In 2014–2017, patients arriving at the hospital in an ambulance accounted for 30% of ED visits made by patients aged 60 and over ( Figure 3). The percentage of ED visits made by patients arriving at the hospital in an ambulance increased with age for patients aged 60 and over. NOTES: Based on a sample of 16,497 emergency department (ED) visits made by patients aged 60 and over, representing an annual average of approximately 29 million ED visits (20% of all ED visits). Emergency department visits made by nursing home residents aged 60 and over, by age: United States, 2014–2017 The percentage of ED visits made by nursing home residents increased with age: 2% of visits by patients aged 60–69, 6% of visits by patients aged 70–79, 12% of visits by patients aged 80–89, and 24% of visits by patients aged 90 and over.įigure 2. In 2014–2017, nursing home residents accounted for 7% of ED visits made by patients aged 60 and over ( Figure 2). The percentage of ED visits made by nursing home residents increased with age for patients aged 60 and over. 
SOURCE: NCHS, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2014–2017. Visit rates are based on the July 1, 2014–July 1, 2017, sets of estimates of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States, as developed by the U.S. Emergency department visit rates for patients aged 60 and over, by age: United States, 2014–2017
The ED visit rate increased with age, from 34 visits per 100 persons aged 60–69 to 86 visits per 100 persons aged 90 and over.įigure 1. In 2014–2017, there were 43 ED visits per 100 persons aged 60 and over ( Figure 1). The ED visit rate increased with age for persons aged 60 and over. Keywords: ambulance, emergency care, falls, hospital admission, older adults, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey This report describes ED visits made by adults aged 60 and over, assessing selected characteristics by age. Given their growing proportion of the population, older individuals will make up an increasingly larger share of ED visits in the coming years. 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). population comprising older adults also increased from 17% to 22% ( 1, 2). 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. 
In the United States, the number of older adults is increasing. Nearly one-quarter of ED visits among patients aged 60 and over resulted in a hospital admission, and this percentage increased with age.The percentage of ED visits among patients aged 60 and over due to unintentional falls increased with age.About 30% of patients aged 60 and over who visited the ED arrived by ambulance, and this percentage increased with age.
About 7% of ED visits among patients aged 60 and over were made by nursing home residents, and this percentage increased with age. 
In 2014–2017, the emergency department (ED) visit rate for persons aged 60 and over was 43 visits per 100 persons aged 60 and over and increased with age, from 34 visits per 100 persons aged 60–69 to 86 visits per 100 persons aged 90 and over.Key findingsĭata from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Schappert, M.A., and Loredana Santo, M.D., M.P.H. The percentage of ED visits that resulted in a hospital admission increased with age for patients aged 60 and over.The percentage of ED visits caused by an unintentional fall increased with age for patients aged 60 and over.The percentage of ED visits made by patients arriving at the hospital in an ambulance increased with age for patients aged 60 and over.The percentage of ED visits made by nursing home residents increased with age for patients aged 60 and over.The ED visit rate increased with age for persons aged 60 and over.
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