[Answered]: Statement 1: Geriatric patients, those who are…

Statement 1: Geriatric patients, those who are above the age of 60, are able to compensate effectively to issues that may arise since the body has been able to learn and adapt to emergencies for decades. Statement 2: When assessing patients with bruises or any trauma, especially when its a pediatric and geriatric patients, it is important to observe if the bruises you see are in different stages of healing because that is evidence of possible physical abuse. Statement 1 is True; Statement 2 is false Statement 1 is False; Statement 2 is True Both are True Both are False