Hurricane Sandy Impact on Emergency Department and Hospital Utilization by Older Adults in Lower Manhattan New York
Gotanda, H., Fogel, J., Levine, J.M., et al.
(2015).
Hurricane Sandy: Impact on Emergency Department and Hospital Utilization by Older Adults in Lower Manhattan, New York (USA).
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 30(5): 496-502.
The authors examined emergency department (ED) visits by geriatric patients in Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy. Older patients were more likely to report to the ED than younger patients because of secondary effects of power outages (e.g., on dialysis and respiratory treatment).
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