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Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services

Cost: $150	Discount: N/A	Special: $155	Renewal: Yes
Total Hours: 12	Total Days: 2	Total Weeks: 0	Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm
College Credits: 0	Credit Hours: 0	Days: See Schedule	Offered: Every 3 months
Class Size: 4 – 30	Card or Certificate Awarded: “Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services” Certificate

Prerequisite: None

Course Description: The Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services program is a 12-hour course designed to enable EMS providers to better asses and deliver state of the art care to the elderly. Topics covered in this course include: Physiological and psychosocial aspects of aging; Geriatric pharmacology; communication; assessment; trauma; musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries; cardiovascular emergencies, neurological and psychiatric emergencies; toxicology; abuse, neglect, dying and death.

Materials Needed for Class:
Books:
Included

Bring a pen or pencil, a note pad, and a lunch (if needed).

Additional Information:

The portion of the aged in society today is greater than ever before and growing faster than any other segment of the population. Approx. 34% of all calls for emergency medical service, or 3.4 million emergency responses involve patients over the age of 60.