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Older people and major trauma

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2009

Elaine Cole ,
Antonia Lynch ,
Jackie Bridges  and
Anita West
Elaine Cole*
Affiliation:
City University London Barts and the London NHS Trust
Antonia Lynch
Affiliation:
City University London Barts and the London NHS Trust
Jackie Bridges
Affiliation:
City University London
Anita West
Affiliation:
Barts and the London NHS Trust
*
Address for correspondence: Elaine Cole, City University, Philpot Street, London E1 2EA. Email: [email protected]
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Summary

Major traumatic injury is a leading cause of death in younger age groups, but increasingly older people are affected also. Adverse outcomes, both physical and psychological, are associated with injury in the older population. This review aims to locate and describe the evidence relating to older people and major trauma in order to inform policy, practice, research and education. The published research and systematic reviews fall into three main topics: mechanism of traumatic injury in older people, the effects of co-morbidities on older trauma patients and outcomes following serious traumatic injury in older people. The psychological impact of traumatic injury and the resulting functional alteration cannot be underestimated in this group of patients.

Keywords

Traumainjuryolder peopleoutcome
Type
Clinical geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , May 2009 , pp. 77 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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