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Ep 160 Geriatric Trauma 2 Rib Fractures, Pelvic Fractures, Prognostication, Elder Abuse, Discharge Planning

Emergency Medicine Cases

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Introduction

This is part two of our two-part series on geriatric trauma with Barbara Haas, Brooke Tillman, and Camilla Wong. In young people, an isolated rib fracture is generally not a serious injury, but in older people, a couple of rib fractures can lead to death Not so uncommonly. There's a lot of pain associated with the rib fractures, and when the pain is sub-optically managed, this also leads to agitation and delirium. These are usually under-recognized, under-treated.

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