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Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department
There are new guidelines from the trauma quality improvement program about screening for elder abuse, and also child abuse and intimate partner violence. Just like past medical history drives a lot of our treatment, their visit history can also act as a clue that there is abuse going on. Dr Wong lives and breathes this but those of us who are not experts may miss it.