Osteoporosis and Vertebral Compression Fractures ---
This website examines the effects, signs, and symptoms of osteoporosis and compression fractures.
Visit the The Neurospine Institute web site
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Hip Injuries in Older Adults ---
This website explains the health outcomes and risk factors associated with hip injuries in older adults.
Visit the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control web site
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Trauma in Older Adults ---
This article discusses the various ways that physical trauma can affect older adults.
Visit the NHTSA web site
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Geriatric Trauma ---
Read this article to learn about both prehospital and in-hospital considerations in caring for a geriatric trauma patient.
Visit the Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation web site
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Geriatric Trauma: Current Problems, Future Directions ---
This article gives a nice overview of the use of triage with older trauma patients, the Glasgow Coma Scale, and how physical changes with age affect the older patient's ability to compensate.
Visit the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine web site
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The Golden Years ---
Scroll to page to for "The Golden Years," an article that provides a nice overview of physical changes that affect geriatric emergency care, including trauma, falls, and immobilization.
Visit the Hennepin County Medical Center EMS web site
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Osteoarthritis ---
This site explains osteoarthritis, its causes, risks, and treatment.
Visit the Arthritis Foundation web site
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Rheumatoid Arthritis ---
This site from Johns Hopkins offers comprehensive information on the clinical presentation, treatments, pathophysiology, and therapeutic guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis - good background information to have when working with these patients in an emergency. The site also provides a "Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity Reminder," a tool for patients to monitor disease activity.
Visit the Johns Hopkins Arthritis web site
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