Chapter
Epidemiology
Abstract
The presence of comorbidities, age-related physiological decline, unrecognized indicators of shock, and under-triage, often combined with a seemingly benign mechanism of injury, poses a unique challenge in the geriatric population. Trauma is the fifth cause of death in the elderly, with falls from standing height the leading cause of high-energy injuries in the geriatric population ((COT) ACoSACoT. National Trauma Data Bank Annual Report 2016. …
Authors
Comeau-Gauthier M; Axelrod D; Bhandari M
Book title
Senior Trauma Patients
Pagination
pp. 3-11
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-91483-7_1