Geriatric
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
The habits we learn to care for ourselves and others go with us off-duty into our personal lives
Prevent common at-home injuries with practical tools to prevent falls and ensure emergency help is always within reach
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
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’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
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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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’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
An expert said the Rehabilitation Center didn’t 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’s “Home for the Holidays” program takes nursing-home patients to their families’ 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
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