| Advanced Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (AGEMS) |
| Date(s): |
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
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| Time: |
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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| Location: |
Standish Fire Rescue
175 Northeast Rd
Standish, ME |
| Cost: |
$200.00 |
| Instructor: |
United Training Center Faculty |
| Phone: |
207-782-8414 |
| E-mail Address: |
education@unitedambulance.net |
| Comments: |
This program is sponsored by Standish Fire Rescue |
| Class Description: |
Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services Advanced Course (AGEMS), builds on the GEMS core course, providing more complex, realistic scenarios and the use of technology EMS practitioners are likely to encounter when assessing, treating, and transporting older adults.
The AGEMS course is an innovative, comprehensive, and highly interactive 1-day course for both BLS and ALS providers with:
Case-based lectures
Live action video
Hands-on skill stations
Small group scenarios
Prepares EMS practitioners for the array of medical, mobility, psychosocial, and communication issues found in older patients.
Topics covered include:
Transporting patient on home ventilators
LVAD (left ventricular assist devices)
PICC lines/invasive lines
Tracheostomies
Feeding tubes
Students are guided thorough increasingly complex scenarios and situations throughout the course. |
| General Comments: |
PLEASE NOTE: Your registration is not completed unless you pay for this course using a credit card or by entering purchase order (PO) information. Purchase orders will be processed using the information provided.
United and Standish employees please select the "Pay Later" option.
If you have any questions regarding payments, please call the Training Center for assistance. |
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Registration is not currently allowed
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