Trauma in the Older Adult. Epidemiology and Evolving Geriatric Trauma Principles

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-150

  Bonne, Stephanie ^a   Schuerer, Douglas J E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Fractures; Geriatric; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAL SIGN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FRACTURES, BONE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84869987556     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2012.10.008     Document Type: Review

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