The search goes on: optimal trauma triage criteria for older adults remain elusive
Mitigating overtriage and undertriage in trauma activation criteria (TAC) has continued to vex trauma surgeons for decades since the earliest criteria were described in the inaugural Optimal Resources for the Injured Patient by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in 1976.
Authors
- Jennifer L. Hartwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-7613)
- Craig Follette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4219-9674)
- Stepheny Berry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-0072)
Institutions
- University of Kansas (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2025-002111
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25