Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr · Sep 2019
Observational StudyReferral pathway of patients aged 75 years and older after a telephone triage by the French emergency medical communication center (SAMU).
To map the referral pathways of elderly people after telephone calls to Emergency Medical Communication Centers (ECC) in France. ⋯ Over half the elderly patients included in this study were referred to an ED after a call to ECC. For half of them, their clinical condition was considered stable and they were discharged after the ED visit. A more appropriate assessment of clinical conditions among geriatric patients could help to improve patient triage during ECC calls, and therefore reduce ED referrals.