Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsThis is the AMPED Air Methods Prehospital EDucation (AMPED) podcast brought to you by Air Methods, a leader in air medical transport, with the mission to deliver critical care discussion and content to both the prehospital and in hospital care providers through clinician interviews and expert clinical commentary.
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Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 39: Don't Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good
April 17, 2024 17:00 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBAny pediatric case comes with a higher degree of tension due to a variety of factors including compensatory responses to distress leading to a precarious "cliff" when those compensatory efforts cease. When our team is dispatched to a 5 year-old child struggling to breathe, yet still shows strong vital signs, how will the AMPED team respond? This episode discusses at great length understanding that even though we should strive for perfection in every action we take, sometimes "good" is good...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 38: Going the Distance No Matter What
March 27, 2024 17:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBBy necessity, our teams are dispatched to most extreme, most rare, most complex, and sometimes most hopeless-seeming cases any patient could ever experience. It would be easy to look at certain cases - like say, a man whose legs are stuck in a concrete augur on a precarious platform with injuries that are intermingled and devastating - and assess that he's not going to make it. Our Air Methods team uses creativity, determination, skill and compassion to exhaust every possible method to hel...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 37: Asking for Help Isn't Giving Up
February 21, 2024 18:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBWhen an infant patient faces seemingly insurmountable odds over the course of several hours, one of our clinicians suffers a mental health breakdown over the ensuing shifts, days and weeks. Thankfully her team recognized changes in her behavior and mood and offered abundant help. This episode covers not only the case involving the infant patient, but the aftermath and care for our clinicians. If you, or someone you work with, is struggling with your mental health, please reach out to Shatt...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 36: Sometimes the Solution Is Obscure
January 24, 2024 18:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBOur profession requires extensive and exhaustive training. Much of it can seem esoteric and possibly unnecessary at the time, but we train on all of these things for a reason. When our team comes upon a severely burned patient, they extent of the burns causes a melange of difficulties. Could an obscure, and rarely used, procedure ultimately help and provide the patient more time? The AMPED team discusses this little-used technique and we discuss the importance of remaining familiar with th...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 35: Hope Is a Good Thing...
December 20, 2023 18:00 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBAs first responders, the odds of patient survival are not always in our favor. But that does not stop us from working quickly to provide the highest level of care for the chances of defying those odds. In this episode, a 10 year-old boy wrecks on his bicycle, a fairly common occurrence and one that rarely requires air transport, yet when our team arrives on scene, his vitals crash in front of their very eyes. What's going on? And what actions do they take to save his life? An inspirational...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 34: Don't Be a Canary
November 15, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBThings are not as they seem on this month's episode of AMPED. Our team arrives on scene to find first responders dealing with a chemical burn and administering CPR. But something is amiss. This episode is a stark reminder that no matter the time of day, no matter the other circumstances, our role as clinicians is to stay vigilant in our analysis and always to assess every aspect of the situation thoroughly. Interested in obtaining CE credit for this episode? Visit OnlineAscend.com t...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 33: Look One Way, But Go Another
October 18, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBIn a Florida nature park, a woman is bitten by a snake, which is not terribly uncommon in this part of the country. What is unusual is her reaction to it, which is severely anaphylactic. With limited resources in the sprawling park, a closing window for treatment, and critical decisions to be made instantly, how will the team assess, handle and treat our patient in this week's episode? And why such a severe reaction? Find out when you tune in. Interested in obtaining CE credit for th...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 32: Giving the Gift of Goodbye
September 20, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 65 MBOur teams at Air Methods have many checklists they follow to ensure optimal care for each patient. What happens when our teams have to pivot their approach and their treatments because of the uniqueness of each individual? On this episode, our team tends to a car crash victim whose injuries make traditional methods of care impossible, and the team is forced to pivot multiple times to provide treatment. This episode also tackles the question of when it's appropriate to give the patient's fa...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 31.5: When It Hits Close to Home BONUS INTERVIEW
