Experience of a rapid access blackout service for older people

摘要

SIR—Syncope is experienced by almost half the populationnduring a lifetime [1, 2] and accounts for significant morbidityn[3–5]. The overall incidence in community-dwelling oldernpeople is reported as 6.2 per 1,000 person years, rising ton16.9 and 19.5 per 1,000 person years in men and womennaged >80 years, respectively [6].