In this commentary article, we describe the impact that an ageing population is having on the
nature of major trauma seen in emergency departments. The proportion of major trauma …

Historically, advanced age alone was a contraindication to operative intervention. 1 Today,
however, medical advances in technique and technology allow both cardiac and noncardiac …

BACKGROUND Physiologic changes in the elderly lead to higher morbidity and mortality
after injury. Increasing level of trauma activation has been proposed to improve geriatric …

Background Geriatric patients face disparities in prehospital trauma care. We hypothesized
that geriatric trauma patients are more likely to experience prolonged prehospital scene time …

Background Elderly trauma patients are at risk for undertriage, resulting in substantial
morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether implementation …

METHODS The National Trauma Databank was used to identify patients 65 years and older.
Data were split into derivation (2007–2013) and validation (2014–2015) data sets. There …

Acute trauma and multiple injuries in the elderly population : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Acute trauma and multiple injuries in the elderly population : Current …

Introduction The trauma population is aging and better prognostic measures for geriatric
trauma patients are required. Frailty rather than age appears to be associated with poor …

Defining the epidemiology and outcome of geriatric burn patients is critical for specialized
burn centers, health-care workers, and governments. Better resource use and effective …

Purpose In the last 20 years, the number of fatalities due to road traffic accidents (RTA) in
Germany has steadily decreased from 7503 to 2724 per year. Due to legal regulations …