Prehospital Paradigm Podcast

This month, we were live from the Chagrin Valley Fire Department.  We discussed air medical care with Kyle Schnarrs, Flight Nurse, and Nathan Brazytis, Flight Paramedic, from the UH AirMed critical care transport system. We talk how to become a flight paramedic/nurse, day-in-the-life, as well as just how much goes on in preparation for flight, plus so much more! 

In Part 3 of our discussion with crew members of UH AirMed, They wind up the recorded sessions discussion catching up on loose ends of the discussion, cricothyrotomy, laryngoscopy, the various drugs the helicopter carries and the use of blood on the aircraft.

UH MedAir's Kyle Schnarrs, Flight Nurse and Nathan Brazytis, Flight Paramedic continue to talk about the airmedical transport system.  First, they address the medical brief that can be helpfu to the communications specialists and the flight crew, distinctions between VFR flying and IFR flying for the crew, patients needing LVAD transportation as well as the most recent billing rules.  What is prac...

This month, we welcome Kyle Schnarrs, Flight Nurse and Nathan Brazytis, Flight Paramedic from the UH AirMed critical care transport system. In the first of a 4-part series, they discuss how to become a flight paramedic/nurse as well as answer many questions about air medical transport including a day-in-the-life-of!

This month we discuss field termination and DOA situations with Dr. Donald Spaner. We will dive into what the medical control physician is looking to hear from the field provider's report, the importance of the care of the family members on scene, and DNRs. Recorded at the Madison Township Fire Department.

In this 3rd part of our discussion of field termination of care and DOA situations, the crew and Dr. Spaner talk about the Do Not Resuscitation situations. DNR does NOT mean do NOTHING! Anything that gives the patient comfort can be utilized on a patient under a DNR order.

The discussion of EMS field termination of care and DOA situations continues with Dr. Don Spaner. More actual cases are discussed as peer review including BLS termination of care. "When in doubt, start resuscitation." Also, part of the profession of being an EMS provider is learning how to discuss field termination of care with the family on scene.

The team gathers with Dr. Donald Spaner joins for a discussion of field termination and DOA situations. This discussion includes a review of actual cases as a peer review. Part 1, what the medical control physician is looking to hear from the field provider's report.

As you already know, in the months when we have a 5th Monday, we have an extra airway series episode.  This month, the team is talking blind-insertion airways. Interesting note, even anesthesia prefer a supraglottic airway device over intubation in short cases. Be sure to head to our Prehospital Paradigm Podcast YouTube channel to see the team demonstrate each of th skills discussed on this extra...

The podcast is on the road at Kent Fire Department.  Dr. Stephanie Gaines and Jennifer Moreland, RN and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), hit the road with us to go live!

As an EMS provider, what is the proper language with which to approach a possible domestic violence or sexual assault?  The crew also discusses situations that may be 'hot" situations of active violence as the crew determines once on scene. The crew needs to have an excellent sense of intuition in these cases.

This part of the discussion reviews what happens when your intuition is telling you to suspect a domestic violence situation but the patient doesn't seem to want to participate in that conversation?

This month we are joined by Dr. Stephanie Gaines and Jennifer Moreland, RN and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), to overview sexual assault cases and the appropriate responses.  In 2021, Dr. Stephanie Gaines was appointed as the Inaugural Director of the Blair Dickey-White Sexual Assault Survivor Program, formally known as the Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. This endowment...

This is the final part of our "Psychiatric Emergencies" episode. We discuss psychiatric emergencies and even address physical vs. chemical restraint with Dr. Jordan Singer. We recorded live at the Richfield Fire Department.   

When alcohol and substance abuse is involved, it can make the difficult to judge the patient's capacity to refuse treatment. By the way, dementia itself does not steal a patient's capacity to refuse treatment. When does the POA decision overrule the patient's decision? The crew also goes through a number of real-life scenarios to help bring this topic full circle.

The topic of soft restraints starts this episode with our guest Dr. Singer. No need to "MacGyver" some type of soft restraints. If you do any restraining, restrain all 4 points. A goal of restraining would be to minimize the patient's chance of injury but maximize proper ventilation.

This month, we talk about psychiatric emergencies. We even address physical vs. chemical restraint and actual cases with Dr. Jordan Singer who is back with us for the third time.

We were live from the Bainbridge Fire Department this month taking your calls and your questions to close out the STEMI review! 

When you're making decisions with STEMI patients, in the lab, there are a number of considerations. The patient's previous cardiac history and current condition is taken into consideration. When you're making decisions on cath labs, there's also information you need... can the facility perform open heart surgery?  By the way, visualizing the actual clogged artery with multi-view X-rays and contras...

Our two guests, Dr. Greg Stefano Interventional Cardiologist and Geoffrey Patty, Chest Pain Coordinator, with the UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, are still with us talking about patients experiencing out-of-hospital STEMI situations.  STEMIs can be confusing but, taking the assessment one step at a time and not being shy about activating a STEMI team is crucial.

Two special guests join us this month to talk about STEMI assessment, recognition, treatment and in-hospital treatment. Thanks to Dr. Greg Stefano Interventional Cardiologist and Geoffrey Patty, Chest Pain Coordinator, with the UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, for joining us to talk about STEMI cases.

All of our Extra Monday Episodes in '24 are dedicated to airway and ventilation topics.  Part 1, we talk about the basics, BVM, capnography, bougie and how prepared you are to use these tools. There are many tools.. back-ups to the back-ups but when is the last time, on your shift that you practiced each of them.

Dr. Jordan Singer rejoins the team to talk about CPR and ROSC care. In the pre-recorded parts we talked about refractory VF, subglottic airways vs. endotracheal intubation,  being near a tertiary center vs. being in a rural setting, LVAD, pacemakers, traumas, and Lucas devices. New for this year we will be streaming from various EMS agencies under UH medical control and at a new later time. Thanks...

It's ROSC rapid fire question time with Dr. Singer.. LVAD, pacemakers, traumas and Lucas devices.  This part moves quickly!

The ROSC discussion continues and it's a mixed bag including a discussion of the use of Esmolol, refractory VF, and the use of subglottic airways vs. endotracheal intubation.  Being near a tertiary center vs. being in a rural setting is also included.