EMS & Fire Science (Brady)

For courses in EMT initial education, Paramedic initial education, EMT Continuing education, Paramedic Continuing education, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse training courses. Provides a valuable reference for any healthcare provider.

This text is written to give the emergency care professional insight into the changes that occur as people age, along with the special problems experienced by the older population. The chapters are organized to give the reader information in a systematic approach, from the physical and emotional changes with growing old to medical emergencies commonly seen in older adults.

• Discussion of the physical and mental changes that occur with aging.

  • Helps readers understand that some of the physical and emotional findings seen in the prehospital arena may be normal for the older adult.

• Pharmacologic hazards in the older adult are discussed.

  • Enables users to identify drug reactions and the hazards of polypharmacy often seen in the geriatric patient.

• Assessment of the older adult—Thoroughly addressed in a separate chapter.

  • Facilitates providers' identification of chronic and acute disorders with discussion of the differences in assessing the older adult.

• Medical and traumatic emergencies are covered.

  • Presents users with those medical and trauma conditions more likely to be seen in the older adult.

• An entire chapter is devoted to the terminally ill patient.

  • Provides readers with an understanding on how to approach the dying patient, including information on advanced directives and DNR orders.

• A separate chapter is dedicated to discussion of elder abuse.

  • Gives providers information about the characteristics of the victim and abuser as well as guidelines for intervention and documentation of the abuse.

• Important terms are listed and defined at beginning of each chapter.

  • Facilitates reading for users.

 1. Introduction.


 2. Physiological Changes with Aging.


 3. Psychosocial Changes with Aging.


 4. Patient Assessment.


 5. Alzheimer's Dementia and Delirium.


 6. Elder Abuse—The Silent Cry.


 7. Pharmacology in the Older Population.


 8. Medical Emergencies: Common Problems Seen in the Elderly.


 9. Accidental Injuries.


10. Fall and Injury Prevention.


11. End Stage Renal Disease.


12. The Terminally Ill Patient.


13. Putting It All Together.


Appendix.


Index.

Geriatric Emergencies (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))
Paramedic (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))

Unique to the market, this resource addresses the specific needs of the Field Training Officer - the person who has been promoted to training or the one that is the training coordinator for the EMS provider. Current and comprehensive, it provides information on motivation and communication as well as information on the principles and practices involved in teaching adults. Ideal for any EMS professional looking for information on EMS education!

Features:

• Divided into relevant sections, material can be easily chunked together for easier learning and retention.
• Self-assessments throughout provide information on discovering their own personal attitudes and preferences.
• Art of Being Human section addresses the nature of interpersonal communications and the gender differences that may be encountered.
• On Being A Teacher section addresses teaching theories that pertain to adult education including memory, information processing, and teaching techniques.
• Summaries, self-evaluation questions, quick reference boxes throughout each chapter for content reinforcement.
• Sample skills performance checklists, performance reviews, and lessons plans are available in the Appendix.

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• Instructor's Jump Kit
  Brady
  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Estimated Availability: 03/01/2009
  ISBN-10: 0135010764 | ISBN-13: 9780135010761
  
  
  

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