Latest Airmedical Podcast Episodes
Episode 120 - Sorry, We Are Closed: Interfacility Transfers w/Austin Wingate
Heavy Lies the Helmet - June 29, 2024 16:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsInterfacility transfers are not always indicated at the time and place of which they are being requested. Whether it's referring provider misinformation or a lack of advocacy by the transport agency, these transfers can result in unnecessary risk for crew members and patients. Specifically, weat...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - Caring for The Caregiver's Mental Health with EMDR Therapy
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - May 20, 2024 20:15 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs first responders and critical care healthcare providers, we need to stay aware of our own mental health. Chelsey Naum Purpura, MS, LPC received her Bachelor’s in Psychology at West Virginia University and her Masters in Counseling Psychology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is ...
Episode 119 - Losses and Gains: Antidiuretic Hormone
Heavy Lies the Helmet - May 06, 2024 16:27 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsAntidiuretic hormone (ADH) plays an essential part in the body's osmotic/fluid balance, sodium homeostasis, and blood pressure regulation. This hormone is synthesized in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary gland. In conditions such as Diabetes Insipidus (DI) and Syndrome o...
STAT AirPod - Effects of Climate Sensitivities on Pediatric Patients
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - April 10, 2024 03:29 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsClinicians for Climate Action launched a campaign to significantly improve healthcare sustainability at UPMC, the largest healthcare system in Pennsylvania. Our guest, Dr. Isabela Angelelli is the Co-Chair for Clinicians for Climate Action. The current focus of her work in the environmental wor...
Episode 118 - Trigger Warning: Angioedema
Heavy Lies the Helmet - March 25, 2024 14:46 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsAngioedema is defined by upper airway swelling secondary to an immune response. The trigger and subsequent physiological response are how we categorize it. In this podcast, we discuss how to diagnose and treat both types: IgE/Histamine-mediated and Bradykinin-mediated. We also touch on how to ad...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - The STAT Blood Bank Explained
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - March 20, 2024 22:49 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsSTAT MedEvac has been carrying blood on it's helicopters and ground units for years. How the blood is obtained, stored and inventoried is explained by STAT's Medical Director Dr. Frank Guyette. It's a very efficient system.
Episode 117 - Dye or Die: Methylene Blue w/Will Heuser
Heavy Lies the Helmet - February 28, 2024 14:20 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsWhen discussing methylene blue, management and treatment of methaemoglobinaemia is usually the first indication mentioned. But in this podcast, we challenge you to increase the size of your lense and focus on its benefits in other states (e.g., septic shock). Of course, we could not do this alon...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - So You Want To Be an EMS Pilot?
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - February 23, 2024 05:01 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsWilliam Horner, EMS pilot and Regional Manager for STAT MedEvac takes time to chat witih Kristen regarding his "dream job" as an EMS Pilot. Where does one learn to be a pilot? How long does it take to become an EMS helicopter pilot and what attracted Bill to STAT MedEvac specifically?
STAT MedEvac Airpod – Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Detection
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - January 30, 2024 16:42 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThanks to Chief Tom Bell of the Greensburg Fire Department for having a chat about carbon monoxide. As we are in the throws of winter and our houses are closed up, this is a good time for all of us to be familiar with the assessment of carbon monoxide hazards as well as the detectors that many ...
Episode 116 - Around the World: HEMS in México w/Daniel Peñaflor
Heavy Lies the Helmet - January 27, 2024 20:44 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsThough we have delved into foreign HEMS systems in the past (See Episode 61 – Down Under Dynamics w/Dr. Cliff Reid), we have not dedicated an entire series to it. Having now rubbed shoulders with many clinicians and operators around the world, it is evident that these conversations need to take ...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - Frost Bite/Cold Weather Injuries
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - January 12, 2024 12:47 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsKristen talks to Dr. Jenny Ziembicki, Medical Director of the UPMC/Mercy Burn Center about cold weather emergencies such as frost bite. What is it? How do first responders assess and treat it properly. How to first responders prevent themselves from cold weather injuries when on calls?
Episode 115 - Me, My Self-Loading Baggage, and I w/Miles Dunagan and Brett Reeder
Heavy Lies the Helmet - December 20, 2023 18:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratings"Self-loading baggage" is a derogatory term often used by pilots to describe lazy or disengaged medical crew members in the air medical industry. Whether intentional or not, this behavior sets a bad precedent for those of us that want to embrace aviation cross-training and be able to assist the ...
Episode 114 - You Train Ukraine w/Kevin Collopy and Brock Jenkins
Heavy Lies the Helmet - November 30, 2023 20:54 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsThe Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing international conflict between Russia and Ukraine. At times such as these, medical training is essential and sometimes required of laypersons. International Medical Corps partnered with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) to provide comprehensive emerg...
Episode 113 - Being B.R.A.S.H. When Treating Bradycardia w/Dr. Kate Connelly and Jake Miller
Heavy Lies the Helmet - November 15, 2023 15:31 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsB.R.A.S.H. Syndrome is a phenomenon with a constellation of Bradycardia, Renal failure, AV nodal blockade, Shock, and Hyperkalemia requiring identification and management in the prehospital and transport setting. In this podcast episode, live from AMTC23, we discuss the pathophysiology of BRASH ...
