NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Jun(367):1-8.
In the United States, the number of older adults is increasing. From 2007 to 2017, the number of adults aged 60 and over increased from 52 million to 71 million, and during the same time period, the share of the U.S. population comprising older adults also increased from 17% to 22% (1,2). During 2014-2017, 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States were made by patients aged 60 and over, representing an annual average of approximately 29 million ED visits (3-6). Given their growing proportion of the population, older individuals will make up an increasingly larger share of ED visits in the coming years. This report describes ED visits made by adults aged 60 and over, assessing selected characteristics by age.
在美国，老年人的数量正在增加。从 2007 年到 2017 年，60 岁及以上成年人的数量从 5200 万增加到 7100 万，在此期间，美国人口中老年人的比例也从 17%增加到 22%（1,2）。在 2014-2017 年期间，美国所有急诊科就诊者中有 20%是 60 岁及以上的患者，每年平均约有 2900 万人次的急诊科就诊（3-6）。鉴于他们在人口中所占比例不断增加，在未来几年中，老年人将在急诊科就诊者中占越来越大的比例。本报告描述了 60 岁及以上成年人的急诊科就诊情况，按年龄评估了一些选定特征。