September 01, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBHot on the heels of Ep. 31, which featured the Air Methods team taking care of one of their own, we return with bonus content. It's rare that we get to talk to the patient of one of our cases, and even rarer that the patient is also one of our clinicians. In this bonus interview, we share more of our conversation with Jeff Chesleigh as he divulges what it was like to code multiple times, his thought process during the ordeal, how his approach to patients going through a similar experience ...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 31: When It Hits Close to Home
August 16, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBOur Air Methods crew always pride themselves on providing the highest level of care to each and every patient they encounter. But what happens when the patient is one of their own? What happens when he codes multiple times from a myocardial infarction? Further compounding the issue is that many of the resources used to treat MI are unavailable in this rural area. Interested in obtaining CE credit for this episode? Visit OnlineAscend.com to learn more. Listeners can purchase individu...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 30: Two for One Special
July 19, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBClick HERE for CE credits! Building on the conclusion of Episode 29, the AMPED team sticks with the patients and works to figure out why our patient has not delivered her placenta, why she's bleeding, and how to ensure both she and her baby thrive in the crucial time after childbirth. If you're unfamiliar with postpartum care, ask yourself these questions: What do you need to brush up on? What should you review? And what should be ready for when this situation arises? The AMPED team ...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 29: Surprise, It's a Girl!
June 21, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBHow up to date are you, as a first responder, on all things neonatal? Are you prepared to take care of and assess a newborn in the very first minutes of their lives? What tools should you have at the ready? How do you improvise the solutions you need? And what key things should you be looking for? This episode of AMPED examines a recent case where our team had to do just that. The AMPED team is joined by: Matthew Milligan, Flight Nurse CCRN Joseph Finney MD Pediatric Emergency M...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 28: When the Wheels Do Come Off
May 17, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBSometimes during a medical event, a team can make all the correct choices and still lose a patient. In this episode, a patient experiencing angioedema presents our team with choices that are all undeniably fraught and filled with risk. As they relive the event, they discuss how they cope when things don't work out as they hoped, how they try to use the experience for future cases, and the importance of the support and communication of your colleagues. The AMPED team is joined by: Joan ...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 27: When the Wheels Are Coming Off
April 19, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBThis episode is about the challenges of transporting a highly complex patient with multiple medications and life-saving technologies. In this episode, Critical care paramedic Jordan Stone encountered a malfunctioning transvenous pacemaker causing the patient to move putting at risk his multiple connections and balloon pump placement. With the help of his medical director Dr. Weir, hear how our team dealt with this tenuous situation. The AMPED team is joined by: Jordan Stone NRP, FP-C...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 26: One Small Step at a Time
March 15, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBAn impromptu knock at the door shortly before our flight crew's safety nap turns into an unexpected potential mass casualty incident via skydiving accident. Our crew had multiple victims and complex injuries to deal with along with a growing crowd. Quick thinking, resourcefulness, and taking things one small step at a time are the key themes in this month's episode. The AMPED team is joined by: Mike Dvorak B.S., CFRN, FP-C Noah Bernhardson, MD NRP EMS Physician/Medical Director Cli...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 25: Quick Action Saves the Day
February 15, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBWhen the Air Methods first responder team encounters a 19-year-old man with a litany of injuries due to a car accident involving a concrete barricade, a complicated extrication process, crush injuries, and possible amputation, quick analysis, and action are required. Listen in to hear the incredibly quick timeline of events, the complexity of the solutions needed to save the patient, and the assertive decision-making by the Air Methods team in this week's episode. The AMPED team is joined by...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 24: Seconds Matter
January 18, 2023 18:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBIt's a different type of episode today on AMPED. We're joined by Ridley Barron, a Senior Pastor at Grove Hill Church in Chapel Hill, TN, and motivational speaker. He tells an incredible story about how his life was changed in a split second via car accident, shares the harrowing journey in the hospital that happened with his youngest son, and the aftermath that followed. Our hosts also discuss Air Methods' MACC Checklist, which stands for Medication Administration Cross Check. It's a story o...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 23: Turning Zebras Into Horses
