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    1. The document outlines protocols for caring for elderly patients received from emergency rooms, outpatient departments, or wards who show indications of abuse or injuries requiring hospital management. 2. It describes assessing the patient's vital signs, injuries, and associated medical conditions and screening for other abuse. For stable patients, it involves counseling the elderly and family, and assessing home safety. 3. For unstable patients, it involves shifting them to the ICU and managing life-threatening conditions, as well as later coordinating a safe discharge with multiple medical professionals.

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    1. The document outlines protocols for caring for elderly patients received from emergency rooms, outpatient departments, or wards who show indications of abuse or injuries requiring hospital management. 2. It describes assessing the patient's vital signs, injuries, and associated medical conditions and screening for other abuse. For stable patients, it involves counseling the elderly and family, and assessing home safety. 3. For unstable patients, it involves shifting them to the ICU and managing life-threatening conditions, as well as later coordinating a safe discharge with multiple medical professionals.

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    1. The document outlines protocols for caring for elderly patients received from emergency rooms, outpatient departments, or wards who show indications of abuse or injuries requiring hospital management. 2. It describes assessing the patient's vital signs, injuries, and associated medical conditions and screening for other abuse. For stable patients, it involves counseling the elderly and family, and assessing home safety. 3. For unstable patients, it involves shifting them to the ICU and managing life-threatening conditions, as well as later coordinating a safe discharge with multiple medical professionals.

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    ELDER ABUSE

    CARE

    CENTER

    PROTOCOLS
    ELDERLY RECEIVED FROM ER'S/OPD/WARDS

    Indications of Admission
    1. Life threatening / severe
    ASSESS 1. Inform faculty on call
    injuries
    VITALS 2. MLC to be made
    2. Injuries requiring hospital
    INJURIES 3. Inform Psychologist
    management
    ASSOCIATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS 4. Inform medical social worker
    3. Other medical conditions/
    Indications of Admission SCREEN FOR OTHER ABUSE
    4. Home environment not safe for Hemodynamically Stable
    elderly. Manage in EAPC
    Counselling of elderly and related Medical Management
    If hemodynamically not stable family members. Involvement of Orthopedics\Neurosurgery\General
    Shift to ICU medical social worker and welfare Surgery/Ophthalmology/ENT/
    Management of life threatening center. Gynecology/Burn and plastic surgery
    conditions Assessment of Home environment for referral (As per  requirement)
    safety.

    DISCHARGE
    (Involves Faculty, Psychologist,
    Medical Social worker and
    Investigating officer)
    Safe home environment

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