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1
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Geriatrics

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65 and older

2
Q

History and Assessment of Older Adult Patient

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  • Scene size-up and safety
  • Primary assessment
  • Secondary assessment
3
Q

After age 30, organ systems lose 1% of function each year

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4
Q

Hypertension

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dyastolic more than 90mm hmg***

5
Q

Beta Blocker

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keeps HR low even in trauma

6
Q

Shortness of Breath

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Chief complaint of elderly pt having MI. As pt get older the PT experiencing a cardiac problem is more likely to complain of shortness of great without chest pain.

7
Q

What are the most common calls for EMS

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first most common call DIB then chest pain

8
Q

Abdominal pain - what should you suspect

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AAA

9
Q

post menopausal diabetic female

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won’t present with classic signs of MI

10
Q

Elderly males are the most successful with suicide*****

A

.

11
Q

shingles - follows a dermatome around the chest

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.

12
Q

pneumonia

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an infection in the lungs***

get this because they are not breathing deeply enough

13
Q

elder gray

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4 questions on quiz

14
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ground level fall meets elder grey crteria

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false