ◽  
Stephen Leeder
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Accident And Emergency Department

The Discharge of Elderly Patients from an Accident and Emergency Department: Functional Changes and Risk of Readmission

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 415-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATHRYN ROWLAND ◽  
A. K. MAITRA ◽  
D. A. RICHARDSON ◽  
K. HUDSON ◽  
K. W. WOODHOUSE
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Accident And Emergency Department

Psychiatric Service in 1967 at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

1968 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 388-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. B. Aitken ◽  
G. M. Carstairs
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Royal Infirmary ◽  
Epidemiological Features ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Large Teaching Hospital ◽  
Treatment Centre ◽  
Accident And Emergency Department ◽  
General Wards

The psychiatric service provided at a large teaching hospital is reviewed. Epidemiological features are reported on the patients seen from 4 sources: poisoning treatment centre; general wards; psychiatric out-patient clinic; and accident and emergency department. Substantial increase in the referral rates from the first two sources is noted. Distributions of the diagnoses are given, with details of the further management offered.

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