MODULE 4: How to Plan for Medical Emergencies
Additional Resources
DOCUMENTS
End-of-life Decisions Honoring The Wishes Of A Person With Alzheimer’s Disease
This pdf have step by step information to help you plan for end-of-life care for people with Alzheimer.
Home First Aid Kit
This is a PDF that has a list of items for your home First Aid kit.
FLORIDA Advance Directive Planning for Important Health Care Decisions
This is a pdf document that has information about Florida advance directive.
About the National POLST Paradigm
This PDF explains more about the National POLST Paradigm for end-of-life care
LINKS
AARP End-of-Life care
This website is to AAPR end-of-life care conversation tips.
POLST Paradigm Fundamentals
This website will help provide you with more information about the POLST paradigm
NIH Understanding Healthcare Decision at the End of Life
This website from the National Institute of Health has information about end-of-life care
AARP Beginning the Conversation About the End of Life
This AARP website has many resource about end-of-life care
Caringinfo Download Your State’s Advance Directives
This website has links to help you download your state’s specific advance directives
Caringinfo Advance Care Planning
This website has a list of categories about end-of-life care planning
Aging with Dignity: Five Wishes
Five Wishes is recognized program that will help you plan for end-of-life care.
The Way We Die Now by Seamus O’Mahony review – a doctor’s view
This is a book that talks about death and dying from a doctor’s viewpoint.
Empath health End-of-Life planning toolkit
This website will help guide you on how to plan for your end-of-life care.
Advance Directive
More information about advance directive
Red Cross CPR Classes
This website will give you info on how to register for CPR classes
The Stroke Association
This website is from the American Stroke Association. It contains more information about stroke.
CDC stroke
This is a website created by the CDC to provide more information about stroke.
American Heart Association Heart Attack Warning Signs
This is a short video on the signs of a heart attack
Heart Attack
This website have more information about heart attack
Emergency Care For You
This website has a lot of information about emergency care. It’s affiliated with the American College of Emergency Physician.
VIDEO
POLST: Doing It Better
This video is an educational tool for health care professionals describing POLST, who the intended audience is, best practices, and a review of some common misconceptions.
What Are Advance Directives?
See a description of 4 advance directives which are important to have as one ages.
What Happens during Anaphylaxis Medical Course
This video will show you what happen during anaphylaxis.
How to Use Your Epinephrine Auto-Injector
This video shows patients how to use an epinephrine auto-injector. Epinephrine is used to reverse the effects of severe allergic reactions.
How to Give the Heimlich Maneuver to Adults
This video shows you how to give the heimlich maneuver to an adult
Learn Hands-Only CPR from the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross and Howcast have teamed up to teach you how to perform the potentially life-saving hands-only CPR technique.
In Case of Emergency Contact
This video will talk to you about creating ICE contact.
Treat Stroke F.A.S.T.
This video will show you how to recognize stroke with the word FAST.
Prince Quire’s Stroke Story
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke. One of those people was Prince Quire, who is African American.
Ted-Ed What happens during a heart attacks
This is an informative video about how a heart attack occurs
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