Season 6: Episode Three.Geriatric Topics: The Calls That Make or Break You

 What if the most dangerous call you run today isn't the cardiac arrest or the multi-vehicle pileup — but the 82-year-old who "just fell"? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Martin Bennett, Dr. Adam Brenner, and Dr. Scott Ekin tackle the patient population that makes up nearly half of all EMS contacts — and the one most likely to hide life-threatening pathology behind seemingly normal vital signs. 

Dr. Bennett walks us through a landmark review from the Journal of Emergency Medicine, exposing the clinical landmines lurking in every geriatric call: the shock that masquerades as a normal blood pressure, the cervical spine fracture hiding behind a simple "lift assist," and the massive subdural that presents with a perfect GCS of 15. With nearly 70 million Americans now over 65, these aren't edge cases — they're your bread and butter. 

The delegates break down the art and science of slowing down in a profession built on speed — why shutting your mouth for two minutes gets you better information than rapid-fire questioning ever will, how a shock index below one can still spell disaster in an elderly patient, and why the single most high-yield question you can ask might just be, "Did your doctor change your medicines?" From the deceptive normalcy of geriatric vital signs to the hidden dangers of the "routine" lift assist, this episode arms you with the clinical street smarts that separate good providers from great ones. 

Join us for an episode that proves the unsexy calls are where real clinicians are made. Because in geriatric EMS, what looks like nothing can kill — and the provider who slows down is the one who catches it.