Course lasts 8 to 16 hours

GEMS is a national continuing education curriculum designed to address all of the unique needs of the older population, including the geriatric objectives as identified in the EMT-Basic, Intermediate, and Paramedic National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Standard Curricula.

The proportion of the aged in society today is greater than ever before and growing faster than any other segment of our population. Current indications are that approximately 34 percent of calls for emergency medical services, or 3.4 million emergency responses, involve patients over the age of 60.