Geriatric
Unique considerations for responding to emergencies involving individuals with special needs
Additional training can help providers who want to do right by patients involved in hospice and end-of-life care
Nine interactive scenarios designed to enhance your understanding of seizures, strokes and common acute patient presentations
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?
At Sun City Center Emergency Squad, where the average age of volunteers is 72, crewmembers take precautions while aiding fellow seniors
The temporary change is expected to help fill staffing shortages at the facilities
The White House issued guidance for the next 15 days to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Fire officials say the fees would hopefully deter facilities from relying too heavily on emergency services
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’s 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’s 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’ 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
Our co-hosts discuss the three techniques EMS providers should use to determine if a patient has the mental capacity to decline medical treatment
Are you ready to respond to a stroke emergency call? Find out by taking our quiz
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
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’s worth of time each year assisting geriatric patients after falls
“Of course, everybody of all ages get hurt, but the ones who get sick often tend to be the elderly,” nurse Wesley Milum said
Bruce Moeller offers strategies for tackling the aging population, dubbed the “silver tsunami,” at Fire-Rescue Med 2018
Improve your patient assessment of traumatic injuries in geriatric medicine
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 “Identify-Report-Refer” to help improve a patient’s health through strengthening the patient’s social connections
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
It’s easy for fire and EMS departments to poorly serve this growing demographic, but training can improve that
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
