Question

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

a. perform an in-depth physical exam prior to initiating any treatment. b. routinely perform a focused exam to minimize time at the scene.
c. focus your assessment just on the area(s) of pain or obvious injury.
d. recall that it will take a less severe mechanism of injury to cause significant injuries.

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step 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.