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ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving
Date:11/25/2009

Experts say family members can panic, underestimate effects of normal aging

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Thanksgiving is a time of eating turkey, gathering with family -- and sometimes taking your elderly loved one to the emergency room.

According to a New York City physician, here's why: When family members who have not seen each other in months gather during the holiday season, they are often alarmed by the health of their older relatives and rush them to the hospital, sometimes unnecessarily, said Dr. Tamara Kuittinen, director of medical education in the Department of Emergency Medicine, at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Kuittinen's observations are not exactly scientific, but over the years she and her colleagues have seen definite increases in the numbers of elderly patients seeking care in emergency departments during this time of year. Her colleague, Dr. Carl Ramsay, associate chairman of Lenox Hill's department of emergency medicine, said he sees a 10 percent to 20 percent increase in the number of elderly emergency department admissions during the holidays.

The cause is probably twofold: relatives often don't keep up with their loved one's health over the course of the year. So, when they get together, they are often shocked by the condition of the elderly family member. Also, Kuittinen added, children of aging parents often are not aware of how the normal aging process takes its toll on people, and they rush their loved one to a health-care provider.

"It's an issue of out of sight, out of mind for many people," she said. "If you haven't seen your mom in six months, you may not be fully aware of the aging process and her health in general."

To help patients and their families strive for better health throughout the year, Kuittinen recently came up with a health maintenance checklist to help relatives keep track of their loved ones.

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