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Episode 105: 2023 Year in Review
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
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
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
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
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
For our 100th episode, we sat down with a friend of the show Dr. Mark Merlin of MD1 to discuss
Episode 99: Alcohol Withdrawal
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
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
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
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