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The Severity of the Disease in Older Patients Is Often Underestimated. but There Is a Solution.

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A broken rib doesn't sound alarming. But for an older patient who breaks four ribs in a fall, the risk of death is comparable to that of a young person shot in the liver. Yet older trauma patients are systematically underestimated in the emergency room. A video game appears to be able to break that pattern. […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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A broken rib doesn't sound alarming. But for an older patient who breaks four ribs in a fall, the risk of death is comparable to that of a young person shot in the liver. Yet older trauma patients are systematically underestimated in the emergency room. A video game appears to be able to break that pattern. […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

·Middelharnis, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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scientias.nl broke the news in Middelharnis, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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