Community frailty response service: the ED at your front door.
Emerg Med J
; 37(11): 714-716, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-798326
ABSTRACT
We describe the expansion and adaptation of a frailty response team to assess older people in their usual place of residence. The team had commenced a weekend service to a limited area in February 2020. As a consequence of demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we expanded it and adapted the model of care to provide a 7-day service to our entire catchment area. Five hundred and ninety two patient reviews have been completed in the first 105 days of operation with 43 patients transferred to hospital for further investigation or management following assessment.
Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Geriatric Assessment
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Frail Elderly
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Coronavirus Infections
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Home Care Services, Hospital-Based
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Emergency Medical Services
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Health Services for the Aged
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Med J
Journal subject:
Emergency Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Emermed-2020-210005
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