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morpeh [17]
3 years ago
9

When performing your secondary assessment on an older patient who has been injured, it is important to:

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alexira [117]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

d. recall that it will take a less severe mechanism of injury to cause significant injuries.

Explanation:

In older people their bodies have less amount of important cells and tissues in the body. These cells and tissues are beneficial in protection of the body against harm or disease.

Older people usually have osteoclasts which digests and weakens the bone. This poses a greater risk of injury with less severe mechanism of injury.

Depleted blood cells in older people also makes it hard for them to produce the right amount of inflammatory and clotting responses when an injury occurs which makes it more severe compared to younger people.

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