GERIATRIC TRAUMA

Course overview

ASSESSMENT OF THE GERIATRIC TRAUMA PATIENT IS UNIQUE, AND THIS POPULATION REQUIRES SPECIAL ATTENTION. AS THE ELDERLY POPULATION INCREASES, THE NUMBER OF GERIATRIC TRAUMA PATIENTS ALSO RISES. GERIATRIC PATIENTS OFTEN SUFFER FROM MILD TO SEVERE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, CARDIOVASCULAR, AND PULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY, WHICH CAN COMPLICATE TRAUMA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF GERIATRIC TRAUMA AND STRESSES THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.