Undertriage of Severe Geriatric Trauma Patients: Who Are We Missing?
Geriatric trauma patients were undertriaged when they were women, sustained ground-level fall injuries, the more alert in the scene, and had cerebrovascular disease. Trauma surgeons and fire agency stakeholders should collaborate to create geriatric-specific triage guidelines and educate paramedics about these risk factors to prevent undertriage in this patient population.
Authors
- Jayoung Yoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0822-1935)
- Jiye Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-2760)
- Donghwan Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7596-4371)
- Sora Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-2339)
- Seoyoung Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-9526)
- Yo Huh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-1534)
- Kyoungwon Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-0362)
Institutions
- Korean Red Cross (KR)
- Ajou University Hospital (KR)
- Ajou University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Yonsei Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2024.0215
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25