Trauma (Excluding Falls) in the Older Adult

Abstract

Trauma in the older adult will increasingly become important to emergency physicians hoping to optimize their patient care. The geriatric patient population possesses higher rates of comorbidities that increase their risk for trauma and make their care more challenging. By considering the nuances that accompany the critical stabilization and injury-specific management of geriatric trauma patients, emergency physicians can decrease the prevalence of adverse outcomes.

Keywords: Critical care; Geriatric trauma; Geriatrics; Older patient; Trauma; Triage.