Background It is argued that many older trauma patients are under-triaged in prehospital
care which may adversely affect their outcomes. This systematic review aimed to assess …

This work details the process of developing the updated field triage guideline, the supporting
evidence, and the final version of the 2021 National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured …

Introduction In an optimal trauma system, prehospital trauma triage ensures transport of the
right patient to the right hospital. Incorrect triage results in undertriage and overtriage. The …

Study objective To investigate how age affects the predictive performance of the National
Early Warning Score (NEWS) at arrival to the emergency department (ED) regarding …

Background Despite a widely acknowledged increase in older people presenting with
traumatic injury in western populations there remains a lack of research into the optimal …

Introduction Improvements in life expectancy imply that an increase of geriatric trauma
patients occurs. These patients require special attention due to their multiple comorbidity …

Objective: It is well established that seriously injured older adults are under-triaged to tertiary
trauma centers. However, the survival benefit of tertiary trauma centers (TC) compared to a …

Purpose In an ageing society, geriatric trauma displays an increasing challenge in trauma
care. Due to comorbidities and reduced physiologic reserves, these patients might benefit …

Background Geriatric patients face disparities in prehospital trauma care. We hypothesized
that geriatric trauma patients are more likely to experience prolonged prehospital scene time …

Background The elderly trauma patient has increased mortality compared with younger
patients. During the last 15 years, initial treatment of severely injured patients at Oslo …