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Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081g
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Providing emergency health care for older people in the community: impact on carers

  1. S. Mason,
  2. E. Knowles
  1. University of Sheffield

      Background

      The increase in the size and age of the UK older population has had a major effect on emergency services. Many older people will visit the ED, but not necessarily require significant clinical intervention. The Paramedic Practitioner in Older People’s Support (PPOPS) scheme was set up to provide community-based clinical assessment of older patients contacting the emergency services with …

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