American Ambulance EMS Podcast

In this short episode we discuss dental emergencies, specifically fully avulsed teeth and how they can be saved. Tune in to find out what you can do if you encounter this situation in the field to give those teeth their best chance at reimplantation.    

The chance to deliver a baby doesn't come around every day, but when it does, we want to be as prepared as possible! American Ambulance Paramedic Mindy Fisher joins us this time to share a story from the field and discuss this miraculous yet potentially terrifying topic. 

Today we’re going to talk about ECMO/ECLS and how it intersects with prehospital medicine. ECMO is the acronym for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and ECLS is extra-corporeal life support.  Please join the UCSF-Fresno team as they discuss this new and exciting topic with special guest Dr. Crystal Ives-Tallman.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is more common in first responders than the general population.  Please join the UCSF-Fresno physician team as they interview and discuss PTSD with special guests, Ken Katz and Herman Barretto.  

This week is EMS week, so we decided to record a special episode celebrating all of you incredible people that have dedicated your lives to caring for our communities. This week our podcast team chats with career Paramedics Noelle Reimers and Clark Sumner. We also sit down with American Ambulance owner Todd Valeri and Dan Lynch, the Fresno County EMS Division Manager, to hear stories of their earl...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in America and around the world. Join us as we discuss the pathophysiology of strokes and how best to treat our stoke patients in the pre-hospital setting. Our team was pleased to be joined by paramedic Scott Davis for this episode as he stopped in to share a stroke case from the field!

Complaints of abdominal pain are extremely common in EMS, yet each case needs to be taken seriously as the cause can range from the most benign, like indigestion, to the immediately life-threatening such as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.  Join us as we discuss this topic and hear a few stories from the field from our special guest, Paramedic Supervisor Chris Zaczek. 

Join us for a lively discussion about pediatric fever.   Listen and enjoy the discussion of the pathophysiology of fevers, why high temperatures are such a HUGE deal when a patient is less than 3 months old and how to treat pediatric shock.

Join us for our one-year anniversary podcast! This episode features questions we received from our listeners on a range of topics, from sleep and the challenges of shift work to what diagnosis scares our hosts the most. Thank you so much to our growing listener base! Over the past year we have really enjoy these discussions and it has truly been an honor bringing you this information in what we ho...

In acute respiratory distress, telling the difference in the prehospital setting between COPD and CHF can be a challenge.  Please join the UCSF-Fresno doctors and special guest, Critical Care Paramedic, Scott Charlston as they discuss the astute differences between pulmonary edema and  bronchoconstriction and help give tips and tricks to make sure you are on the correct protocol.

Join our UCSF physician team as they discuss the topic of traumatic amputations.  Special guest co-host Dr. Steffani Campbell and Paramedic Ian Ashby join the podcast to discuss amputations and the importance of early tourniquet use.  Hear the discussion of the evidence behind the use of tourniquets and hear a lively discussion on how to treat digit amputations.

We are joined this time by EMT Dillon Sacra and Paramedic Clarissa Torralva as they share their case of a bradycardic emergency patient. The podcast team will discuss the pathophysiology of symptomatic bradycardia, the different AV blocks you may encounter on EKG and treatment options like atropine and cardiac pacing.

Please join us with special guest, Paramedic Derek Ratzel as we discuss coronary ischemic chest pain.  Hear how aspirin and nitroglycerin work on the body.  Enjoy a fun "Fact vs Fiction" discussion about common misconceptions in the care of chest pain patients that help us all understand how the treatment provided in the field makes a difference in the patient's ultimate outcome. 

Seeing tachycardia on the monitor can certainly be tachycardia inducing for EMS providers! Join our UCSF-Fresno docs and special guest, EMT Jordan Golding as the team discusses the the different fast rhythms that can present and the treatment options of stable and unstable patients.

Today, we will be answering lots of frequently asked questions about COVID vaccines. Join our UCSF- Fresno physician team to hear a fun, evidence based discussion.

Join us for our 25th episode of the podcast! Today, we will be discussing acute ingestion/poisoning cases and our UCSF Fresno physician team will be joined by senior Paramedic Hal Fielding.  Hear a fast paced, evidence based discussion on current EMS treatment and why charcoal and ipecac are falling out of favor. 

Interested in how cocaine and methamphetamine affect the heart?  Tune in to this podcast to hear a lively discussion about these substances, the short term and long term effects they have on the heart and how stimulants can affect your chest pain patients.  

Please join our Podcast team with special co-host Dr. Kayla Johnson and paramedic Kyle Van Mowrick as we discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of pediatric respiratory distress.  You will hear a great discussion regarding asthma, brochiolitis, croup and foreign body obstruction.  After listening, you will have a deeper understanding of upper and lower airway sounds including stri...

A seizure is a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain. Join is as we discuss the pathophysiology of seizures, how best to treat them, and hear a case from Paramedic Jordan Yost. 

Burnout is real, and affects everyone at some point in their lives. In this episode, we talk to EMT Lashon Newsome about her experience with it and how it led to her career in paramedicine. We discuss burnout in depth, including what leads to it and ways to get yourself out of it with our American Ambulance social worker Ken Katz, In addition, our Human Resources adviser Victoria Pope joins us to...

Asthma affects many children and adults around the country, and we have an especially high rate of asthma in the California Central Valley. This podcast discusses the pathophysiology of asthma, common triggers, and the mainstays of treatment. Hear Paramedic Jordan Yost’s asthma case and how quick interventions provided great patient care. 

Join us on this podcast as we meet the owner and CEO of American Ambulance.  Mr. Todd Valeri shares his inspirational story of how he got into paramedicine.  He also discusses his vision for the agency and shares with us insight into his involvement in EMS at a regional and statewide level.

Dry drowning, wet drowning, near drowning…What really matters when you find someone who has been drowning? Is it necessary to always protect c-spine if it makes airway management difficult? Listen to the team’s conversation as they highlight the most important aspects of submersion injuries. Our guest this episode is Paramedic Tasha Mulvena. Thank you Tasha, for going above and beyond the call of...