Olsky M, Murray J
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1990 May;8(2):295-307.
Syncope, vertigo, and related conditions are common in the elderly and must be evaluated carefully. There is major potential for treatable life-threatening conditions, falls with injury, and simply a fearful, confining, and unpleasant existence. The ability to evaluate and manage comfortably and confidently the elderly patient with dizziness and fainting is a major measure of the skill and maturity of an emergency physician.
晕厥、眩晕及相关病症在老年人中很常见，必须进行仔细评估。这些病症存在重大隐患，可能引发危及生命且可治疗的疾病、跌倒受伤，还会导致患者产生恐惧、受限及不愉快的生活体验。对于急诊医生而言，能否从容且自信地评估和处理老年头晕及昏厥患者，是衡量其专业技能和成熟度的一项重要指标。
