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Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers

MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Older trauma patients are less likely to be transported to an official trauma center for immediate care than younger patients, a new study found.

The finding was based on a review of a decade's worth of Maryland's statewide emergency medical services (EMS) records. And it suggests that the difference in care first comes into play as patients reach age 50 and worsens again at age 70.