Geriatric Education for EMS
Course Description
NAEMT’s Geriatric Education for EMS course prepares prehospital practitioners to respond to, assess, and care for this fast-growing patient population. This third edition of the course strengthens and enhances practitioners’ ability to provide the best care for older adults in every community.
The GEMS course 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. Incorporation of the GEMS Diamond (Geriatric, Environmental, Medical, and Social assessments) can help practitioners formulate a holistic diagnostic and treatment approach.
The third edition of GEMS addresses 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
The 8-hour course is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders, nurses, physician assistants and physicians. GEMS is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT.
Textbook Information
The GEMS Course Manual, Third Edition is required for NAEMT's GEMS, Third Edition course.
The Manual for the GEMS course is available through www.psglearning.com
In the search bar enter "GEMS" then click on the third listing.
This print course manual comes with an access code for the course manual's eBook.
Be aware there is a written exam given prior to the successful completion of the course.
NOTE: The Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services, Third Edition is recommended, but not required, for NAEMT's GEMS, Third Edition course.
Class Information
Price per Seat:
$125 / seat
Standard Class:
4 - 12 Seats
Number of sessions:
8 x hours
CE Credits Availablity
Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history but generally the awarded credits is equal to course hours.