Geriatric Injury: A Contemporary Review of Patterns, Prevention, and Treatment

Purpose of Review Adults 65 years and older represent a rapidly growing population in the USA and worldwide. Today, 16.8% of the US population is over 65, with an estimate that 20% of Americans will be over 65 by 2030. This review analyzes the complexities involved with preventing and managing geria...

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Published in:Current emergency and hospital medicine reports 2023-08, Vol.11 (3), p.117-125
Main Authors: Welsch, Jacob M., Patin, Bryce B., Mohammad, Iqra Y., Palladino-Davis, A. G., Davis, Christopher S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulants
Blood pressure
Blood transfusions
Delirium
Disability
Emergency Medicine
Falls
Geriatrics
Hemorrhage
Hospitals
Hypotension
Intensive care
Intubation
Ketamine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Morbidity
Mortality
Older people
Patients
Pelvis
Prevention
Topical collection on Trauma and Injury
Trauma
Traumatic brain injury
Wound healing
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Summary:Purpose of Review Adults 65 years and older represent a rapidly growing population in the USA and worldwide. Today, 16.8% of the US population is over 65, with an estimate that 20% of Americans will be over 65 by 2030. This review analyzes the complexities involved with preventing and managing geriatric injury. Recent Findings Geriatric injury represents nearly 50% of all traumas, with ground-level falls and motor vehicle crashes being the most common mechanisms, resulting in predictable injury patterns. Conscientious medical and surgical management from the emergency department to discharge and beyond is paramount, as is enhancing geriatric injury prevention strategies. Summary The frequency of geriatric injury will only continue to increase. Improving injury prevention strategies while understanding unique considerations of geriatric injury patterns and their overall management is imperative to optimize acceptable outcomes.
ISSN:2167-4884
2167-4884
DOI:10.1007/s40138-023-00270-7