BACKGROUND Those older than 65 years represent the fastest growing demographic in the
United States. As such, their care has been emphasized by trauma entities such as the …

Background: Elderly trauma patients have a higher incidence of medical comorbidities when
compared with their younger cohorts. Currently, the minimally accepted criteria established …

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

Study objective To identify predictors of undertriage among older injured Medicare
beneficiaries, identify any regions in which undertriage is more likely to occur, and examine …

As global populations age, those who provide frontline care will continue to see a rapid
increase in the number of geriatric trauma patients. Data from North America show that …

Purpose Age is a risk factor for death, adverse outcomes, and health care use following
trauma. The American College of Surgeons' Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the seriously injured older adult; characterize and compare the
differences in injury characteristics and outcomes in three subgroups of seriously injured …

Objectives Undertriage is common in patients 55 years and older and is even worse for
those 65 and older. In 1999, the Florida legislature implemented a statewide trauma system …

Introduction There is paucity of studies comparing the characteristics of trauma in geriatrics
and super-geriatrics. We aimed to explore the injury characteristics and outcomes of older …

Background Major trauma (Injury Severity Score (ISS)≥ 16) in older people is increasing,
but concerns persist that major trauma is not always recognised in older patients on triage …