Doctors see an increase in older patients at Australia's biggest trauma hospital | ABC News

It's often called the silver tsunami - the ageing population that many countries, including Australia, is facing. At our biggest trauma hospital, doctors are noticing a significant jump in older people being admitted after falls. Worried that many were suffering poor outcomes they came up with a solution - a special geriatric trauma service.
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