The changing trend of US Emergency Department (ED) visit (More Older Age Groups to the ED) - What about in Malaysia?

A study based on the US National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey showed ED visits for patients aged 65 to 74 has increased 34% from 1993 to 2003.The authors conclude that if these trends continue, ED visits in US for this group (65-year to 74-year-old) could nearly double from 6.4 million visits to 11.7 million visits by 2013.Implication: As stated by Richard D. Zane in a commentary in