Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: MFRI-0072 Organization's ID: EMS 316 Organization: Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Location: Classroom-based Length: 12 Hours (2 Days) Dates Offered: 9/1/2003 - 11/30/2014 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Emergency Medical Technology or Emergency Medical Services Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: To provide the student with the knowledge and skills required to successfully assess and manage a geriatric patient in the pre-hospital environment. Learning Outcomes: Explain the special needs of older patients and the changes that the aging process brings about in physical structure, body composition and organ function Discuss and recognize communication challenges in the older person and describe principles that should be employed when assessing and communicating with an older patient Discuss the appropriate management of a terminally ill older patient Define and recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse or neglect Discuss the role of the prehospital professional as an advocate for the older adult Discuss the social aspects of aging Compare the assessment of the older person with that of a younger adult patient Discuss the assessment and management trauma, respiratory distress, chest pain, neurological emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, and other medical emergencies in the older adult Discuss physiological changes in older people Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Classroom Exercise Lectures Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Page Content