Episode 112 – Acid Base Trifecta (Presentation)
Heavy Lies the Helmet - October 31, 2023 20:39 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsDan presented the talk “Metabolic Acidosis: The Eye Can Only See What the Mind Can Comprehend” at AMTC23. In this recording, he teaches you how to identify the prevalence of acid-base disorders including triple disturbances, how to calculate anion gap and determine the etiology of the gap, and h...
Episode 111 - Critical Comfort Care w/Brianna Fields
Heavy Lies the Helmet - October 18, 2023 22:02 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsAs a critical care clinician, do you consider yourself well-versed in comfort care? Do you consider yourself well-rehearsed in having the discussions leading up to the patient's or family's decision to implement it? This concept may be outside your comfort zone, especially if you work in emergen...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - Physician Suicide and Mental Health Support
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - October 06, 2023 05:26 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur guest, this month, is the Allegheny County Medical Society's Executive Director Sara C. Hussey, MBA, CAE. The discussion this month is the mental health of physicians, the rising suicide rate of physcians and prevention/awareness.
Episode 110 - The Truth About A-Fib
Heavy Lies the Helmet - September 23, 2023 12:16 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsAtrial fibrillation, particularly A-Fib with RVR (Rapid Ventricular Response), is often an emergency requiring emergent intervention beyond ACLS and its associated algorithms. Identification of A-Fib can be challenging in itself, much less trying to determine what intervention(s) are indicated. ...
STAT MedEvac AirPod Concussions Part 2
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - September 13, 2023 21:04 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, William Ankrom, an Instructor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition for the Athletic Training Program at UPMC, gets more into detail regarding the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of concussions. Is there a rapid test that first...
Episode 109 - 10 Things Your Gastroenterologist Wants You to Know w/Dr. Josh Peck
Heavy Lies the Helmet - September 05, 2023 16:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsContinuing our "10 Things" series, we focus our attention on gastroenterology. GE/GI goes well beyond colorectal. From bleeding esophageal varices to pancreatitis to liver failure, these patients require specific diagnostics and interventions to improve their mortality and morbidity. Join us for...
STAT MedEvac AirPod Concussions Part 1
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - August 23, 2023 09:49 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsWilliam Ankrom is an Instructor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition for the Athletic Training Program at UPMC. He talks about being prepared for all emergencies at sports events and discusses who is in charge when it comes to injuries.... parent...
Episode 108 - 10 Things Your PEM Physician Wants You to Know w/Dr. Dominique Diggs
Heavy Lies the Helmet - June 30, 2023 19:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsPediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) is a sub-speciality that many clinicians find intimidating. Are pediatric patients truly unique or are they simply "little adults"? In this podcast episode, we are joined by Dr. Dominique Diggs, board certified PEM physician, to demystify pediatric emergency ca...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - A New Era of Tactical Medicine
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - June 26, 2023 18:03 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsFlight Nurse, Jill Ekis talks about STAT MedEvac's recent involement in tactical medicine under the direction of Dr. Weiss who has overseen the tactical medicine teams for the City of Pittsburgh EMS.
STAT MedEvac Airpod - A "Thank You" to EMS From a Resuscitation Survivor
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - May 27, 2023 11:49 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsElizabeth Wolfe, Executive Director at Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation talks about the inception of PEMF. The organization has funded over 200 grants and have their hands in everything that has to do with emergency medicine, research and education. Find more information on that at www....
Episode 107 - Vascular Disaster
Heavy Lies the Helmet - May 25, 2023 13:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsVascular emergencies refer to any time-sensitive condition where perfusion is prevented secondary to bleeding or occlusion of a vessel. These can include, but is not limited to, the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and aorta. And depending on the severity of the aneurysm or embolism/thrombus, do...
Episode 106 - Breaking the Case (Pt. 2)
Heavy Lies the Helmet - May 04, 2023 12:40 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsReviewing case studies with trusted colleagues can be extremely beneficial. Not only does it provide a moment of reflection on actions taken, but it also provides different approaches that may be applicable to future scenarios. Occasionally we like to challenge each other, and this episode is ...
Flight Nurse Hollee Russell Talks About Dog Therapy
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - April 18, 2023 17:58 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur own Hollee Russell has been a self-proclaimed "crazy dog lady" for as long as she can remember. As she puts it, she has had "the honor of being on the other end of a the leash" of her dogs. She has trained for numerous situations and has trained additional dogs and handlers. She tells her ...
Episode 105 - 10 Things Your Emergency Physician Wants You to Know
Heavy Lies the Helmet - March 29, 2023 16:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsHave you ever handed off to an ER doctor, and you felt they were displeased with your care? Have you ever received an order from an ER doctor, and you didn't quite understand why? In this podcast episode, we continue our "10 Things" series with a focus on the emergency department. Our very own D...
Episode 104 - OMI, I Almost Died
Heavy Lies the Helmet - March 05, 2023 14:45 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsMyocardial infarctions can present in a variety of ways depending on vessel involvement, timing of pathology, and interpretation of diagnostics (e.g., 12-lead EKG). Unfortunately, not every patient with a myocardial infarction will fit STEMI criteria's paradigm, which has lead to the adoption of...
STAT MedEvac Airpod - Being Aware of Compassion Fatigue in Yourself and Your Peers
STATMedEvacAirPod's podcast - March 03, 2023 14:02 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, compassion fatigue expert, Sharise Nance, discusses the idea of the potential to become a mentally fatigued caregiver simply because of the day-to-day operations of caring for patients. She makes us aware of how to sense it in ourselves as well as our peers. You can find more ...
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