Older trauma patients have a higher mortality than younger trauma patients.The nurse understands that this fact is probably related to what physiologic change?

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Older adults have limited ability to increase their heart rate in response to blood loss,obscuring one of the earliest signs of hypovolemia-tachycardia.Loss of physiologic reserve and the presence of preexisting medical conditions are likely to produce further conflicting hemodynamic data.An older patient's lack of physiologic reserve makes it imperative that early nutritional support is initiated.

Older Trauma Patients Have a Higher Mortality Than Younger Trauma