Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 19 Issue 3 August 2024

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In this edition

• Editorial

• Case #1: A small fall but major injuries

• Case #2: A fall with head strike

• Commentary: Trauma Geriatricians

• Join our RACC Nursing Faculty

• List of Resources

• Geriatric Forensic Medicine Course

• 2024 National Mental Health Webinar Series

Welcome to the August 2024 edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué which focuses on the emerging field of geriatric trauma management. We present two cases highlighting the poorer outcomes that can occur for older persons following trauma and the how the desired goals of care may influence decision-making in a trauma scenario. Our expert commentary on ‘Trauma Geriatricians’ in this edition is written by Dr Kate Gregorevic.