Elderly patients are at high risk for mortality after injury. We hypothesized that trauma
benchmarking efforts would benefit from development of a geriatric-specific model for risk …

Background National guidelines recommend that prehospital and emergency department
(ED) criteria identify patients who might benefit from trauma center triage and highest-level …

Purpose In view of demographic changes over the past few decades, the average age of
trauma patients is progressively increasing. We therefore aimed to summarize the specific …

Our world is ageing with 11–13% of the population now older than 65 years in advanced
economies and an expectation that this will double over the next decade. 1, 2 Improvements …

BACKGROUND Geriatric Trauma Outcomes Score (GTOS) predicts in-patient mortality in
geriatric trauma patients and has been validated in a prospective multicenter trial and …

Introduction: It remains unclear whether geriatrics benefit from care at higher-level trauma
centers (TCs). We aimed to assess the impact of the TC verification level on frail geriatric …

Background Injury remains a public health challenge despite advances in trauma care.
Periodic survey of injury epidemiology is essential to the trauma system's continuous …

BACKGROUND The burden of injury among older patients continues to grow and accounts
for a disproportionate number of trauma deaths. We wished to determine if older trauma …

An ageing population is straining reliable and timely access to emergency department (ED)
care for all patients worldwide. 1–6 Compared with younger populations, older adults have …

As the elderly population grows, a concomitant increase in polytrauma in the geriatric sector
is predicted. Diminished physiologic reserve and deficiencies in management contribute to …