Blunt chest trauma in older vs. Non-elderly adults: outcomes and management
Ashraf F. Hefny, Nirmin A. Mansour, Fatima Aldhaheri, Fatima Alameri, Mohamed A. Hefny, Sherif A. Fathi, Taoufik Zoubeidi · 2026
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Ashraf F Hefny and co-authors compare blunt chest trauma in older and younger adults in the United Arab Emirates in a 2026 study. Most older-adult evidence comes from Western settings, so regional patterns were missing. Records covered patients admitted to one community hospital from 2014 to 2020.
Of 861 patients assessed, 73, or 8.5 percent, were aged 60 or more, and road crashes caused 69.9 percent of their injuries, ahead of low falls at 13.7 percent in that group. Multiple rib fractures were the commonest chest injury, at 34.2 percent, while lung bruising ran less common in older patients than younger ones. Low falls, though gentle, struck older patients far more often, marking a prevention target.
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| CREATOR | Ashraf F. Hefny, Nirmin A. Mansour, Fatima Aldhaheri, Fatima Alameri, Mohamed A. Hefny, Sherif A. Fathi, Taoufik Zoubeidi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34680 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |