The Third Edition of
Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services is authored by experts in the field, reviewed by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), and endorsed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). Comprehensive and updated, the new edition addresses the National EMS Education Standards in 5 chapters—covering communication, assessment, trauma, respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies, medication toxicity, elder abuse, and much more.
The third edition provides even greater value:
- New guidance on how to conduct a comprehensive geriatric assessment
- New education on how to correctly triage older patients and transport them to the appropriate level of care
- New updates to medications and dosages throughout the book, updates to ILCOR guidelines, the inclusion of COVID- 9 considerations, and more
GEMS: Geriatric Education for EMS Course ManualA Comprehensive Approach to Geriatric Care
The GEMS programme helps EMS practitioners learn to conduct a comprehensive assessment of geriatric patients. Because the aging process affects all body systems, NAEMT's course provides an overview of changes that occur as people age and describes how those changes can impact patient presentation.
Completing a full assessment that integrates and responds to differences in geriatric pathophysiology is critical to recognizing and responding quickly and effectively to the critically ill or injured older adult. Additionally, incorporating the GEMS Diamond (Geriatric, Environmental, Medical, and Social assessments) can help practitioners formulate a holistic diagnostic and treatment approach.
This new GEMS course manual includes chapters that address the following topics:
- Changes with age and assessment of the older patient
- Polypharmacy and Toxicity in Older Patients
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Trauma
- Other Medical Disorders
- Neurologic Emergencies
- Elder Maltreatment and Psychosocial Emergencies
- End-of-Life and Palliative Care
- Disaster Triage and Transporting Older Patients
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices
- Skin Disorders
- Ventilators
- Urinary Catheter and Colostomy Bag Care
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.
GEMS: Geriatric Education for EMS Course Manual is required for NAEMT's GEMS, Third Edition course.
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