Abstract:
:Elderly individuals not only live longer but are also more active than in the past. Accompanying this increase in activity is the number of older trauma victims. The effect of aging on response to injury is reviewed, and the initial evaluation and treatment of geriatric trauma are delineated in this article. Specific injuries of note include head and chest wall injury; pulmonary and cardiac contusion; abdominal trauma; and aortic, spinal, and musculoskeletal injury.
journal_name
Clin Geriatr Medjournal_title
Clinics in geriatric medicineauthors
Levy DB,Hanlon DP,Townsend RNsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-08-01 00:00:00pages
601-20issue
3eissn
0749-0690issn
1879-8853journal_volume
9pub_type
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