Multiple trauma and the elderly patient.
The elderly patient is likely to suffer severer immediate effects and more long-term complications from equivalent forces of injury. However, with an aggressive approach to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment, there is hope for successful recovery in the majority of cases.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors