Alert Medic 1

The Alert Medic 1 Team is joined by Jasmin Cooke, LMSW to he given insight to the role of social workers in the total care of our patients. If you have ever wondered what happens within the case management realm, here is your chance to find out. Jasmin Cooke is a LMSW (Licensed Master of Social Work) that is currently working for a PRP (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program). She is also an Mental He...

The Alert Medic 1 Team sits down with Battalion Chief Tony Scott to talk about numerous leadership topics. Battalion Chief Scott is a command officer in a department in DC Metro area. he has worked in numerous field, support, and liason positions throughout the department.

The AM1 Team has the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Jennifer Anders, the Associate State EMS Medical Director of Pediatrics. We explore protocol changes and ask some questions about pediatrics in EMS.

The AM1 team sits down with the Maryland State EMS Medical Director Dr. Tim Chizmar to have a discussion about the 2023 Maryland Medical Protocol updates. For the Maryland clinicians, hopefully this provides some insight to these changes. For those that are non-Maryland clinicians, maybe this will provide you with some ideas to bring to your system.

The team sits down with Dr. Jim Brady once again. This time to talk about seizures.

Josh and Moose talk about the Stop the Bleed Campaign. We thought it important to speak on this extremely important topic during May because it is Stop the Bleed Month.

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with returning guest Cody Brdricko from Midwest Misfits to discuss various topics.

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Dr Jim Brady to talk about the uncommon endocrine emergencies we may encounter.

The AM1 team sits down with Dr. Jim Brady to discuss various basic aspects of endocrinology.

The AM1 team sits down with Dr. John Wendell and Paramedic Colin Bender to discuss fundamentals of treating the asthmatic patient

The AM1 team discusses prehospital administration of whole blood.

Responding to emergencies requires a high level of coordination and teamwork. One important tool that can help improve coordination and communication among any crew is Crew Resource Management (CRM). CRM is a systematic approach to enhancing teamwork and communication, with the goal of improving safety and efficiency. It was first developed in the aviation industry and has since been adopted by va...

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Jasmin Cooke, LMSW, to discuss various topics related to first responder mental health. Mental health is one of the most sensitive and stigmatized topics that we don’t discuss on a daily basis. As is often said, we do a great job of taking care of others in EMS, but how well do we do when it comes to taking care of ourselves and each other? This episode is pro...

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down to discuss a recent popular Reddit post discussing Connecticut House Bill 6581 and its potential implications for EMS.

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Battalion Chief Joe Cvach to discuss various topics in EMS and leadership

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Dr. Ben Lawner to discuss various topics related to medical direction. Dr. Lawner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Lawner obtained his EMT certification in 1994 and worked with Alachua County (Florida) Fire Rescue as a paramedic/firefighter prior to entrance into medical school. Dr....

The Alert Medic 1 team discusses various topics on this episode of the Shock Index!

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Dr. Jim Brady to discuss the utilization of Targeted Tempurature Management in the post-cardiac arrest patient.

Shock Index #7 by Alert Medic 1

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Flight Paramedic Mike Elwarner to discuss various topics in EMS

The Alert Medic 1 team meets to discuss the critically ill patient among various other topics.

Ken & Josh discuss various topics in EMS.

Ken and Mustafa sit down and discuss various topics in EMS for the Shock Index #5.

Ken and Mustafa discuss IV and IO access for the EMS Clinician

The Alert Medic 1 team sits down with Amy McGrow, RN, to discuss various topics related to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations and other topics related to interpersonal violence. Amy McGrow graduated with a BSN from Stevenson University in 2014 and has been an Emergency Department nurse in the Baltimore area for 8 years. She has previously held ED leadership positions at Saint Agnes Hospital as w...