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Strategies for Keeping Trauma at Bay with Rob Orman, MD

May 02, 2025

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Rob Orman, MD about ways to manage the trauma inflicted by the ER.


  • Discussing Trauma in Emergency Medicine
  • Personal Experiences with Trauma
  • The Impact of Suppression
  • Defining Trauma and Its Effects
  • Integration vs. Disintegration
  • Debriefing and Coping Mechanisms
  • The Driveway Debrief
  • Nurse and Physician Dynamics
  • Reflective Solitude vs. Isolation
  • Creating Narratives During Trauma
  • Dropping Anchor Technique
  • Body-Oriented Resets
  • Post-Incident Rituals
  • Addressing Lowercase t Traumas
  • Therapy and Trauma Pathways


For more about Rob Orman and physician coaching: https://roborman.com/