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 …

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 Undertriage is a concern in geriatric patients. The National Trauma Triage
Protocol (NTTP) recognized that systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than 110 mm Hg may …

Importance A major component of trauma care is adequate prehospital triage. To optimize
the prehospital triage system, it is essential to gain insight in the quality of prehospital triage …

Despite major improvements in the United States trauma system over the past two decades,
prehospital trauma triage is a significant challenge. Undertriage is associated with increased …

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 …

Objective: While out-of-hospital under-triage of seriously injured older adults to tertiary
trauma centers has long been acknowledged, no study has adjusted for place of injury or …

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 Trauma activation level is determined by prehospital criteria. The American
College of Surgeons (ACS) recommends trauma activation criteria; however, their accuracy …

Field triage guidelines recommend transport of head-injured patients on anticoagulants or
antiplatelets to a higher-level trauma center based on studies suggesting a high incidence of …