Talk:Geriatric trauma

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 30 August 2021 and 21 September 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): DuboceApt131.

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suggested additions

8.30.21 DuboceApt131:

I am part of a group of medical students assigned to edit this page for a school assignment. Our proposed outline for this page is as follows:

Limit scope of page to Physical Geriatric Trauma (ie as opposed to Psych traumas) - Intro = epidemiology (jwctubahero) - Risk Factors (Matadorpachino22) - Types of Injuries that occur (jwctubahero); Summarize existing sections (biochem/phys) in this section, as relevant - Falls (DuboceApt131) ~ Include outcomes for geriatric pts - Burns (jwctubahero) ~ Include outcomes for geriatric pts - Assessment (Matadorpachino22) → - Management and treatment (DuboceApt131) ~ Interaction with medical system, Interventions that exist

Peter C.:

You should consider adding information on such topics as emergency treatment, the significance of the golden hour and how minor injuries can result in death from exposure or untreated shock & dehydration ("I've fallen and I can't get up" for hours or days), availablitiy of specialized geriatric trauma professionals and facilities, statistical prognoses, and prevention of common types of trauma.

So far, so good! Wordreader (talk) 18:42, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

I'll try to integrate those things into the article. What do you mean by "emergency treatment" Just a small note, having the most edits in an article does not mean a user "owns" an article. Peter.C • talk 20:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

I was thinking of stuff like "keep warm", "IV insertion" to maintain hydration and circumvent shock, "elevate feet", "staunch bleeding", but I see now that's inappropriate here. Sorry. It looks like your article to me. I'm sure you have outlines prepared, research you're doing, and goals established. Go to 'em! ;^) Wordreader (talk) 22:50, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Possible additions

Hello! I think the page would benefit from these possible additions: (I realize that I may be giving feedback prior to the completion of the page but hopefully my comments aren't all useless)

• Considering changing the image to better illustrate geriatric trauma
• I'm confused about the section "physiologic differences in the elderly" and about whether it's meant to address some changes in elderly which may affect their recovery from trauma? Or is it about physiologic differences that may predispose patients to trauma? and if so, would it be better to fuse it with the biomechanics of injury? Maybe I didn't understand the distinction between the two sub-sections. Also if it's meant to be purely talking about physiologic differences in the elderly, I feel it may be better to connect it directly with how these differences affect any trauma incurred by elderly patients.
• Addition or re-ordering to create Falls section (including outcomes)
• Would it make sense to add a MVC section in the types of injuries, given how common it is?
• Adding citations for the paragraphs on burns (including treatment implications and outcomes)
• Adding information for the medical assessment and adding a section that covers treatment options

Also: this is an n=1, so take any advice with a grain of salt and feel free to ignore any comments you disagree with :) Isaacbenque (talk) 01:28, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

More peer review

I would consider placing information about the growing population of geriatric patients and increasing activity within geriatric lifestyles both leading to higher incidence of falls into the epidemiology section since this information is not directly describing geriatric trauma but rather the increasing incidence of them. ~~Georgia~~

Hey all, great job so far. Here are a few thoughts:

Intro:

• I worry that some of the language in the introduction is difficult to understand, i.e. "presenting" to the ED or traumatic injuries "secondary" to falls
• I would say "number of comorbidities" not amount
• Is there a page you can link to comorbidity?

Risk Factors:

• Great info but understandability would maybe be aided with some sort of figure showing the cascade of problems? Not totally necessary though, I know that would be some more work.
• Maybe move lower in the article? This section seems more technical, the types section is a little more approachable and holds some of the most important info.

Types of Injuries:

• Not finished yet, but good work on what's there. Should motor vehicle accidents be its own section?
• More citations needed for the burns section. Also more links to other pages for terms.

Medical Assessment: N/A

Epidemiology:

• A little brief and mostly restating introduction material. Is there anymore detail in the rates how geriatric trauma is caused?

Peer Review

There are varying levels of medical jargon in this article. I recommend standardization of the level of jargon across all sections. Mention falls and burns as common traumatic injuries in the leading section. Content has a clear outline, though I recommend also adding treatment implications and outcomes sections for the "falls" section. Content is balanced and not too opinionated, has a neutral tone, and covers relevant information to the topic. 1vcsdn (talk) 05:22, 17 September 2021 (UTC)