Maia Dorsett

EMS Clinical Brief

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

EMS Clinical Brief is a focused, evidence-driven podcast that translates the science of emergency medicine into practical decision-making for prehospital clinicians. The series explores how evidence, clinical expertise, patient values, and system design intersect in real-world EMS care. Episodes emphasize patient-centered approaches, clinical judgment, and quality improvement—moving beyond protocols to examine how and why we make decisions in the field, and how those decisions shape outcomes.

Author

Maia Dorsett

Episodes

Ep3: ALS to BLS Downgrades - Who Rides In? 22.06.2026 1:02:52

Dispatch systems are designed to get the right resources to the scene based on limited information, but the dispatch determinant is only the beginning of the patient assessment. Because dispatch decisions must be made before EMS arrives, some patients receive ALS resources that ultimately are not needed, while others may require a higher level of care than initially recognized. As a result, determ...

Ep2: Prehospital Pain Management for Older Adults 28.05.2026 1:02:04

What happens when we fail to treat pain early in older adults? What unique considerations arise when managing pain in geriatric patients in the prehospital setting? In this episode of EMS Clinical Brief, Dr. Maia Dorsett is joined by Dr. Tony Rosen, Dr. Aaron Farney, and paramedic Kevin Gustina for a thoughtful conversation about prehospital pain management in older adults, particularly after fall...

Ep1: Patient-Centered Airway Management 22.04.2026 1:16:55

In the inaugural episode of EMS Clinical Brief , Maia Dorsett and Shane O'Donnell are joined by Jeff Jarvis for a candid, high-level conversation on patient-centered airway management. Framed by lessons from the NEMSQA Airway Collaborative, the discussion challenges long-held assumptions about airway success—moving beyond “getting the tube” to asking what actually improves patient outcomes. Throug...