Silver Trauma

General BroadCAST

Silver trauma is the term that is most commonly used to describe trauma in older patients. It is often used to refer to major trauma in this patient group and rates of major trauma in the over 65s are rising. This month we're looking at the physiological changes that occur with ageing and trying to understand how these impact our older patients who suffer trauma. Check out the article and previous episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk