Geriatric education for emergency medical services
By: David R. Snyder, Colleen Christmas, editor[s] ; American Geriatrics Society [and] National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators, Inc.
Contributors: Snyder, David R.; Christmas, Colleen.; American Geriatrics Society.; National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
Subjects: Emergencies -- Aged -- Programmed Instruction; Emergency Medical Technicians -- education; Geriatrics -- education
Genres: Programmed Instruction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aging; title: Normal changes with age; title: Communicating with older people and their caregivers; title: End-of-life care issues; title: Assessment of the geriatric patient; title: Falls; title: Respiratory emergencies in the geriatric patient; title: Cardiovascular emergencies in the geriatric patient; title: Neurological emergencies in the geriatric patient; title: Other medical emergencies in the geriatric patient; title: Trauma and musculoskeletal disorders in the geriatric patient; title: Psychiatric emergencies in the geriatric patient; title: Pharmacology/toxicology in the geriatric patient; title: Elder abuse and neglect; title: Improving quality of life.