The Pressure Effect: A Wound Care Podcast

Get Them At The Door: Prevention Starts In The ED With Dr. Lee Ruotsi

Episode Summary

Dr. David Zabel and Dr. Lee Ruotsi discuss preventing hospital acquired pressure injury by starting preventative measures as early as possible.

Episode Notes

Welcome to “The Pressure Effect,” from Smith+Nephew. In this episode, Dr. David Zabel is joined Dr. Lee Ruotsi, Medical Director at the Saratoga Hospital Center For Wound Healing And Hyperbaric Medicine In Saratoga Springs, NY to discuss how if you want to stop a patient from developing a hospital acquired pressure injury, it’s best to start preventative measures as early as possible. In their conversation they focus on the importance of getting patients at the door and explain how prevention starts in the emergency department. They also dive into why we all should pay attention to pressure injury prevention in the emergency department, what critical preventative work should take place in the ED, and much more.  So press play and listen in to this insightful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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