In harm's way: Moving the older trauma patient toward a better outcome

Geriatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Campbell, James W ^a,b   DeGolia, Peter A ^a,c   Fallon Jr , William F ^d,e   Rader, Erin L ^f,g  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric medicine; Geriatric trauma; Prevention; Primary care management; Trauma care

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE MAGNESIUM TRISALICYLATE; CODEINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOCEN; INDOMETACIN; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ABUSE; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; BURN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; MALNUTRITION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

AGED; BURNS; DELIRIUM; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 62849089084     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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