RED MED Podcast

Back from Afghanistan and Peru, we catch up and discuss a recent case using POCUS: enabling the team to bridge the gap between limited resource rural hospitals and definitive care in the capital.

We discuss Prolonged Field Care (PFC) & extended field care considerations, principles and case overviews, including ICU skills, monitoring, telemedicine, risk management, ABX, etc. to help you prepare to plan, train and make critical decisions in the field.

We discuss the pathophysiology, prevention & treatment of suspension trauma, along with news from the EMS World Americas conference, International Paramedic registry meeting, PHTLS 9th Edition Instructor update course etc.

We're in Atlanta at the HAI Heli Expo and Safety Awards to see our own Chris Sharpe receive his Salute to Excellence Safety Award.

We review techniques and tips to keep your feet in optimal condition: As your primary mode of transport on an expedition, you need to care for them! We look at tips to prevent hot spots, blisters, athletes foot, frostbite etc from boots and socks to taping techniques and using petroleum jelly.

Experienced medic but high altitude novice? Heading to the mountains to support an expedition or rescue team? We discuss a recent mountain disaster, the root causes or the tragic deaths, the rescue effort and the impact on the rescuers, along with how to prepare for high altitude, cold weather environments.

Disaster medicine experiences and lessons learnt from the field, along with top tips and courses to prepare healthcare professionals to work in the disaster response and recovery environment. We review 3 natural disaster cases from Guatemala: tropical storm, landslide and a volcanic eruption.

Expedition medicine on an African Volcano. Our special guest, and UK Paramedic/Oil & Gas Offshore Medic, Grant Thornes shares his experience as an expedition medic supporting a NATGEO and BBC film crew on expedition in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The RED MED course content, concept, certifications etc. We discuss what's included, benefits, requirements, where, how and when the course will be run. Come and join us on the podcast and later in the course in Guatemala.