© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_32 32. The Elderly Burn Patient Tina L. Palmieri1 (1) University of California Davis and Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California,…
Fig. 29.1 Distribution of pelvis fracture cases and controls by age and gender A 2009 retrospective review found the mechanism of injury associated with pelvic fracture in patients younger than…
Fig. 28.1 CT scan of the abdomen with intravenous contrast. (a) A 3 cm subcapsular hematoma with (b) associated large hemoperitoneum References 1. ATLS Subcommittee; American College of Surgeons’ Committee…
Fig. 27.1 Bedside scoreboard for tracking PIC score (pain, inspiration, cough) for patients with rib fractures (Courtesy of WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA) Oral Pain Medications Oral narcotics are generally…
Author Year No. of subjects Age of subjects (years) White matter: location (% reduction) Total: area (% reduction) Pakkenberg and Gundersen [166] 1997 94 20–95 Cerebral hemispheres (28 %) Cerebral hemispheres…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_24 24. Injury Prevention Jeffrey Nicastro1 (1) VP Clinical Service, Surgical Service Line, Vice Chairman of Surgery, System Chief Division…
1. Ensure the safety of the prehospital care providers and the patient. 2. Assess the scene situation to determine the need for additional resources. 3. Recognize the kinematics that produced…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_18 18. Acute Abdomen David A. Spain1 (1) Department of Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, S-067, Stanford, CA 94305-5106, USA …
, Charles A. AdamsJr.1 and William G. Cioffi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA William G. Cioffi Email: wcioffi@lifespan.org Background The elderly comprise…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_11 11. Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs Preston B. Rich1 and Noran Barry1 (1) Department of…
