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No study exists to evaluate whether triage behavior has changed for geriatric trauma patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X19004825_as2\"><jats:title>Hypothesis\/Problem:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The impact of the NC TTDPs was investigated on EMS triage of geriatric trauma patients meeting physiologic criteria of serious injury, primarily based on whether these patients were transported to a trauma center.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X19004825_as3\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a retrospective cohort study of geriatric trauma patients transported by EMS from March 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009 (pre-TTDP) and March 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 (post-TTDP) meeting the following inclusion criteria: (1) age 50 years or older; (2) transported to a hospital by NC EMS; (3) experienced an injury; and (4) meeting one or more of the NC TTDP\u2019s physiologic criteria for trauma (n = 5,345). Data were obtained from the Prehospital Medical Information System (PreMIS). Data collected included proportions of patients transported to a trauma center categorized by specific physiologic criteria, age category, and distance from a trauma center.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X19004825_as4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The proportion of patients transported to a trauma center pre-TTDP (24.4% [95% CI 22.7%-26.1%]; n = 604) was similar to the proportion post-TTDP (24.4% [95% CI 22.9%-26.0%]; n = 700). For patients meeting specific physiologic triage criteria, the proportions of patients transported to a trauma center were also similar pre- and post-TTDP: systolic blood pressure &amp;lt;90 mmHg (22.5% versus 23.5%); respiratory rate &amp;lt;10 or &amp;gt;29 (23.2% versus 22.6%); and Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) score &amp;lt;13 (26.0% versus 26.4%). Patients aged 80 years or older were less likely to be transported to a trauma center than younger patients in both the pre- and post-TTDP periods.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X19004825_as5\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>State-wide implementation of a TTDP had no discernible effect on the proportion of patients 50 years and older transported to a trauma center. Under-triage remained common and became increasingly prevalent among the oldest adults. 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