In stressful situations, our brains don’t always work the way we think they do – and fostering an awareness of that disconnect can make a major difference in providing quality care. 

 

In this special two-part episode of resus10, Sean Graham interviews Dr. Michael Lauria, the 2021 NAEMSP and Stryker EMS Medical Director Fellowship recipient. Currently, Michael serves as an emergency medicine resident at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and flight physician for Lifeguard Air Emergency Services.

 

Michael shares how his experience in the military primed him for addressing cognitive offloading in the emergency department and EMS environment, and how deliberate practice and learned psychological skills can help mitigate the frequently under-realized effects of stress.