Communication and Insight Into Our Aging Population
This course will provide insight and information regarding our aging population and the physical and psychological changes that take place and provide further education regarding how to care for this population of our patients.
Target Audience
This course is intended for those licensed at the EMR level through Paramedic. This course satisfies the requirements for the State of Wisconsin EMT Flexible Refresher Renewal.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Explain the normal physiological changes that occur with aging
- Discuss common fears of geriatric patients for which they are hesitant to obtain medical care
- Discuss communication skills that should be used with a geriatric patient
- Describe how you may need to change things up when assessing a geriatric patient
- Understand what are common medical emergencies in geriatric patients
FR- Patient assessment 0.25 hours
EMT-Basic - Patient assessment 0.25 hours
AEMT - Patient assessment 0.25 hours
Paramedic - Patient assessment 0.25 hours
(If the above categories are filled on the flexible refresher template, this course can also be utilized to fulfill flexible content).
Available Credit
- 0.25 AttendanceAttendance Credit