Trauma in the Aging Population : Geriatric Trauma Pearls

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The relative proportion of trauma patients who are older adults continues to rise as the population ages. Older adults who experience trauma have unique needs compared with their younger counterparts. There are specific considerations that must take into account. Treating older adults with traumatic injuries requires specific skills, knowledge, and specialized protocols to optimize outcomes. This article reviews the most important aspects of geriatric trauma care. We focus on presentation and initial resuscitation, triage guidelines and the issue of undertriage, the importance of multidisciplinary and specialized geriatric care, and common injuries and their management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Emergency medicine clinics of North America - 41(2023), 1 vom: 29. Feb., Seite 183-203

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lau, Lorraine [VerfasserIn]
Ajzenberg, Henry [VerfasserIn]
Haas, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Camilla L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Falls
Geriatric trauma
Journal Article
Older adults
Review
Trauma

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Date Completed 28.11.2022

Date Revised 28.11.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.emc.2022.09.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349371040