Importance Trauma registries are the primary data mechanism in trauma systems to
evaluate and improve the care of injured patients. Research has suggested that trauma …

Background Age is not a standard trauma team activation (TTA) criteria recommended by
the Committee on Trauma. However, there is concern that vital signs in elderly patients are …

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 …

Study objective Field triage guidelines recommend that emergency medical services (EMS)
providers consider transport of head-injured older adults with anticoagulation use to trauma …

Background. Older injured persons are frequently undertriaged, increasing the risk for
preventable mortality and morbidity in an already-vulnerable population. Changes made in …

BACKGROUND: Injured elderly patients experience high rates of undertriage to trauma
centers (TCs) whereas debate continues regarding the age defining a geriatric trauma …

Methods: We included 1027 patients aged≥ 65 years who were admitted to our Level I
Trauma Center following blunt trauma. Patients' charts were reviewed for demographics …

Background Little research has examined trauma outcomes in the very elderly (> 80 years),
the fastest growing subset of our geriatric population. Our objective was to describe …

Introduction: Undertriage of older trauma victims has been a persistent and serious problem.
Because of physiologic changes and pre-existing disease, blunt trauma in older persons is …

Background and objective There is increasing recognition of the importance of prehospital
trauma care for older patients, but little systematic research to guide practice. We aimed to …