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Geriatrics
Articles
- "EMS Providers Need Better Training to Meet Needs of Older Population," American Geriatrics Society - a news release making the case for more specialized geriatric education.
Online resources
- Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services - program described in the above news release; find out about GEMS courses.
Educational materials
- Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (GEMS) - the most credible and complete source of prehospital medical information for the older population.
- Geriatric Prehospital Care - insight into the changes that occur as people age and the special problems experienced by the older population.
- Managing the Geriatric Patient (VHS), You Are the EMT series - covers the challenges EMTs will face in assessing and treating older patients.
- Pre Hospital Management of the Geriatric Patient - focuses solely on the prehospital care of the elder patient with illness or injury; based on real-life cases.
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Updated 01.16.05
