The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast is a podcast for all EMS providers. Whether you’re an EMT, paramedic, nurse; work in a 911 response setting or critical care transport; and are a novice or experienced clinician, this podcast is for you.
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Jake Potter: Sedation, Agitation, and Rabbit-holes
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Listener discretion is advised.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised. You all know him and love him: Mustafa Sidik from The Alert Medic One Podcast joined me for a discussion about...well, a lot of things.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised.By Mike Carunchio
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LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Dr. Stephen Wood, host of the "Tac Medic Whiskey Podcast" joined us again! We talk about a wide-range of topics from politics (the EMS kind, not national), blood, airway, degrees, trauma...By Mike Carunchio
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More Listener Questions with Nurse Gwenny and Wes Nelson
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57:45LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised. Thanks to Adam from "Dialed Medics" for coming onto the podcast and talking about EMS education. Follow them on social media @dialedmedics.By Mike Carunchio
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Chris Wright: Lessons in Trauma from Ukraine
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50:02Listener discretion is advised. Chris Wright is a flight paramedic who spent a few months working as a medic in the Ukranian conflict. He came on to talk about tourniquet conversion but we ended up going into all kinds of trauma lessons he learned from his time.By Mike Carunchio
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Listener discretion is advised. EMS training guru Rick Maricle came onto talk about the regional blood program in Southern Texas and to talk unscripted about prehospital blood.By Mike Carunchio
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LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED Gauer, R. (2017). Severe Asymptomatic Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment. Am Family Physician. 95(8). Oras, et. Al. (2019). Elevated BP in the ED. Hypertension 75(1). Yaphe, J, Atzema, C, Helman, A. Hypertensive Emergencies. Emergency Medicine Cases. February, 2014.…
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Not really anything Thanksgiving related....random topics and rantings This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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References:http://www.aviationchief.com NASA. (2014). The Cost of Silence: Normalization of Deviance and Groupthink. Retrieved from: https://sma.nasa.gov/docs/default-source/safety-messages/safetymessage-normalizationofdeviance-2014-11-03b.pdf?sfvrsn=4 Mullane, Mike. Normalization of Deviance — IAFF. Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljzj…
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Thoughts on the "differential diagnosis." This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Bill is my HEMS partner, mentor, and friend. He started his career in EMS in 1976. Here is his introduction, some of his insights, and discussion on generation gaps and career progression. Also, sorry about the background noise: we were at work at the airport. Planes were taking off and the office chairs we were sitting in were creaking. This podca…
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Addendums on the calcium episode and the heart failure episode...as always...random ramblings as well... Citations:Anand IS, Gupta P. Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: Current Concepts and Emerging Therapies. Circulation. 2018 Jul 3;138(1):80-98. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.030099. PMID: 29967232. Hayes. (2013). Mythbuster: Calcium G…
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Staffing Shortages, Work Conditions, Corporate Greed
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30:12I think I might have gone a little hard in the paint on this one...TOPICS:Corporate greedStaffing shortagesIncentive payWorking conditions This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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As always: real talk, no BS, and maybe controversial views of when narcissism pervades the culture in EMS agencies... Duchon & Drake. (2009). Organizational narcissism and virtuous behavior. Journal of Business Ethics 85, 301-308. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Faine. (n.d.). The calcium quandry. EP Monthly. http://epmonthly.com/article/the-calcium-quandry Farkas. (2020). IBCC. Available at http://emcrit.org/ibcc Graudins, et. al. (2016). Calcium channel antagonist and beta blocker overdose: antidotes and adjunct therapies. Br J Clin Pharm 81(3). Nickson. (2020). Hypocalcemia. LITFL Blog. Available at htt…
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Topics discussed: Albuterol and CHF Staffing shortages 12-lead EKG indications Being a "rat" TEMS Imposter Syndrome This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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References:2021 Pennsylvania EMS Protocols. Spaite DW, Hu C, Bobrow BJ, et al. The Effect of Combined Out-of-Hospital Hypotension and Hypoxia on Mortality in Major Traumatic Brain Injury. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;69(1):62-72. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.007 Jain V, Choudhary J, Pandit R. Blood Pressure Target in Acute Brain Injury. Indian J Crit C…
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This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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References:Hsu, S. D., Chen, C. J., Chou, Y. C., Wang, S. H., & Chan, D. C. (2017). Effect of Early Pelvic Binder Use in the Emergency Management of Suspected Pelvic Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 14(10), 1217. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101217 Nickson. (2019). Weingart …
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This podcast references two books, both by Marlene Chism. *No Drama Leadership, 2015Stop Workplace Drama, 2011 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Mitigating Stupidity: Risk Management for the EMS Provider
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Med Twitter, Delta Variant
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Topics covered: Hyponatremia, crappy education, Delta variant, National Registry changesBy Mike Carunchio
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Stuff you need to know about traumatic shock for general practice, FP-C/CCP-C exams, etc. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Mattis, J. & West, B. (2019). Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead. New York: Random House. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Podcast for prehospital providers who aren't looking for a snoozefest. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Books mentioned:Col. Chris Hatfield, *An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Dr. Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Traumatic Asphyxia, The 12-Lead EKG and the Student
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30:06Reference: http://www.derangedphysiology.com This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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Sunday Night Ramblings with Mike and Mike
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The Middle of the Road Employee, COVID, Evidence Based Medicine
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37:33Looking at the importance of the employee who shows up and does his or her job; COVID discussion; looking at evidence-based medicine This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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NSTEMI, Accountability, Anemia, and Amish People
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56:03Stucchi, M., Cantoni, S., Piccinelli, E., Savonitto, S., & Morici, N. (2018). Anemia and acute coronary syndrome: current perspectives. Vascular health and risk management, 14, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S140951 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fmBy Mike Carunchio
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It's Been a While: Random Ramblings, Updates
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