December 21, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBPregnancy complications are always difficult to manage. Managing these complications in the air puts a whole new spin on the topic. In this episode the AMPED team discusses a case in which Air Methods crew members had to transfer a patient with an abrupted placenta AND an open abdomen. We discuss the similarities in how treating a patient with an abruptio placentae is like treating a trauma patient. But we also discuss how treating a patient with aburptio placentae is different than trea...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 22: Adapt Quickly, Act Deliberately
November 16, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MBWARNING: This episode features discussion of depression and suicide. If you, or someone you know is suffering from depression or considering suicide, please seek professional help or call the National Suicide Hotline by dialing 988. Remember, you matter. A mantra of the Navy SEALS is, "Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast." It's a reminder to approach any situation with deliberate and careful consideration and that the quickest route to complete a task is to be methodical and slow. When present...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 21: The Butterfly Effect
October 19, 2022 17:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBIn the movie Jurassic Park, Dr. Ian Malcolm (played by Jeff Goldblum) says this about the butterfly effect as it relates to chaos theory, "A butterfly can flap its wings in [Beijing], and in Central Park, you get rain instead of sunshine.” The metaphor is used to describe how seemingly minor events can have grand consequences much further down the line. On this episode of AMPED, an accident on a rural farm, a seemingly banal scheduling happenstance, and a series of decisions borne out of ci...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 20: Juggling Two Lives
September 21, 2022 17:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBWe have talked on this show before about the complexity that can arise after suffering a stroke... but what if the patient also goes into pre-term labor while suffering the stroke? What interventions do you do? Which issue do you tackle first? What if your transport occupancy doubles mid-flight? Our team is joined by: Jeffrey Cutright EMT-P, Clinician for Air Methods, Dr. Nida Jamal, Stroke Medical Director for Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis, Dr. Barry Campbell, Air Methods OB/GYN cons...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 19: Under Pressure
August 17, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBSometimes the solution seems like it should be simple: Just stop the bleeding. But what happens when the injury is the internal jugular vein and the usual interventions either won't work, will cause other damage, or are simply impractical? The AMPED team discusses this case with unique and perplexing challenges, and how they ultimately overcame them. Our team is joined by: Ashley Howe, RN, Flight Nurse for Air Methods Dr. Michelle Mclean, MD, Medical Director at Air Methods Click here...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 18: The Cost of Experience
July 20, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBFirst responders see the unique, the unusual, the horrifying and the heartbreaking on a regular basis. On some calls, all the breaks go your way. On other calls, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. That's the cost of experience. On this episode of AMPED, our team discusses an accident involving a rock crusher in a quarry with complex, interlocking problems, and unusual circumstances that led to lessons hard-earned. Our team is joined by: Amber George, RN Brian Gremminger, EMT-P ...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 17: Methadon't Do That
June 15, 2022 17:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBWhat do you do when you receive a patient who is in critical cardiac condition after being in jail? Did they already have a heart disease that is getting worse? Or was it something they took? Or was it a prescribed medicine that they couldn't take? Regardless, it can be a struggle to find an answer. At this point you better know your basics to keep the patient alive. In this episode, the AMPED team is joined by flight nurse Chelsea Fehring to delve into another AMPED case that presents so...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 16: Stroke a Cord
May 18, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBDid you misread that title? Maybe you did and maybe you didn't. Emergency medicine requires our professionals to work from limited information and rely on instincts and assessment to diagnose and treat a patient. This usually leads our team down the right path, but sometimes leads them astray and takes them down the wrong clinical pathway for a patient. This episode takes the listener through these biases and discusses how to combat them, as we are joined by flight nurse, and host of The Q W...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 15: Caring for the Caregiver
