EMS Avenger Podcast

Dr. Brandon Morshedi is a humble, unassuming physician and medical director who is in a significant position of influence, both locally and nationally. He is also ahead of the curve as far as keeping up with educational trends and harnessing the power of those trends keep providers invested in that education. We discuss his position on the National Association OF EMS Physicians, recent positions N...

New Orleans EMS has been making headlines. But not for the reasons they SHOULD be making headlines. Bill Salmeron, the chief and director for New Orleans EMS joins me to tell me what New Orleans EMS is doing RIGHT, and acknowledging that whatever struggles New Orleans EMS has isn't a unique or localized problem. EMS is struggling. Not meeting response times is indicative of how outdated using resp...

Gavin Istre has done his bid for king and country and has come out a little worse for wear. After having served in an historic and storied city of New Orleans and starring on the EMS Reality show "Nightwatch", Gavin now finds himself in a position thousands of other providers have found themselves in- unable to continue give to a field that has taken everything. We also explore the enduring legacy...

You sent "One does not simply have a 3 minute conversation with Jeff Jarvis on airway management." This was supposed to be a reel. But, like Dr. Jarvis, I can talk about this stuff all day. So 20 minutes later it became a podcast on airway management in cardiac arrest. I try to hit all of the beats I can when it comes to being practical and pragmatic with our approach, and I don't avoid putting ou...

Wind him up and let him go! The LEGEND! I loved talking to Bob in this episode. More than I loved talking to him, I loved LISTENING to him. Bob is a man who knows himself, knows his stories, knows his job and doesn't need help in talking about either. Bob is also a man who found his way after a bad outcome attributed to lack of understanding, and has pursued excellence in practice and teaching eve...

What do a bunch of nerdy EMS podcasters at an EMS conference do once the day of lecturing is over? Relax in a hot tub? Watch The West Wing reruns on Netflix? Go out to dinner? Take naps? NOPE! We re-convene and nerd out for one big crossover episode. And we nerd out on...AIRWAY! Because Jeff Jarvis. This crossover episode was a blast to record!

A patient becoming alert during a resuscitation is a best-case scenario, right? Mission accomplished! Not so fast, we're not talking about ROSC, we're talking about a patient who becomes alert during CPR because we're perfusing the brain THAT well. But they don't have a pulse. When compressions stop, the patient "stops". This is traumatic for the patient, but it's also traumatic for the provider....

Elizabeth has it all! A great career! Influence in that career. She's a wife and mother. She has a home. She has recognition and brought the house down at EMS World. But at one point in her life she lost it all. Liz suffered from opioid use disorder, and her story from addiction to freedom is an inspiring account of how being offered kindness and compassion at your lowest point can be a seed that'...

Podcast GOAT Ginger Locke of Medic Mindset joins me to discuss introversion in EMS. What is an introvert? Do introverts even like people? Are introverts barely surviving in an extrovert's EMS playhouse or are we actually the thrivers? Come recharge your batteries with Ginger and I as we settle into some quiet introspection and explore the minds of both introverts AND extroverts that make up the fi...

In the second episode of season 2, I discuss the successes, failures, lessons, and challenges of being an educator on social media with the always amazing Nurse Gwenny. We talk about the rewards of the job, navigating community engagement, disparities in the way men and women are treated in the creator space, what to do when you get it wrong, and what it feels like to get it right.

There is an overwhelming sense amongst EMS providers that they are trapped in EMS. They got in not quite knowing what the reality VS the promise of EMS was. That feeling was only intensified during the pandemic. Now they feel like there is no way out. It can almost feel like a prison sentence without a released date. Former inmate and now advocate Jesse Crosson relates to this as he served a consi...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Ben Abo, a well known physician and researcher (Who maintains his Paramedic license) about a recent paper that he co-authored that found absolutely no evidence to support the practice of spinal immobilization, including the use of rigid cervical collars. This paper was a comprehensive review and meta-analysis, which is the highest form of evidence on the hierarchy...

EMS Avenger teams up with fellow EMS Podcaster Dan Mouring of Paramedic AF in a TikTok Live to discuss what our system paradigm currently is, how our system is failing, the ethos we should have in EMS, what is standing in the way of fixing it, and what we can do to turn things around. We aren't holding back or pulling punches in this episode. And as a bonus we're joined later in the episode by Ash...

In this episode I speak to Dr. Peter Antevy about Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue's (PBCFR) Cardiac Arrest Practices, and how he sets them up for success as their medical director. We cover what they're measuring, what they're performing, and most importantly, how many lives they are saving!

Did you think We were finally starting to make headway on the fight against Epi in cardiac arrest? Did you think bicarb was finally out of the minds of providers now even though it hasn't been in the ACLS algorithm in recent history? Are you tired of explaining why Narcan isn't indicated in cardiac arrest? Well hold up! Because Dr. Jeff Jarvis are about to make you BIG MAD with some new data.

In this episode I talk to FlightBridgeEd's Eric Bauer about what happens after we intubate a patient. Eric, with the help of Dr. Michael Lauria, has been developing a way to organize post-intubation management with the PHACTORS mnemonic. We go through these factors one letter at a time and break down managing that patient once they've been intubated. That patient that you've intubated? They are no...

EMS rehearses and drills cardiac arrest care repeatedly. We have HP-CPR and resuscitation academies. We are ALWAYS looking for ways to improve survival rates. But...we are way more likely to encounter a patient with sepsis, something that will kill as many people as survive cardiac arrest. But we have a much greater ability to improve those numbers. So why don't we OWN sepsis? Dr. Peter Antevy and...

In Episode 2, I wanted Maya to take us out with a story from the Grodeyo Rodeo. But I am dedicated to keeping my Episodes at a 20 minute length. So here is a bonus Episode with Maya with an awesome story. I also spoke with Maya briefly about the fact that her stories are an example of how we can take this trauma that we are exposed to on a daily basis, and find cathartic ways to deal with it that...

Maya and I talk about the disconnect between how you're performing, and how you think you're being perceived. Are you just really clever but not actually who you say you are, or who you're perceived to be? Maya and I explore that feeling and how to work with it.

In the debut Episode of EMS Avenger: 20 Minutes to Save the World, Jimmy speaks with Nick Nudell about the concept of re-titling all EMS personnel to various levels of Paramedic, establishing and enforcing standards within the industry, and bring EMS into the 21st century by following models established in Canada, the UK, and Australia. Nick Nudell is the president of the American Paramedic Associ...