Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine Podcast

    Hi Folks On today’s show, we have Dr Reuben Strayer of EMergency Medicine Updates, Dr Nicholas Chrimes of ClinicalCred and Dr Andy Buck of EDExam discuss and debate the topic of best practice in ED procedural sedation. Nick argues the concerns of aspiration risk in emergency patients with likely full stomachs. Reuben discusses the […]

    Hi Folks On today’s show, Dr Natalie May, Dr Anna Bargren and I chat about the exciting new online SMACC competition, EVO or Equipment Videos Online CHECK OUT COMPETITION DETAILS HERE Starting August 1st, you can submit entries to this competition and we announce a winning entry every month for the AWESOME PRIZE […]

Hi Folks On today’s show, we have the folks from TamingTheSru and UCAirCare, Dr Jeff Hill, Dr Mike Steuerwald and Dr Bill Hinckley. Our good friend of PHARM, Dr James DuCanto joins in to talk about his involvement in Dr Levitan’s Advanced Airway workshop at Yellowstone. Finally Dr Yen Chow comes and gives his perspective […]

Hi Folks KETAMINE THE ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BELOW AND ON PHARM ITUNES PODCAST! Right Click and Choose Save-as to Download the Podcast.Filed under: FOAMEd, Interviews of interesting people, prehospital and retrieval medicine podcast Tagged: album, itunes, ketamine

Hi Folks Without any further delay, the debut of KETAMINE THE MUSICAL : LET IT FLOW, courtesy of Dr Natalie May and Aidan Baron, sung to music from Let It Go from Frozen movie. ( artistic parody of original song) IF YOU LIKE , FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER @aLittleMedic @_NMay Right Click and Choose Save-as […]

  Hi Folks On today’s show is Dr David Duncan, medical director for CALSTAR! Lots of good stuff we cover including flight nurse role, prehospital surgical airway …and SMACC Chicago! SHOW NOTES : History of CALSTAR CalStar Helicopters Bridge Time Gap for Trauma Patients Headed to Hospitals An easy cricothyrotomy approach: the rapid four-step technique. […]

  Today on the podcast,  Dr Richard Levitan chats to me about  facilitating at the SMACCGOLD Airway workshop and his experience of SMACCGOLD. He also shares his vision of the future of airway skills teaching and education, especially in regard to EM docs adopting flexible endoscopy skills. Finally we hear about his American courses in […]

Today on the podcast,I discuss psychiatric aeromedical retrieval, my latest overview in 12 minutes! Its a PHARM wee!   (Podcast available here and on iTunes) Right Click and Choose Save-as to Download the Podcast.Filed under: Aeromedical retrieval, Emergency medicine and critical care, FOAMEd, Interviews of interesting people, prehospital and retrieval medicine podcast, Prehospital medicine, Rural […]

hi folks. Today’s podcast is with Dr Adam Darnobid, EMS physician and former flight doctor at LifeFlight Massachusetts. He shares his experience as a prehospital doctor at the Boston Marathon 2013 and the bombing attack that ensued Here is Adam in his own words : Some things to link to: The US EM resident association […]

Today on the podcast,  Dr Stephen Luke talks to me about prehospital medicine for mass gathering events. Show notes: St John Ambulance presentation on health care delivery at mass gathering events IronMan Cairns 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia 2013 (Podcast available here and on iTunes) Right Click and Choose […]

Today on the podcast,  Dr Richard Levitan chats to me about what he will be facilitating at the SMACCGOLD Airway workshop on 18th March 2014. He also shares his vision of the future of airway skills teaching and education. Finally we hear about his American courses in Yellowstone, Baltimore and New York City in 2014! […]

Today on the podcast,  Dr Nicholas Chrimes, Dr Anthony Lewis and I provide a preworkshop overview of the Essential Airway skills session we will be facilitating at the SMACCGOLD Airway workshop on 18th March 2014. SHOW NOTES: Vortex Optimisation Strategies(handout) Demonstration of Factors Influencing Performance of Oxygen Delivery Devices Rise of the Mapleson: comparison of […]

Today on the podcast,  Dr Rob Bryant, EM doctor from Salt Lake City, Utah, is back to discuss Roc vs Sux! WHEN DOES SUX SUCK?, AND DOES ROC. ALWAYS ROCK?   Succinylcholine is a common neuromuscular blocking agent used in emergency departments worldwide, and in systems with pre-hospital RSI capabilities. Some systems (Layton, UT, USA) […]

Today on the podcast,  I discuss prehospital airway management and severe head injury. Take home messages: Hypoxia is not good for severe head injuries Even a short period of hypoxia or reduced oxygenation during a prehospital airway intervention maybe enough to worsen outcome Consider methods of maintaining oxygenation during any airway intervention for severe head […]

Today on the podcast,  Dr John Hinds and Dr Tim Leeuwenburg talk to me about PALM, Pharmacologically assisted Laryngeal Mask Airway   SHOW NOTES: ResusMe on Guidelines on prehospital drug assisted LMA Faculty of prehospital care consensus statements Podcast ( available here and on iTunes) Right Click and Choose Save-as to Download the Podcast.Filed under: […]