title: Risky anticoagulants: meds have the potential to turn minor trauma into a major disaster.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Patrick.Harvey@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069604:Dabigatran; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011725:Pyridines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020206:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin; D000069604:Dabigatran