By the time you meet a patient, they've experienced not just the injury that generated the call, but a lifetime of experiences that inform their response to your care. Our expert in mental health and trauma informed care is Dr. Angela Jarman from UC Davis Medical Center.

Resources:

Dr. Jarman talking about Trauma Informed Care 101 on the EM Pulse podcast from the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine.

Trauma Informed Care for opioid use disorders

Country Hits is a production of Wisconsin's South Central Regional Trauma Advisory Council. Special thanks to the  UC Davis Departments of Surgery and Emergency Medicine. Jonathan Kohler is @jekohler on Twitter and at RxCreative.