October 3, 2014

Glasgow Coma Scale is unreliable for the prediction of severe head injury in elderly trauma patients

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Elderly patients who have sustained isolated severe TBI may present with a higher GCS than younger patients. Triage tools using GCS may need to be modified and validated for use in elderly patients with TBI.

Glasgow Coma Scale is unreliable for the prediction of severe head injury in elderly trauma patients

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