[Violence against the elderly from the trauma surgery viewpoint].
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[Violence against the elderly from the trauma surgery viewpoint]. / Witthohn, A; Meenen, Norbert; Jungbluth, K H.
In: Z GERONTOL GERIATR, Vol. 29, No. 3, 3, 1996, p. 206-209.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Violence against the elderly from the trauma surgery viewpoint].
AU - Witthohn, A
AU - Meenen, Norbert
AU - Jungbluth, K H
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Violent attacks on people are becoming of ever greater importance in accident surgery emergency treatment. Especially in the international literature, much attention is paid to intentional injuries inflicted on children, handicapped people, helpless and elderly people. The present study will focus on the diagnosis and risk factors as well as the consequences of physical abuse and neglect of the elderly. In particular, we should like to draw attention to possible injury patterns which should not be missed during thorough examination in the emergency admission department. In view of the possibly large number of unreported cases, we deliberately dispensed with statistical analysis of our patients treated as emergencies in order not to make light of the problem nor to overestimate its significance.
AB - Violent attacks on people are becoming of ever greater importance in accident surgery emergency treatment. Especially in the international literature, much attention is paid to intentional injuries inflicted on children, handicapped people, helpless and elderly people. The present study will focus on the diagnosis and risk factors as well as the consequences of physical abuse and neglect of the elderly. In particular, we should like to draw attention to possible injury patterns which should not be missed during thorough examination in the emergency admission department. In view of the possibly large number of unreported cases, we deliberately dispensed with statistical analysis of our patients treated as emergencies in order not to make light of the problem nor to overestimate its significance.
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Aged
KW - Female
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Physical Examination
KW - Elder Abuse/diagnosis/statistics & numerical data
KW - Frail Elderly/statistics & numerical data
KW - Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology/etiology/surgery
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Aged
KW - Female
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Physical Examination
KW - Elder Abuse/diagnosis/statistics & numerical data
KW - Frail Elderly/statistics & numerical data
KW - Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology/etiology/surgery
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 29
SP - 206
EP - 209
JO - Z GERONTOL GERIATR
JF - Z GERONTOL GERIATR
SN - 0948-6704
IS - 3
M1 - 3
ER -
