Vital that emergency nurses recognise the signs and symptoms of frailty
As life expectancy in the UK rises, so too do the number of older people living with frailty. Frailty is defined as a distinctive health state related to the ageing process, in which multiple body systems gradually lose their in-built reserves.
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doi: 10.7748/en.31.1.5.s1
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