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Question 11#

In elderly trauma patients, injuries from falls accounts for about 20% of etiologies. The management of these patients is complicated by all of the following factors EXCEPT:

A. Concurrent medication use including anticoagulants and beta blockers
B. Coexisting dementia and cerebrovascular disease
C. Underlying cardiac arrhythmias
D. Lack of advanced directives to guide clinical-care decisions

Correct Answer is D

Comment:

Elderly trauma victims are more likely to have underlying organ-specific limitations and medication use which complicates resuscitation and hemostasis. They are also more likely to be undertriaged and treated at non-level 1 trauma centers.