Rethinking lift-assist calls with Maia Dorsett
The clinical, cognitive and potential risk considerations in lift-assists, which are more complex than we realize
In this episode of The Medic Mindset Podcast, our host, Ginger Locke, is joined by Maia Dorsett, MD, PHD, to discuss why lift-assist calls require comprehensive assessments.
Dr. Dorsett is an EM and EMS physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She completed her EMS Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. Her primary interests are EMS education and quality improvement initiatives aimed at encouraging patient-centered care, both outside and inside the hospital.
Together, they cover topics like the potential harms in transport, clinical reasoning and cognitive biases that may play a part in lift-assist calls.
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This article was originally posted March 15, 2021. It has been updated.
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