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An Education Enema
Medic Materials Podcast - May 09, 2024 13:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe consistently see the same teaching habits by the same instructors that are holding onto their past glory. Never striving to get out of their own self built rut. In the follow up to our last episode "Stuck In The Mud" we discuss ways to spice up the classroom, engage adult students, understand...
Stuck In The Mud
Medic Materials Podcast - April 23, 2024 13:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEver wonder why EMS education is stagnant, bland, unoriginal & can't seem to prepare students for the taking an EMS job? We discuss the toils of EMS education and the lack of vision within the classroom. Many of us struggled to get through class, and felt completely unprepared to take a job in t...
mmm Fruit Loops
Medic Materials Podcast - April 02, 2024 02:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA string of strange patient interactions are the source of today's call. Our crew today disregards the basics, but somehow makes it to the hospital without disaster. We discuss a systems RSI protocols as well as facts about a budding overdose culture. Hear from Mike Turek (AEMT-P, CIC), Emily Ya...
Say When
Medic Materials Podcast - March 03, 2024 17:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAfter seeing a recent JEMS article we had to discuss the idea of an armed EMS provider. This is a can of worms that if opened gives us more questions then answers. We tackle trust and training, need vs desire, agency or individual, cost and legal, and many other subjects in this hot button topic...
Fully Baked
Medic Materials Podcast - February 11, 2024 02:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe review a fairly benign call today that has the panel completely stumped! Gerard dives into his past a bit and gives a great lesson on plant life. Oh! And Gerard and the Maha have some strong thoughts on this EMS crews lack of professionalism and capacity to fulfill their job description. Hear...
Karen Has A Bad Night
Medic Materials Podcast - January 21, 2024 20:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEver have one of those shifts where nothing seems to go right? Today's Karen found out the hard way that sometimes you must overlook your patients behavior & ask yourself why are they behaving like that. Facts on this case are still being investigated. All commentary is our own & not based on t...
They Should Have Sucked
Medic Materials Podcast - January 11, 2024 16:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOh what a way to start the fourth year of the show! This crew scrambles but never actually accomplishes much on their terrifying scene. A few simple oversights and some actual training could have gone a long way to help this mother and infant. Hear from Mike (NY AEMT-P, CIC), Gerard (NC AEMT-P) ...
Family Matters, The Tube Special
Medic Materials Podcast - December 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA paramedic faces a patient with significant shortness of breath and no help! The symptoms are clear, & we can all see the natural progression of this disease process. How does this medic fare by themselves? Listen & find out! Oh! We also get the Phil Foundation on his soapbox! Hear from Mike (N...
The Brapha Response
Medic Materials Podcast - November 18, 2023 17:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhat a way to celebrate our 75th episode! The crew reviews a fairly straightforward call that dangles on the fence between an Alpha & Bravo priority. We discuss cardiac rhythms and the PROPER treatment of an EMT student. Hear from Mike (NY AEMT-P, CIC), Maha Butchie (NY AEMT-P), Phil Foundation ...
The Finest Chicken Sandwich
Medic Materials Podcast - November 10, 2023 22:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA BLS crew responds to a chest pain, but chose to stop at a local fast food restaurant on their way there. We discuss the news article, the fallout & more importantly the comments sections of multiple sources, where fellow providers defend & condemn the actions of these providers. Hear from Mike...
Taco Tuesday
Medic Materials Podcast - September 24, 2023 04:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMaybe this patient would have just been better off in the hands of a BLS provider. We are all pretty critical of this call, a passive medic and a crew that believes they hear nothing when it just isn't adding up. Sometimes we all just wish we could eat a taco. Hear from Mike (NY AEMT-P, CIC), Ma...
If Only It Was Syncope
Medic Materials Podcast - September 23, 2023 23:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhen all you hope is that a simple syncopal episode is just that SIMPLE, and it turns out it never is. However these providers today are fans of the show and take an idea we showcased to help determine what really is causing the issues with their patient. This is one of the cooler episodes that ...
This One Brought To You By Kleenex
Medic Materials Podcast - August 29, 2023 01:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWarning! Get your Kleenex ready for this one. We say goodbye to a dear friend of ours and a fan favorite of the show. Then we discuss a topic never before heard on the show. Warning the topic we discuss can be upsetting for some people. Hear from Mike (NY AEMT-P, CIC), Maha Butchie (NY AEMT-P), ...
It's Not A UTI
Medic Materials Podcast - August 12, 2023 19:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Maha does not disappoint with a call he brings to the table. For the first time in a long time this patient steers the panel in a very wrong direction. Yet even being majorly wrong the clues were starring us all in the face. Sometimes the Zebra is a Zebra and other times the Zebra is a Leopa...
You Can't Fix Everything
Medic Materials Podcast - July 30, 2023 16:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIssues arise with Airway, Breathing & Circulation with an unresponsive patient. The crew must first discover the root cause of the patient's downfall, but soon make miscalculations. No matter what the crew finds or does they are fighting an uphill battle with their very critical patient. Hear fr...
