Geriatric

Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options

On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients

Helping a fall patient back into bed, a chair or onto the ambulance cot should launch risk mitigation in the patient’s home to prevent future falls

Delivering doses to seniors, the homebound and the homeless

Injury prevention, especially of geriatric falls, is an important responsibility for EMS providers

FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay was among the providers who answered the call for medical help

After transporting him home from the hospital, First Response Paramedic Maisie Vance noticed James Koch didn't have any food or clean clothes

The clinical, cognitive and potential risk considerations in lift-assists, which are more complex than we realize

Polk County public transit officials said paratransit drivers have more frequent exposure to nursing home residents than EMS providers

The mobile vaccination teams will work to vaccinate older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers at about 100 adult family homes in the city

Muskegon County's "Yellow Dot" program will allow first responders to render needed treatment more quickly after a crash or medical emergency

How much do you know about patient assessment and treatment after poisoning?

Consider adding these often-encountered patients to your EMT or paramedic class's patient assessment drills or high-fidelity patient simulations

At Sun City Center Emergency Squad, where the average age of volunteers is 72, crewmembers take precautions while aiding fellow seniors