%0 Journal Article
%T Improving adjustments for older age in pre-hospital assessment and care
%A Rehn Marius
%J Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
%D 2013
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1757-7241-21-4
%X Population estimates projects a significant increase in the geriatric population making elderly trauma patients more common. The geriatric trauma patients experience higher incidence of pre-existing medical conditions, impaired age-dependent physiologic reserve, use potent drugs and suffer from trauma system related shortcomings that influence outcomes. To improve adjustments for older age in pre-hospital assessment and care, several initiatives should be implemented. Decision-makers should make system revisions and introduce advanced point-of-care initiatives to improve outcome after trauma for the elderly.
%U http://www.sjtrem.com/content/21/1/4