Open AccessIndividual risk factors predictive of major trauma in pre-hospital injured older patients: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Abdullah Pandor,
Gordon Fuller,
Munira Essat,
L. Sabir,
Chris Holt,
Helen Buckley Woods,
Hridesh Chatha
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
british paramedic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1478-4726
DOI - 10.29045/14784726.2022.03.6.4.26
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , triage , emergency medicine , cinahl , trauma center , medline , cochrane library , major trauma , retrospective cohort study , medical emergency , meta analysis , surgery , psychological intervention , psychiatry , political science , law
Older adults with major trauma are frequently under-triaged, increasing the risk of preventable morbidity and mortality. The aim of this systematic review was to identify which individual risk factors and predictors are likely to increase the risk of major trauma in elderly patients presenting to emergency medical services (EMS) following injury, to inform future elderly triage tool development.