PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vera M Hogervorst AU - Bianca M Buurman AU - Annemarieke De Jonghe AU - James David van Oppen AU - Christian Hans Nickel AU - Jacinta Lucke AU - Laura C Blomaard AU - Arjun Thaur AU - Simon P Mooijaart AU - Jay Banerjee AU - James Wallace AU - Bas de Groot AU - Simon Paul Conroy TI - Emergency department management of older people living with frailty: a guide for emergency practitioners AID - 10.1136/emermed-2020-210014 DP - 2021 Apr 21 TA - Emergency Medicine Journal PG - emermed-2020-210014 4099 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/21/emermed-2020-210014.short 4100 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/21/emermed-2020-210014.full AB - Emergency Departments (EDs) are increasingly seeing more seriously unwell older people living with frailty. In the context of limited resources and increasing demand it’s the ED practitioner’s challenge to unpick this constellation of physical, psychological, functional and social issues.To properly assess older people living with frailty at the ED it is crucial to use an holistic approach. This consists of triage with algorithms sensitive to the higher risk of older people living with frailty, a frailty assessment, and an assessment with the help of the principles of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Multi-disciplinary care, a tailor-made treatment plan, based on what the person values most, will help the ED practitioner to deliver appropriate and valuable care during the ED stay, but also in transition from hospital to home.