Adults Age 65+ Made 15.9% Of Emergency Department Visits In 2012 & 2013

During 2012 and 2013, emergency department (ED) visits by adults aged 65 and over comprised 15.9% of total ED visits. The annual average of ED visits by older adults included 5.2 million visits for injury, representing 14.0% of all annual injury visits, and 15.5 million visits for illness, representing 16.7% of all annual illness visits.

The ED visit rate among older adults averaged 12 visits per 100 for injury and 36 visits per 100 for illness. Women aged 65 and over had a higher ED visit rate for injury (14 per 100 women) compared with . . .