Mandavia D, Newton K
Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, USA.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1998 Feb;16(1):257-74. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70358-8.
This article reviews the salient aspects of geriatric trauma, including common injury mechanisms, physiologic differences in elderly patients, and their prehospital and emergency department evaluation. Specific organ injuries and associated mortality are also discussed.
本文回顾了老年创伤的显著方面,包括常见的损伤机制、老年患者的生理差异以及他们在院前和急诊科的评估。还讨论了特定器官损伤及相关死亡率。