Objective. To evaluate the ability of out-of-hospital physiologic measures to predict serious
injury for field triage purposes among older adults and potentially reduce the undertriage of …

Introduction: The geriatric population is unique in the type of traumatic injuries sustained,
physiological responses to those injuries, and an overall higher mortality when compared to …

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 Older adults with major trauma are frequently undertriaged, increasing the
risk of preventable morbidity and mortality. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate …

Background Pre-hospital identification of major trauma in elderly patients is key for delivery
of optimal care, however triage of this group is challenging. Elderly-specific triage criteria …

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 …

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

BACKGROUND Comorbid conditions and anticoagulants have been considered as field
triage criteria to raise the sensitivity for identifying seriously injured older adults, but research …

Objectives The objective was to identify factors associated with transport of injured older
adults meeting statewide geriatric trauma triage criteria to a trauma center. Methods An …

Background The proportion of older adults with major trauma is increasing. High-quality care
for this population requires accurate and effective prehospital trauma triage decisions …