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Geriatric Trauma Patients and Altered Mental Status
Emergency Medicine
  • Catherine A. Marco, Wright State University
  • Ashlee M. Edgell, Wright State University
  • Catherine N. Eggers, Wright State University
  • Christopher R. Fagan, Wright State University
  • James E. Olson, Wright State University - Main Campus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract

A 76-year-old woman presented to the ED with right rib pain after tripping on a rug and sustaining a fall down the stairs in her home. The patient’s chart review showed a history of multiple falls over the past year, with injuries including left rib fracture, right distal radius fracture, ankle sprain, forehead contusion, and left hip contusion.

Citation Information
Catherine A. Marco, Ashlee M. Edgell, Catherine N. Eggers, Christopher R. Fagan, et al.. "Geriatric Trauma Patients and Altered Mental Status" Emergency Medicine (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/catherine_marco/203/