Urgent and Emergency Care of the Older Person 9781859599860 Paperback

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 Personaddresses 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.A range of specialist authors provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and guidance for prehospital professionals, community clinicians, and advanced practitioners, emphasising a holistic, person-centred approach. It challenges stereotypes, urges clinicians to see beyond age and adapt communication and care strategies to individual needs and circumstances. Topics include ageing theories, frailty, common clinical scenarios, and the latest best practices to prepare paramedics and prehospital clinicians for the multifaceted nature of caring for the older person.Key features include:Case studiesandtargeted questions, to support clinicians in applying their knowledge to practiceAligned to keynational health and social care prioritiesAn ideal companion text for bothundergraduate studentsandregistered paramedicsas well asspecialists paramedics in frailty servicesor those working within thecommunitysuch asprimary care or Urgent Crisis Response teamsIn line with currentUK guidelinesand research