April 20, 2022 17:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBFirst responders and clinicians often see things that are unimaginable to the average person as a part of their jobs. Yes, this is the nature of the work, but first responders and clinicians are human, and sometimes what they see affects them deeply. First responders have a 2.5x increased risk of suicide compared to other jobs. How do we help our colleagues handle trauma? How do we care for our caregivers. We discuss that in this episode as we are joined by: Stephanie Queen, RN, Taylor Mc...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 14: You Save One Life, You Save The World Entire
March 16, 2022 17:00 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBWhen a tornado strikes and causes a mass casualty incident (MCI), how does the team integrate itself into a larger team of first responders doing a variety of different jobs? How does the team arrive on scene when flight is impossible? And upon successfully saving one life, how does the team reconcile that success with the multiple other lives lost? These questions and a harrowing story await in this edition of the podcast. We are joined by: Amy Boultinghouse, RN, Chase Niewoehner, RN, K...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 13: Back To Basics: Leaning On Our Training
February 16, 2022 18:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Pediatric airway management is always a stressful procedure, particularly during transport when the risk of dislodgement increases. That fear of dislodging the airway can quickly change from securing the device to a "rat’s nest" of methods. In this episode the AMPED team dive into a case where that unfolds at the wrong time. We are joined by flight nurse, Jennifer Kucan and flight paramedic, Tom Bradtke Click here to download today! As always...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 12
January 12, 2022 18:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast The second of a two part series, our team recaps the pertinent data from our flight team, discusses where their assumptions were wrong, prescribes solutions for avoiding similar mistakes in the future, and wraps up what was a fascinating case. Did you figure out where the team figured things wrong? We are joined by Dr. Kevin Baumgartner, Dr. Michelle McLean, Shannon Duggar, RN, and Steve Piper, EMT-P. Click here to download today! As alwa...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 11
December 22, 2021 18:07 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast The anchoring effect is a cognitive bias that describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered (the “anchor”) when making decisions. On this first of a two-part episode of AMPED, our team discusses treating a possible overdose, uncovers data that doesn't seem quite right, and invites you to discover where things might have gone wrong. We are joined by Dr. Kevin Baumgartner, Dr. Michelle McLean, S...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 10
November 17, 2021 18:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Severely burned patients are a clinical challenge from many angles. In this month's episode, we examine and discuss how the patient care challenge is compounded in this transport by the remoteness of the request and the limited local resources. We are joined by flight paramedic, Orlando Marquez EMT-P burn nurse Kelly Marquez RN and Dr. Brett Hartman DO who directs the adult and pediatric burn units at Riley Hospital for Children Speedway B...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 9
October 20, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 73 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 9: DK A(LL) Messed Up In this episode, we discuss the many facets of diabetes, providing useful background, context and understanding about this health condition. Listen as our team discusses the treatment steps for a woman experiencing severe diabetic ketoacidosis, unpacking the multitude of problems she experienced, and the needed treatments that seemed to be oppositional to one another. The AMPED team is joined by guests: Dr. Alexis...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 8
September 15, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 8: No Mistakes, Just Opportunities In the world of medicine, great clinicians and organizations are always learning from their patients. In this episode, we talk about a patient experience that changed the way the clinicians and Air Methods perform needle decompressions. The AMPED team is joined by guests: Dr. Timothy Lenz Emergency Physician and Medical Director Dr. Jillian Theobald Emergency Physician and Toxicologist Dr. ...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 7
August 18, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 7: It Takes a Village In this episode, as our crews approach the scene (below) we discuss a compelling case of a critically ill patient treated in a mass casualty situation. We cover crucial triage decisions, a rare but severe traumatic injury, and stress the importance of falling back to our training. The AMPED team is joined by guests: Russell Haight MBA, CCRN Lanika Tucker RN Thomas Crain Clinical Director at Air Methods & Br...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 6
July 21, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 6: MO' ECMO! In this episode, we discuss another ECMO case that will get your critical thinking skills a run for their money! Get your thinking caps on because we will be dealing with all types of shock and lifesaving devices that depend on your fundamental knowledge of physiology and anatomy to save a life. The AMPED team is once again joined by our guests: Chase Niewoehner RN Flight Nurse and ECMO Specialist & Christina Creel ...
