Latest Ems education Podcast Episodes
When Fists Fly
Medic Materials Podcast - January 01, 2023 21:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA first on the show, we discuss a recent article in JEMS and evaluate a Paramedic who struck a patient after being assaulted by that same patient. Nationwide news and hundreds of people have weighed in on the controversy online but we wanted to not only give our perspective but also how could th...
Q-Pine
Medic Materials Podcast - December 06, 2022 02:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMany providers see certain popular medications that stick out on med lists. In this call review a patient knowingly takes a medication that could end up creating dire consequences. Joined today by Mike (NYS AEMT-P, CIC), Emily (NYS EMT-B, ER-RN) & Kelsey (NYS AEMT-P). Intro Music: https://bit.l...
ET Phone Help!
Medic Materials Podcast - November 06, 2022 04:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAfter a very dark discovery involving intubation, Gerard & Mike began to discuss the pitfalls that EMS has with intubations. We both felt that this conversation reserved a place on the show. Taking a seriously hard look into why EMS first pass success is so abysmal & maybe some things we provide...
The Pillars Are Shaking
Medic Materials Podcast - October 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAnnouncements galore on the 50th episode of the show. Announcements that will shake the foundation of the show! But not to worry we also answer a fan question today and deep dive into the issues of "THOSE' partners. Joined today by Mike (NYS AEMT-P, NYS CIC), Gerard (NYS AEMT-P), & Emily (NYS EM...
Overwhelmed & Underprepared
Medic Materials Podcast - September 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThese calls are one in a million. None of them are ever the same and most will break a providers mind. We open up a hard hitting honest discussion about MCI's (Mass Casualty Incidents), how providers need to prepare for them, how they should be run and what to expect afterwards. This episode cut...
When Frequent Flyers Attack
Medic Materials Podcast - August 23, 2022 01:35 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFrequent flyers are a part of the EMS industry. How the provider deals with them is the true test to the ems professional. In today's call, a crew turns complacency into legit professional care to a patient causing each provider to look inside themselves and overlook the demons. Joined today by ...
EMS At Home
Medic Materials Podcast - August 22, 2022 03:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEMS providers are constantly under stress. At times this stress follows us home. Today is a special episode for us on this show. We are joined by our significant others to have an honest talk about the health of our relationships and how we hold them together while being EMS providers. EMT's & P...
Magic Math 6+5
Medic Materials Podcast - August 07, 2022 18:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMath is the subject of today's episode when a confused patient suddenly changes directions. The paramedic we follow through this call is left by themselves, with little experience to fall back on. How can they calculate their way out of this one? Joined today by Mike (NYS AEMT-P, NYS CIC), Gerar...
Scared of Progress
Medic Materials Podcast - July 07, 2022 03:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 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 many solutions to this question, we also poke holes in many ongoing EMS issues that every agency mus...
Caught BLS'ing
Medic Materials Podcast - June 29, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 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 existence. In the longest episode to date we will cross many bridges that need to be crossed! Joined...
The Apple Elevation
Medic Materials Podcast - June 18, 2022 20:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsApples, 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 of things. We are joined by Mike (NYS AEMT-P, NYS CIC), Ariel (NYS AEMT-P), Greg (NYS AEMT-P), Ger...
WTF?!
Medic Materials Podcast - May 24, 2022 15:50 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 group of seemingly unconnected symptoms have in common to paint the final picture. We are joined with...
The End Is Near?
Medic Materials Podcast - May 04, 2022 02:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLate 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 EMS educators need to prepare for a drastic change in the way we teach classes. This discussion is ...
Toxic Expectations
Medic Materials Podcast - April 27, 2022 22:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 heard ways to improve the outlook of ems. How to reevaluate the education new ems providers receive a...
Mahas' 12-Leads For Dummies
Medic Materials Podcast - April 02, 2022 03:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe 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 then we should be. Gerard and Mike wanted to help change this by giving a full length discussion...
DAMN IT KELLY
Medic Materials Podcast - April 01, 2022 13:36 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 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). Intro Music: https://bit.ly/3Jy7AwG Outro Music: https://rb.gy/tais0a Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/8v4smgMEKe ...
That H*e MONA
Medic Materials Podcast - March 15, 2022 23:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 death counts down the seconds. This is the heaviest deep dive into cardiology we have done yet as we ...
Don't Fear The Reaper
Medic Materials Podcast - March 01, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsProviders 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 us to stare face to face with the Reaper of Death. EMT's and Paramedics are grossly underprepared...
A Rare T-Bone
Medic Materials Podcast - February 15, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 this crew now must figure how to treat as they race against the clock. We are joined with Mike (...
Dude! Where's My Patient?
Medic Materials Podcast - February 01, 2022 21:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 first they ever want to find their patient and more importantly to render the appropriate care if ne...
Barely Legal
Medic Materials Podcast - January 16, 2022 05:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 inmate. We are joined with Mike (NYS EMT, NYS CIC), Kelsey (NYS EMT), Gerard (NYS AEMT-P), and ...
Ketamine.. The Good.. The Bad.. The Ugly..
Medic Materials Podcast - January 02, 2022 01:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHAPPY 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 the EMS realm right now. We walk you through a detailed history on Ketamine, how is was discovered...
Between ROSC & A Hard Place
Medic Materials Podcast - December 19, 2021 08:12 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsChallenge 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 situation, that may get the better of their decision-making leading to some questionable choices. We a...
99 Echo
Medic Materials Podcast - December 03, 2021 04:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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. Today we discuss the history of how EMS has dealt with arrests, the drugs used in them, proper metho...
The Ol' A**hole
Medic Materials Podcast - November 15, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis 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 escalate and assumptions are made. Can this crew turn this call around before an "asshole" patie...
The Hostile SVT
Medic Materials Podcast - November 01, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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 paramedic in charge. We review a very serious pediatric call that gets intensified and shocked with...
The Echoey Airway
Medic Materials Podcast - October 15, 2021 22:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe 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 airway procedures and techniques to help you gain better success in both the BLS and ALS airway ...
Ready...Set...FLYCAR!
Medic Materials Podcast - October 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe 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 have worked in some capacity in a flycar service and today with out special guest we discuss everyth...
Chasing The S.T. Elevation
Medic Materials Podcast - September 15, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe crew in today's call review struggle to make sense of symptoms that are easily recognizable but are thrown when the cardiac monitor does not support the symptoms they are seeing. The table picks apart cardiac rhythms and scratches their heads, using all of their critical thinking to solve th...
Our Secrets Revealed (Celebrating 1 Year!)
Medic Materials Podcast - September 01, 2021 14:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn today's episode of the #medicmaterialspodcast we celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of the show! We thought it would be fun to get in the heads of each of us a bit deeper and more personal. Taking a different more light hearted approach we answer some random questions about our backgrounds, li...
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