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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
Chapter 252. Geriatric Trauma
Sections: Geriatric Trauma: Introduction, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Common Mechanisms of Injury, Clinical Features, Diagnosis of Common Injury Patterns, ED Management and Disposition, References.
Topics Discussed: geriatric trauma.
Excerpt:"The elderly have greater adverse outcomes following trauma because
of physiologic changes that occur with aging. The elderly are more
susceptible to serious injury from low-energy mechanisms, less able
to compensate from the stress of injury, and more likely to suffer
complications during treatment and recovery...."
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