Geriatric
Additional training can help providers who want to do right by patients involved in hospice and end-of-life care
You are on scene with a patient who is complaining of weakness. The vital signs your partner has given you are not very detailed. What are some ways to improve on those findings?
As the population ages and healthcare needs surge, EMS is evolving beyond emergencies to provide critical support through body cavity access devices and expanded care procedures
More than 50 people in a nursing facility in the state have been reported feeling sick and are being tested for the virus
When Harold Storelee, 88, broke his hip while cutting his grass, West Thurston Firefighter-EMTs made sure he both he and his lawn were well taken care of
Officials said about one-fifth of Xenia鈥檚 ambulance calls come from senior living facilities, often for non-emergencies
The departments hope to make training on identifying patients with dementia a requirement
The woman鈥檚 family says she broke seven bones when EMS personnel allowed a stretcher to tip over
An EMS social worker describes how a new program in Texas is serving patients while decreasing 911 calls
Employees copied residents鈥� paperwork, gathered medications and got everyone into a common room while dialing 911 to ask for a bus and ambulances
On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients
First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility
A significant portion of first responders had new onset cognitive impairment years after their first initial cognitive test
Our co-hosts discuss the three techniques EMS providers should use to determine if a patient has the mental capacity to decline medical treatment
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An Apple Watch update can detect abnormal heart rhythms and even call 911 for the user; learn how it works
The Vitals first responder app is a non-intrusive, real-time resource developed as a way to give individuals with various conditions more peace of mind
Here are some ways you can give back to first responders who are responding to the wildfires, often as they lose their own homes
Heartland Ambulance Service transported Karen Vaughn to the polls after a mix-up with her absentee ballot required her to vote in person
A federal report found that care related to sepsis was the most common reason given for transfers of nursing home residents to hospitals
A new study suggests paramedics are spending a month鈥檚 worth of time each year assisting geriatric patients after falls
鈥淥f course, everybody of all ages get hurt, but the ones who get sick often tend to be the elderly,鈥� nurse Wesley Milum said
Bruce Moeller offers strategies for tackling the aging population, dubbed the 鈥渟ilver tsunami,鈥� at Fire-Rescue Med 2018
An expert said the Rehabilitation Center didn鈥檛 have nearly enough portable units and those they had wound up heating much of the facility
Improve your patient assessment of traumatic injuries in geriatric medicine
Crew members said they were only focused on transporting the patient who was the subject of the current 911 call
AMR鈥檚 鈥淗ome for the Holidays鈥� program takes nursing-home patients to their families鈥� homes and back, at no charge
At first there was no hint of distress in the 911 calls, no sense of a crisis unfolding
Envoy America provides transportation options such as scheduled ambulances or services such as Lyft
You are dispatched to a report of an elderly female experiencing weakness
EMS providers can 鈥淚dentify-Report-Refer鈥� to help improve a patient鈥檚 health through strengthening the patient鈥檚 social connections
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
