Hospital Triage Tools – Trauma in Elderly

Angie SzumlinskiStudies

“Older adults with major trauma are frequently under-triaged, increasing the risk of preventable morbidity and mortality. The aim of [a recent review published in the National Library of Medicine] was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of prehospital triage tools to identify suspected elderly trauma patients in need of specialized trauma care. Several electronic databases were searched from inception to February …