Vital that emergency nurses recognise the signs and symptoms of frailty
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Vital that emergency nurses recognise the signs and symptoms of frailty

Sophie Blakemore @editor_sophie Editor, Emergency Nurse

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.

Emergency Nurse. 31, 1, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/en.31.1.5.s1

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