About this episode

Dr. Maia Dorsett discusses important considerations and best practices for geriatric care in the EMS setting.

The most common podcast requests over the past couple of years have been focused on prehospital geriatric care. Dr. Maia Dorsett, EMS geriatric expert, joins us to discuss pearls and pitfalls when caring for elderly patients in the prehospital setting. What are the common mistakes? What tools can be implemented to improve patient outcomes? Why does geriatric care even matter? This episode is packed with high-yield information that will make all of us better clinicians. REFERENCES 1. Dorsett M, Allen H, Garbacz H, Sensenbach B, Kumar S, Jones CMC, Cushman JT. Timeline for Repeat EMS Encounters Resulting in Transport Following "Lift Assist" in a Suburban EMS System. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025 May 29:1-6. 2. Haussner WK, Breyre AM, Bascombe K, Barrett WJ, Camacho MA, Overton-Harris P, Williams S, Lyng JW, Martin-Gill C, Colwell C. Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Management of Geriatric Trauma Patients - A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025 Sep 25:1-10.

People in this episode

Host: Montgomery County Hospital District

Guest: Dr. Maia Dorsett

Topics covered

• geriatric care
• prehospital care
• EMS
• patient outcomes
• clinical practice

Keywords

• geriatric care
• EMS
• prehospital
• patient outcomes
• clinical pearls
• elderly patients
• mistakes in care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montgomery County Hospital District

Books & works: Prehosp Emerg Care, Prehospital Trauma Compendium

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