BACKGROUND Because of the unique physiology and comorbidities of injured geriatric
patients, specific interventions are needed to improve outcomes. The purpose of this study …

Study objective We evaluate the sensitivity of Ohio's 2009 emergency medical services
(EMS) geriatric trauma triage criteria compared with the previous adult triage criteria in …

Study objective We sought to (1) define the high-risk elderly trauma patient based on
prognostic differences associated with different injury patterns and (2) derive alternative field …

BACKGROUND Physiologic changes in the elderly lead to higher morbidity and mortality
after injury. Increasing level of trauma activation has been proposed to improve geriatric …

Introduction The interaction of increasing age, Injury Severity Score (ISS), and complications
is not well described in geriatric trauma patients. We hypothesized that failure to rescue rate …

Objectives To evaluate the effect on outcomes of the Ohio Department of Public Safety
statewide geriatric triage criteria, established in 2009 for emergency medical services (EMS) …

BACKGROUND: Physiologic variables used in trauma triage criteria may be significantly
affected by age, decreasing their predictive value in geriatric trauma. METHODS: The study …

Background: Trauma centers nationwide have been experiencing an increase in their
elderly trauma patients because of an ever growing elderly population within the United …

Background Geriatric patients are at increased risk of injury following low-energy
mechanisms and are less tolerant of injury. Current criteria for trauma team activation (TTA) …

Background: Age is suggested as a triage criteria for transfer to a trauma center, despite
poor outcomes after similar injury regardless of trauma center level. The effect of differential …