Dried Out Sponge
Medic Materials Podcast - July 20, 2023 15:05 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe two EMTs on todays call are quick to recognize the problem at hand on this weeks call review. But they are quicker to render aggressive medication treatments to help this patient who without them surely would have suffered from respiratory arrest. Pharmacology is the backbone of todays episo...
Hard Earned Respect
Medic Materials Podcast - July 02, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Geriatric population is one of our most frequent patient. In knowing that we had to dedicate an entire episodes discussion to the elderly patient. Med errors, communication and respect and a deep dive into how important asking the right questions and not neglecting your assessments are all d...
Special Operations
Medic Materials Podcast - June 23, 2023 18:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe special challenge patient at times can be difficult for the EMS provider. In this episode we discuss some of the more frequent special challenge patients, including the obese patient, LVAD patient, and MR patient. Learn techniques to help in the care of these patients as well as a deep dive ...
Don't Drink The Water
Medic Materials Podcast - June 07, 2023 14:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA female is complaining of symptoms that point directly to a cardiac issue. Yet the paramedic deems her not worth their time. These generalized symptoms may come back to haunt providers. We talk abdominal pain, nausea and other GI complaints in this episode. Hear from Mike (NY AEMT-P, CIC), Emi...
OAE vol. 2
Medic Materials Podcast - May 22, 2023 15:11 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe honor Mental Health Awareness Month on the show today with a great interview with Jessica & Brooke of Operation At Ease! We deep dive into the mission of Operation At Ease, their current mental health programs & how they're able to help First Responders & Corrections Officers in new amazing w...
Bum Brawl
Medic Materials Podcast - May 07, 2023 06:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe honor Mental Health Awareness Month on the show today with an interesting call review where a fairly green crew is thrown into a brawl with multiple patients. The tunnel vision and confirmation bias was thick and opportunities were missed to really understand what they had in front of them. H...
Enough Already
Medic Materials Podcast - April 23, 2023 01:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReturning to some EMS news we review a scary story coming out of Wyoming about a crazy medication error. This story sparks a great discussion about where medication errors come from, why they keep happening and what agencies and providers can do about decreasing the number of medication errors. ...
Nothing's Wrong, REALLY?
Medic Materials Podcast - April 05, 2023 04:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA patient is bleeding that is the simple part of this call. However the hospital doesn't believe the patient is all that sick. Where is this fluid coming from and what is the cause will ultimately stump everyone! This one is a confusing one, but one thing is for sure we all knew that the hospita...
5 Years to Shock
Medic Materials Podcast - March 16, 2023 13:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe first episode of the podcast that is transmitted LIVE. We connect our conversation about the pediatric patient from last episode with a call review of a very sick 5 year old. The crew's limited ability to practice their pediatric physical exam and treatments only create an atmosphere for mis...
Don't Be Afraid Of The Big Bad Ped
Medic Materials Podcast - March 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGerard came up with a great discussion topis this month and we dive head first into pediatrics. Listen to ideas and thoughts on how to interact with kids, what to expect during pediatric emergencies and a lots of other great information. Hear from Mike (NYS AEMT-P, CIC), Emily (NYS EMT-B, ER-RN...
A Medic By Themself
Medic Materials Podcast - February 16, 2023 04:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe take a page from our patreon show and bring you a remarkable mess of blunders. A respiratory patient that just needs someone to look a bit closer and not push her off the edge. Sadly they push her with such force your head will spin. Hear from Mike (NYS AEMT-P, CIC), Butch (NYS AEMT-P), Phil...
Shit Is Tachy
Medic Materials Podcast - February 01, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhat a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT for the future of Medic Materials LLC. Yet that is only the beginning. We also review a call in which two medics have slight differences in treatment plans. One plan could save the patient, the other could kill them. Hear from Mike (NYS AEMT-P, CIC), Kelsey (NYS AEMT-P)...
Doc In A Box
Medic Materials Podcast - January 27, 2023 05:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhen a paramedic listens to the doc in the box and not their clinical judgement the train gets derailed fast! From a weird myocardial infarction to dialysis, junctional rhythms and pacing.... What else can happen!? Hear from Mike (NYS AEMT-P, CIC), Emily (NYS EMT-B, ER-RN), Butch (NYS AEMT-P), K...
Burnt Out Negligence
Medic Materials Podcast - January 27, 2023 03:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn another piece of EMS news we take a look at the UNBELIEVABLE footage from the murder investigation happening in Illinois with two EMT's. The care is unbearable to watch and the outcome was so preventable. Hear from Mike (NYS AEMT-P, CIC), Emily (NYS EMT-B, ER-RN), & Gerard (NC AEMT-P). Intr...
I Called The Witch Doctor
Medic Materials Podcast - January 04, 2023 04:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe return to Mike's favorite location....Rustic, when a tired old farmer makes a desperate plea for help. The Paramedic makes a bold choice which sparks a wild phone conversation. Many bridges are crossed, from air medical to Sgarbossa to pain management in this one! Hear from Mike (NYS AEMT-P, ...
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