ABSTRACT
D em etrios D em etriades T h e geriatric p o p u la tio n is the fastest grow ing group o f th e general p o p u la tio n ,
and geriatric trau m a accounts for a significant p o rtio n o f adm issions to trau m a cen ters. D u e to d ifferen t physiology, d ifferen t types o f injuries and different outcom es, geriatric trau m a pa tien ts o ften require a m u ch m ore aggressive evaluation and m an agem ent th an younger patien ts.
