%0 Journal Article
%T Hip fractures in the elderly: surveillance methods and injury control
%J Journal of trauma nursing
%D 1995
%A Davis, A. E.
%V 2
%N 1
%P 15-21
%X Injury is a major health problem in the United States that has been viewed primarily as a disease of the young. As a result, the devastating consequences of injury on the elderly population have not been sufficiently explored. Proximal femur fractures (hip fractures), common injuries in persons over the age of 65, carry a mild Injury Severity Score but are associated with high morbidity and mortality in the older population. The author provides a rationale based on clinical and research literature for increasing injury surveillance for hip fractures in the elderly in order that injury care and control can be improved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Society of Trauma Nurses
%@ 1078-7496
%U http://dx.doi.org/