Urgent and Emergency Care of the Older Person
A Guide for Paramedics and Community Clinicians
$108.43
- Paperback
222 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2025
Summary
Older adults increasingly represent a significant portion of urgent, emergency, and ambulance service calls, making it more important than ever to foster a deeper understanding of older patients’ needs. Urgent and Emergency Care of the Older Person addresses the critical gap in prehospital education concerning the care of older patients, and demonstrates the principles underpinning improvements to the provision of care using the multidisciplinary team approach.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781859599860 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1859599869 |
| Author: | Carol Robertson, Duncan Robertson |
| Publisher: | Class Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Class Professional Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 222 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 171mm x 12mm |
About The Author
Carol Robertson
Carol Robertson is an advanced clinical practitioner and paramedic. She works at East Cheshire NHS Trust within the older persons’ assessment & liaison (OPAL) team following a long career with the North West Ambulance Service. She holds an MSc in Advance Clinical Practice including a module in Care of the Older Frail Adult. She contributed two chapters, Delirium and Dementia and Older People to Mental Health Care in Paramedic Practice by Ursula Rolfe and David Partlow.
Duncan Robertson is an experienced paramedic leader who has worked in a number of roles within UK ambulance services. He started his career in Greater Manchester (North West Ambulance Service), moving to the Welsh Ambulance Services University Trust in 2018 as Consultant Paramedic. He is currently the Chief Paramedic Officer for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust where he started in September 2024. Duncan was one of the team that contributed to the 2017 JRCALC chapter on Falls in Older Adults and undertook a qualitative study on frailty as part of his Master’s in Clinical Research dissertation.
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