Ever heard of Polypharmacy? How about PolyDOC? This episode is dedicated to the Geriatric patient population. Discussion on communicating with these elderly individuals, medication errors, and more importantly how important information gathering and assessments truly are when dealing with the Geriatric Population.
The Geriatric population is one of our most frequent patient. In knowing that we had to dedicate an entire episodes discussion to the elderly patient. Med errors, communication and respect and a deep dive into how important asking the right questions and not neglecting your assessments are all discussed in this episode. Hear from Mike (NY AEMT-P, CIC), Phil (NY AEMT-P), Gerard (NC AEMT-P) & Butch (NY AEMT-P).
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