There is little debate that the world's population continues to age, 1, 2 and as such there are
increasing numbers of older patients presenting with traumatic injuries than in the past. The …

In response to the increased volume of injured geriatric patients presenting to trauma
centers, the American Association for Surgery of Trauma (AAST) established the Ad Hoc …

Summary In the United States, injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1–44
years. In 2008, approximately 30 million injuries were serious enough to require the injured …

BACKGROUND Systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR), and respiratory rate are poor
predictors of trauma outcome. We postulate that HR/SBP (shock index [SI]) and novel new …

Objectives: To identify injuries that elderly sustain during high-energy trauma and determine
which are associated with mortality. Design: Retrospective review of prospectively collected …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We test predictive validity, interrater reliability, and diagnostic accuracy
of the Emergency Severity Index in older emergency department (ED) patients and identify …

Background Barriers to trauma care for rural populations are well documented, but little is
known about the magnitude of urban-rural disparities in injury mortality. This study sought to …

Summary In the United States, injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1--44
years, and the approximately 800,000 emergency medical services (EMS) providers have a …

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 …

Background There is evidence that regionalized trauma care and appropriate triage of major
trauma patients improve patient outcomes. However, the national rate of undertriage and …