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March 25, 2026Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

An Aging Population Presenting a New Problem to an Irish Emergency Department. Will We Still Need to Meet Them and Greet Them When They Are Over 64?

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PJPhllip Ian JordaanRRRochelle Janse van RensburgJWJames Wu

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Overview

Retrospective analysis reveals rising emergency department presentations for those over 65, highlighting resource needs.

Key Points

  • To determine trends in emergency department presentations for individuals aged 65 and older in Ireland over 11 years.
  • Conducted a retrospective analysis of emergency department data from 2014 to September 2024.
  • Utilized automated monthly and annual reports from an electronic system.
  • Analyzed data using Excel.
  • Emergency department presentations aged over 65 increased from 6067 in 2014 to 11849 in 2024.
  • This age group constituted 20.75% of total attendances in 2014 and peaked at 26.29% in 2020.
  • Annual increases were observed across all age groups above 65, notably among nonagenarians and centenarians.

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Jordaan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37b33b34aaaeb1a67d663https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x26102751
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