Medic Materials Podcast

The conversation continues from our previous episode (Ep44) on EMS culture. We attempt to answer the question "How do we calm down the providers that are just too excitable?" While we do bring up man…

The call review that Gerard showcases on this episode is no surprise if you've been a long time listener. However the call is not what sparks a two part discussion on where EMS has FUBAR'ed their exi…

Apples, a factory, multiple ALS providers, and a very sick patient make for a deafening call on this episode. The crew misses key opportunities but at the same point succeeds in the overall scheme  o…

A young patient requests ems after having a slew of symptoms that seem to not fit together. Or do they? The ems crew faces challenges in history taking, as well as really understanding what this grou…

Late in summer of 2021 the NREMT came out and declared they were moving towards ending the practical skills examination by the middle of 2023. As classes resume and the date gets closer and closer EM…

A recent article was published in regards to ems and how the world perceives us, as well as the way we educate our new students. Reading portions of this article the group discusses never before hear…

We already spoke about MONA and LISA and now we bring in our Sultan of Sgarbossa to dissect everything we could ever need to know about a 12-Lead. The state of ems knowledge of a 12-Lead is way lower…

The discussion takes a out of this world turn as Kelly officially digs herself in deep. We are joined with Mike (NYS EMT, NYS CIC & Kelly (Clinical Coordinator).

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A young patient is met with severe symptoms that EMT's believe could be cardiac related. Their friend LISA assists the providers in providing the proper care as they race MONA to the hospital as deat…

Providers are prepared for many things when we walk out of EMT or Paramedic class. We can bandage, we can ventilate, we can give life saving medications and even intubate. But school doesn't prepare …

A crew is dealt a very dark cloud when they are forced to extricate multiple patients with significant trauma from a devistating MVA. During our review we reveal some crazy medical complications that…

A crew wrestles with finding a patient! If they ever do they might find one in serious trouble from a few chicken wings. A series of quick decisive choices may have to be made by this ems crew if fir…

A prison, an ems crew, and multiple questionable decisions are what we discuss in today's call review. Multiple factors of human error, stress, and fear take charge in the care of a seriously injured…

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! We are so excited to have you with us now in 2022. We wanted to start off the year with a bang, by discussing Ketamine, an all too familiar drug that is getting pummeled in t…

Challenge and stress are two constants of a cardiac arrest scene. Choices need to be made with precision and thought. In today's call review two paramedics are dealing with an ongoing stressful situa…

A cardiac Arrest is quite literally one of the most straight forward calls EMS does, however with the added stress on providers and family members, it usually turns into a stressed out shit fest. Tod…

This hybrid episode features a unique call review backed up by a very important discussion had by the table. This crew is faced with an uphill battle between a facility and an irate patient. Tensions…

A paramedic and a pediatric patient square away in an epic battle of wits in today's episode. In the ultimate test of professionalism and leadership skills we must criticize the actions of today's pa…

 We review a very serious call with genuine and dire airway concerns in today's episode. The sound is going to be a bit wonky (Yes we know and Yes we did fix it for the future) but we review multiple…

We attempt to shed light on the concept of a Paramedic Flycar Ems system. A listener sent us an email asking us to elaborate on what the system is and the benefits vs the pitfalls. All four of us hav…