Podcasts /podcast Podcasts en-US Fri, 02 May 2025 16:31:22 GMT Not your average sugar rush: EMS strategies for DKA /diabetes/not-your-average-sugar-rush-ems-strategies-for-dka Diabetic ketoacidosis calls are rising — are your skills ready for the spike? Fri, 02 May 2025 16:31:22 GMT /diabetes/not-your-average-sugar-rush-ems-strategies-for-dka Barriers to prehospital whole blood implementation /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation Drs. Christine Carico and Matt Levy reveal why lifesaving blood transfusions remain rare in EMS care — and what needs to change to save more lives Thu, 01 May 2025 17:15:48 GMT /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation Is your EMS agency all talk, no accountability? Here’s how to fix that /paramedic-chief/is-your-ems-agency-all-talk-no-accountability-heres-how-to-fix-that If you’re tired of a toxic culture, this episode lays out a blueprint for EMS agency growth Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:40:55 GMT /paramedic-chief/is-your-ems-agency-all-talk-no-accountability-heres-how-to-fix-that Not your average sugar rush: EMS strategies for DKA /diabetes/not-your-average-sugar-rush-ems-strategies-for-dka Diabetic ketoacidosis calls are rising — are your skills ready for the spike? Fri, 02 May 2025 16:31:22 GMT /diabetes/not-your-average-sugar-rush-ems-strategies-for-dka Barriers to prehospital whole blood implementation /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation Drs. Christine Carico and Matt Levy reveal why lifesaving blood transfusions remain rare in EMS care — and what needs to change to save more lives Thu, 01 May 2025 17:15:48 GMT /whole-blood/barriers-to-prehospital-whole-blood-implementation Is your EMS agency all talk, no accountability? Here’s how to fix that /paramedic-chief/is-your-ems-agency-all-talk-no-accountability-heres-how-to-fix-that If you’re tired of a toxic culture, this episode lays out a blueprint for EMS agency growth Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:40:55 GMT /paramedic-chief/is-your-ems-agency-all-talk-no-accountability-heres-how-to-fix-that EMS in the ash zone: Alaska’s Mount Spurr and the volcanic challenge /disaster-management/ems-in-the-ash-zone-alaskas-mount-spurr-and-the-volcanic-challenge From off-grid residents to 96-hour response timelines, Deputy Director Tracey Loscar shares how Alaskan EMS plans for volcanic eruptions, extreme remoteness and respiratory threats Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:40:03 GMT /disaster-management/ems-in-the-ash-zone-alaskas-mount-spurr-and-the-volcanic-challenge Is it time to turn off the sirens? Podcast explores lights & siren use and unintended risks /paramedic-survival/is-it-time-to-turn-off-the-sirens-podcast-explores-lights-siren-use-and-unintended-risks An episode of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast “Revisionist History" dives into the data — and the noise — behind why EMS sirens may no longer be worth the risk Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:54:13 GMT /paramedic-survival/is-it-time-to-turn-off-the-sirens-podcast-explores-lights-siren-use-and-unintended-risks Respect the lift assist /patient-safety/articles/respect-the-lift-assist-M80v5kew0bJ0GydD/ Warning signs and a checklist for evaluating patients after a lift assist Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:25:00 GMT /patient-safety/articles/respect-the-lift-assist-M80v5kew0bJ0GydD/ EMS on the Hill: Why advocacy matters now more than ever /legislation-funding/ems-on-the-hill-why-advocacy-matters-now-more-than-ever Your pay, your role and your resources are on the line; here’s what EMS leaders are fighting for now Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:47:59 GMT /legislation-funding/ems-on-the-hill-why-advocacy-matters-now-more-than-ever Exhausted and overworked: The fatigue crisis in EMS /health-wellness/exhausted-and-overworked-the-fatigue-crisis-in-ems If you’ve ever worked tired, driven drowsy, or taken one shift too many, this one’s for you Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:16:38 GMT /health-wellness/exhausted-and-overworked-the-fatigue-crisis-in-ems The human side of EMS: Culture, compassion and clinical courage /patient-care-compassion/the-human-side-of-ems-culture-compassion-and-clinical-courage Live from ABC 360, keynote speaker Catherine Kuhlmann and Doug Wolfberg join the podcast to dive into stories of resilience and responsibility Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:53:43 GMT /patient-care-compassion/the-human-side-of-ems-culture-compassion-and-clinical-courage Future-proofing EMS: How a new course is building results-driven problem solvers /ems-training-and-education/future-proofing-ems-how-a-new-course-is-building-results-driven-problem-solvers In this EMS One-Stop episode, Dr. Dave Williams explains how a new master’s-level course will empower leaders to solve systemic challenges using proven methodologies — and why quality must be a leadership priority Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:29:51 GMT /ems-training-and-education/future-proofing-ems-how-a-new-course-is-building-results-driven-problem-solvers The EMS Book Club: 10 texts all paramedics should have on their shelves /ems-products/books/the-ems-book-club-10-texts-all-paramedics-should-have-on-their-shelves From learning resources to comic relief, there’s something for everyone Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:12:23 GMT /ems-products/books/the-ems-book-club-10-texts-all-paramedics-should-have-on-their-shelves NEMSQA 2024: Dr. Jeff Jarvis on airway safety and the path to EMS improvement /ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/nemsqa-2024-dr-jeff-jarvis-on-airway-safety-and-the-path-to-ems-improvement In a deep dive into NEMSQA’s 2024 report, Dr. Jarvis discusses critical airway safety measures and how EMS providers can leverage data, protocols and collaboration to achieve safer, more effective care Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:52:19 GMT /ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/nemsqa-2024-dr-jeff-jarvis-on-airway-safety-and-the-path-to-ems-improvement Stop the bleed, fill the tank – The New Orleans EMS blood program /whole-blood/stop-the-bleed-fill-the-tank-the-new-orleans-ems-blood-program From trauma to GI bleeds, New Orleans EMS transforms patient outcomes with groundbreaking pre-hospital blood administration Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:44:20 GMT /whole-blood/stop-the-bleed-fill-the-tank-the-new-orleans-ems-blood-program When the unthinkable happens: 2024’s most unbelievable EMS calls /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls Any given shift, right? Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:14:54 GMT /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls Show me the money: How EMS can tap into opioid funding /EMS-grants/show-me-the-money-how-ems-can-tap-into-opioid-funding EMS grant guru Corey Carlson breaks down the nationwide opioid settlements and how emergency service providers can benefit Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:06:23 GMT /EMS-grants/show-me-the-money-how-ems-can-tap-into-opioid-funding