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Young adult patients in EDs: what nurses need to know

Vulnerable adolescents or young adults in need of emergency care can end up in a paediatric or adult emergency department, and could fall through a services gap
Posted 18 July 2023 - 01:00
A young person lying on a hospital bed with a melancholy expression: many young adults can fall between the gaps of paediatric and adult emergency services
 
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