Geriatric trauma

Matthew R. Levine

doi:10.1017/9781108647397.007

Geriatric trauma

Matthew R. Levine^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

While elderly patients comprise a small percentage of total major trauma patients (8-12%), they represent a disproportionate percentage of trauma mortalities and costs (15-30%, Figures 6.1 and 6.2).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	77-86
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108647397
ISBN (Print)	9781108450287
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108647397.007
State	Published - Aug 23 2019

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General Medicine

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