Geriatric
Sunny Wescott, lead meteorologist for the Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 CISA, identifies community risks
Learn what to look for and how to advocate for elderly patients who may be much sicker than they appear
Consider adding these often-encountered patients to your EMT or paramedic class鈥檚 patient assessment drills or high-fidelity patient simulations
It鈥檚 easy for fire and EMS departments to poorly serve this growing demographic, but training can improve that
Centre LifeLink EMS responds to calls involving Alzheimer鈥檚 disease or some other form of dementia almost daily
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
Our co-hosts discuss how one program is teaching paramedics how to deal and empathize with dementia patients by using virtual training
The program teaches responders how to approach dementia patients and allows them to experience the symptoms
SA国际传媒 columnist Michael Morse shares 10 of his articles that he hopes you will read
The device allows geriatric patients to notify EMS when an injury occurs and provides responders with additional information
Woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital in serious condition
The woman died from a blood clot in her lung; two relatives were charged with neglect
Review the findings and understand why we don鈥檛 like left bundle branch block
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The settlement is believed to be the nation鈥檚 first to hold a medical institution, rather than a transportation company, accountable for ambulance-swapping arrangements
Treating the elderly has its own special skill set, the ability to navigate a bizarre question-and-answer session tops the list
Learn the pathophysiology of heat-related illness, recognition of heat emergencies and treatment principles
An innovative program expands role of mail carriers to look for signs of illness
A community resource specialist will go to peoples鈥� homes to help them identify hazards
The 85-year-old man wandered away from a care home and was found perched in a fallen tree across a creek
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the ethics of six responders who followed a man鈥檚 request to stop CPR on his wife without having DNR paperwork
Six personnel from Maplewood FD are on leave after granting request of woman鈥檚 husband and power of attorney to halt resuscitation
Emergency crews arrived to find the SUV buried in the side of a room; four people were treated for minor injuries
New study finds more than half seniors report still using pain meds 6 months after accident
One man suffered serious burns and was in critical condition, and others were suffering from smoke inhalation; the cause of the fire was being investigated
85-year-old may have experienced a medical emergency before crashing his SUV
The victims, all over age 70, were discovered by a relative; one patient on garage floor next to a still running car
Severe weather and high winds across the midsection of the U.S. damaged structures and forced evacuations
