The Overrun

The Overrun


Latest Episodes

Episode 105: 2023 Year in Review
December 22, 2023

Summary In this episode, Ed and Dan discuss several topics related to medicine and EMS in 2023. They start by

Episode 104: Dan Gerard and Whole Blood
November 05, 2023

Dan Gerard is the president of the International Association of EMS Chiefs, who authored a position statement in August of

Episode 103: Updates in Stroke Care
September 29, 2023

Drs. Mike and Mike join Ed to discuss updates in prehospital stroke care. Are we using the right stroke scale for our patients? Are we taking them to suitable hospitals? The gang discusses stroke care

Episode 102: Jason Patton from Fire Department Chronicles
August 22, 2023

Jason Patton is a firefighter with 17 years of experience that discusses EMS and Firefighting misadventures on his Tiktok channel (@firedepartmentchronicles). Jason joins Ed, Jess, and Kevin to discus

Episode 101: Death Notifications with Steph Leather
July 18, 2023

We're bad at notifying families what's happening during a cardiac arrest event. We're even worse on ourselves. The average person may see 3 or 4 dead people in their lives and EMS workers often see th

Episode 100 (!): Dr. Mark Merlin on Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
June 21, 2023

For our 100th episode, we sat down with a friend of the show Dr. Mark Merlin of MD1 to discuss

Episode 99: Alcohol Withdrawal
May 24, 2023

Alcohol withdrawal is a commonly missed syndrome for EMS providers. In this episode, the gang discusses the pathophysiology of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and what EMS providers can do to treat this t

Episode 98: Kate Bergen and the Rosies
April 12, 2023

Kate Bergen is a paramedic and artist that appeared on the show in 2020 to discuss how art therapy helped

Episode 97: 2023 Resuscitation Update
March 14, 2023

The gang gets back together and discusses new resuscitation data from 2022. Blood-Pressure Targets in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest

Episode 96: Freedom House and Resilience with Chief John Moon
February 19, 2023

We had an amazing talk with Chief John Moon, (ret) of Pittsburgh EMS and Freedom House Ambulance, one of the first paramedics in the United States. If you don't know the story of Freedom House, you s