Head injury in older adults presenting to the ambulance service: who do we convey to the emergency department, and what clinical variables are associated with an intracranial bleed? A retrospective case–control study

OBJECTIVE: Most older adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) reach the emergency department via the ambulance service. Older adults, often with mild TBI symptoms, risk being under-triaged and facing poor outcomes. This study aimed to identify whether sufficient information is available on the sc...

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Autores principales: Barrett, J. W., Williams, J., Skene, S. S., Griggs, J. E., Bootland, D., Leung, J., Da Costa, A., Ballantyne, K., Davies, R., Lyon, R. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10619243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01138-1

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