Aging individuals should not have to give up recreational and/or competitive activities. In fact, research shows there are many benefits of maintaining an active lifestyle throughout the entire age spectrum. This immersive course will focus on considerations of aging athletes with a focus on co-morbidities and special needs for sideline care.
[Emergency Care of the Aging Athlete is one of the courses available for your ERA Recertification. Please make sure you have registered for the ERA Recertification course before initiating learning with this module.]
The training includes:
- Didactic Chapter
- Video Lecture
- Final Quiz
- 1.25 Category A BOC credit
- Certificate of Completion
Learning Objectives
Following completion of this immersive course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify health conditions aging athletes may encounter.
- Differentiate the anticipated physical health of aging athletes as compared to the general population of aging adults.
- Identify anticipated differences in aging athlete function based on their competitive sport.
- Identify changes associated with aging that may impact the provision of emergency medical care.
- Identify important areas of assessment needed when examining an aging athlete.
- Describe how to provide effective care to an aging athlete for a given scenario.
- Identify signs and symptoms that may be seen in an aging athlete who needs medical attention.
- Identify interventions that may be needed when addressing health conditions of the aging athlete.
