Elder Mistreatment Documentation by Prehospital Clinicians: An Analysis of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System Database
Despite the high prevalence of EM, PHCs infrequently document EM in their encounters with older adults. Additional training and comprehensive protocols are needed to improve the identification and reporting of EM, mainly elder neglect. Empowering PHCs through education and protocol development can significantly impact the detection and intervention of EM.
Authors
- Tony Rosen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-4121)
- Michael E. Stern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7466-1184)
- Rahul Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5453-7311)
- David Hancock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-2731)
- Brock Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3141-3089)
- Brad Cannell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8711-6772)
- Kristin Lees Haggerty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-4637)
- William Haussner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4463-2056)
- Rana Barghout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-8118)
- E‐Shien Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2907-6175)
- Sharon Xuan Zhang
- Joshua Lachs
Institutions
- New York City Fire Department (US)
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- New York Hospital Queens (US)
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Education Development Center (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2024.2397524
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71