AIr Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 5
June 16, 2021 17:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 5: C'mon little stitch! This episode will follow our team during one of these cases where a patient on an ECMO device was one of many challenges. The AMPED team is joined by: Chase Niewoehner RN flight nurse and ECMO specialist & Dr. Christina Creel-Bulos @critcreelMD Critical Care Nurse/Emergency Physician/Critical Care Physician at Emory University Hospital. Click here to download today! As always thanks for listening and...
Air Methods Prehospital Education Podcast Ep. 4
May 19, 2021 17:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 4: The ol' bait and switch Have you ever had one of those calls dispatched as one issue and you arrive and it's something else? Yup! We have as well! In this episode, we dissect such a transfer call where the Eric Wheeler EMT-P and Danielle Flamm RN prepared for a STEMI transfer, but what lay in store for them at the sending facility was something much deadlier. In this episode, we have special guests: Kevin Baumgartner MD Evan Schwa...
AMPED Podcast Episode 3
April 21, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 3: "What are my next steps: Part 2" In our previous episode, flight nurse Christopher Becker recounted his transport of a sick patient in shock. The AMPED Podcast crew, with the help of ICU docs Dr. Brian Fuller and Dr. Amjad Musleh, discussed the different types of shock and diagnosing shock states. In this episode, we address how to treat this patient's shock. The AMPED team with Dr. Brian Fuller, Dr. Amjad Musleh, and our new guest...
Air Methods Prehospital Education Podcast Ep. 3
April 21, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 3: "What are my next steps: Part 2" In our previous episode, flight nurse Christopher Becker recounted his transport of a sick patient in shock. The AMPED Podcast crew, with the help of ICU docs Dr. Brian Fuller and Dr. Amjad Musleh, discussed the different types of shock and diagnosing shock states. In this episode, we address how to treat this patient's shock. The AMPED team with Dr. Brian Fuller, Dr. Amjad Musleh, and our new guest...
Air Methods Prehospital Education Podcast
March 17, 2021 19:28 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 2: "What are my next steps?" What is causing this patient's shock? Why is my patient dying? These critical questions arise when your typical solutions for shock aren't working and the patient is dying. It is crucial to have a systematic approach based on a fundamental understanding of the types of shock, figuring out the cause of shock, and choosing the right treatment. In this episode, we hear Air Methods clinicians figure out the ...
Air Methods Prehospital Education Podcast Ep. 2
March 17, 2021 19:28 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBAir Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Episode 2: "What are my next steps?" What is causing this patient's shock? Why is my patient dying? These critical questions arise when your typical solutions for shock aren't working and the patient is dying. It is crucial to have a systematic approach based on a fundamental understanding of the types of shock, figuring out the cause of shock, and choosing the right treatment. In this episode, we hear Air Methods clinicians figure out the ...
AMPED
February 15, 2021 17:44 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBAMPED (Air Methods Prehospital EDucation) Podcast Episode 1: "So We're Doing this..." There comes a time in every clinician's career where you have to risk life, limb, and expert advice to save a patient. The AMPED podcast team discusses such a case in which the Air Methods Flight team, sending Trauma Surgeon, and Medical Director were faced with such a decision. Listen to the AMPED podcast team, Flight clinicians, and trauma surgeon dissect HOW they made such a critical decision in th...
Air Methods Prehospital Education Podcast Ep. 1
February 15, 2021 17:44 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBAMPED (Air Methods Prehospital EDucation) Podcast Episode 1: "So We're Doing this..." There comes a time in every clinician's career where you have to risk life, limb, and expert advice to save a patient. The AMPED podcast team discusses such a case in which the Air Methods Flight team, sending Trauma Surgeon, and Medical Director were faced with such a decision. Listen to the AMPED podcast team, Flight clinicians, and trauma surgeon dissect HOW they made such a critical decision in th...