Injured Older Adults Transported by Emergency Medical Services: One Year Outcomes by POLST Status.

CONCLUSIONS: Among injured older adults transported by ambulance in Oregon, one in 5 had an active POLST form at the time of 911 contact, the prevalence of which increased over the following year. Mortality differences by POLST status were evident at 30 days and large by one year. This information could help emergency, trauma, surgical, inpatient and outpatient clinicians understand how to guide patients through acute injury episodes of care and post-injury follow up. PMID: 31058558 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research