ATLS Module 11 - Geriatric Trauma
Questions and Answers 2025
Whatafactorsaplayaaapartainaplacingaolderaadultsaatahighariskafromatrauma?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
senescenceaofaorganasystemsa(bothaanatomicallyaandaphysiologically)
-preexistingadiseaseastates
-frailty
*depression,asubstanceaabuse,amaltreatmentaareaadditionalariskafactorsatoaconsider
Whataisatheaconditionaofadecreasedaphysiologicareserveainatheaelderly?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
decliningacellularafunction,aeventuallyaleadingatoaorganafailure,aisapartaofatheaagingaprocess.
...aitaisacharacterizedabyaimpairedaadaptiveaandahomeostaticamechanismsathatacauseaanain
creasedasusceptibilityatoatheastressaofainjury
Whataareathea5apreexistingaconditionsathataimpactatheaoutcomesainatraumaapatients?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--cirrhosis
-coagulopathy
-COPD
-ischemicaheartadisease
-diabetesamellitus
Whataisatheamostacommonamechanismaofafatalainjuryainatheaelderlyapopulation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-falls
*theariskaofafallingaincreasesawithaage
*nonfatalafallsaareamoreacommonainawomena&afracturesaareamoreacommonainawomenawhoaf
all
Whataisatheamccaofatbisainaelderly?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-falls
Whataareariskafactorsaforafalls?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--advancedaage
-physicalaimpairments
-historyaofaaapreviousafalls
-medicationause
-dementia
-unsteadyagait
-visual,Acognitive,aneurologicalaimpairments
*environmentalafactors:aloosearugs,apooralighting,Aslippery/unevenasurfaces
Whataareatheariskafactorsaforamvcainaelderly?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
slowerareactionatimes
-largerablindaspot
-limitedacervicalamobility
-decreasedahearing
-cognitiveaimpairment
Questions and Answers 2025
Whatafactorsaplayaaapartainaplacingaolderaadultsaatahighariskafromatrauma?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
senescenceaofaorganasystemsa(bothaanatomicallyaandaphysiologically)
-preexistingadiseaseastates
-frailty
*depression,asubstanceaabuse,amaltreatmentaareaadditionalariskafactorsatoaconsider
Whataisatheaconditionaofadecreasedaphysiologicareserveainatheaelderly?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
decliningacellularafunction,aeventuallyaleadingatoaorganafailure,aisapartaofatheaagingaprocess.
...aitaisacharacterizedabyaimpairedaadaptiveaandahomeostaticamechanismsathatacauseaanain
creasedasusceptibilityatoatheastressaofainjury
Whataareathea5apreexistingaconditionsathataimpactatheaoutcomesainatraumaapatients?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--cirrhosis
-coagulopathy
-COPD
-ischemicaheartadisease
-diabetesamellitus
Whataisatheamostacommonamechanismaofafatalainjuryainatheaelderlyapopulation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-falls
*theariskaofafallingaincreasesawithaage
*nonfatalafallsaareamoreacommonainawomena&afracturesaareamoreacommonainawomenawhoaf
all
Whataisatheamccaofatbisainaelderly?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-falls
Whataareariskafactorsaforafalls?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--advancedaage
-physicalaimpairments
-historyaofaaapreviousafalls
-medicationause
-dementia
-unsteadyagait
-visual,Acognitive,aneurologicalaimpairments
*environmentalafactors:aloosearugs,apooralighting,Aslippery/unevenasurfaces
Whataareatheariskafactorsaforamvcainaelderly?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
slowerareactionatimes
-largerablindaspot
-limitedacervicalamobility
-decreasedahearing
-cognitiveaimpairment