The EMS Show

As usual, the MORE tends to recognize the first 17 minutes of fellowship and hangout time. We welcome our old pal, Dr. Jeff Jarvis to the show to talk about what has been regarded as one of the best conferences of the year! (haha, it's only February) but seriously, the NAEMSP annual meeting in Tampa last week was really, really great. The 2 docs talk about some of their favorite moments. TBI, DEI,...

Mike and Ritu welcome Ron Roth, MD, FACEP. Fun fact...he was Ritus attending while he was in his residency at Pitt! (did we say Ritu knows everyone?) Dr. Roth is an integral part of the Pittsburgh sports scene in his role as team physician for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers. Over more than two decades with the team, Dr. Roth has seen it all. He could be assessing neck or head i...

Finding yourself becoming a little "crispy" around the edges? Maybe it's time to pause and take a look inside and come up with a plan. Dr. Sahni talks about his experience with just that and how getting away may have been the right Rx for him. How do you navigate that? So many people depend on you....how can the world POSSIBLY go on when you decide to take care of yourself....turns out, it does. 

It it, it was...uplifting! Mike and Ritu were thrilled to join in with Chris and Spence from the EMS 20/20 Podcast to talk about lift assists. Oh, you'll have the usual jackassery, but also go through a real case...was the crew right or wrong? was it ok to leave this lady? Listen in and find out!

In this episode, Mike and Ritu welcome The Fire Chief from Kootenai Fire Rescue near Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Chief Way and Dr. Sahni go back 20 years and he joins us to talk a little about how the EMS guy became Fire Chief, Cancer and advocacy. This is a great episode and we hope you enjoy getting to know Chris!

Sheesh, with all the life changes going on, we know we have slacked off, but hey, were are back and getting caught up. Mike is settled in from the move and the boys get back to it. There is a lot of "peopley" stuff in this one with a little mix of EMS stuff. We are glad you are hanging with us!

So, ya might have heard of some hubbub surrounding a proposed plan from the NREMT to give options to programs to conduct EMS primary education without being accredited. This has created some significant backlash in the industry and strong feelings on both sides. We welcome the Executive Director of CoAEMSP, George Hatch to discuss the situation and to tell us more about what accreditation means an...

Ok, this one is a doozy! Dr. Sahni and Mike welcome Seth Fisher, the Editor from https://mgoblog.com/ to talk data. College sports (Specifically Michigan sports...don't forget, Ritu is UM Alumni) and EMS, where is the connection? You might be surprised. FAIR WARNING, This one is HEAVY FOOTBALL...Lots of EMS talk, but the parallels and similarities between the 2 are uncanny. This is different and w...

He's 50 and changing careers. How does that happen? Mike is moving from public safety to tech and data. Learn a little bit more about Mike and how he is tackling this new transition and amazing opportunity at ESO! Thanks for listening, subscribing, and leaving us a rating! we appreciate it!

Mike and Ritu welcome back Dr. Jarvis and since we were all together at ESO WAVE2022, we carved out a few minutes to get caught up, share a bourbon and discuss what delegated practice means and why it sounds pretty great!

Mike and Ritu are happy to celebrate you for EMS Week 2022! We decided to take YOUR CALLS LIVE! A position paper came out last week on the role of Nurse Practitioners in EMS...and we decided to talk about it, and what do you know? 3 of the 4 authors called in and had a GREAT discussion about this! What do you think? Join the conversation over on Facebook and Twitter! Thanks for listening to The EM...

Mike and Ritu were at the Initial Assessment Conference (IAC2022) in Lake Placid, NY when it was fate that they ended up on a tour with A&E's Nightwatch bros Dan and Titus. We invited them on, they accepted, and now it's a thing. We hope you enjoy this great episode where we find out a little about them, the pressure of being on TV and thoughts on all things EMS.

In this episode, we meet Dr. Mike Levy, current President of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and Medical Director from Anchorage, Alaska. If you are here for the jackassery...then you will love this episode. Thanks for joining us and subscribing!

In this episode, Mike and Ritu are talking about "the great unmasking" as well as discussing Dr. Sahni's experience responding to a commercial airline disaster. Thanks for watching and subscribing. We love having you along for the ride. What do you want to hear us talk about? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter!

Austin-based EMS Educator and friend Ginger Locke joins Mike and Ritu as we discuss thinking and decision-making in EMS. We barely scratched the surface...leaving you wanting more...we are sure of that. Appreciate you subscribing to our channel and our podcast, wherever you may listen!

Mike and Ritu are back on the live broadcast train and ready to roll! We discussed the situation, staffing shortages, the NAEMSP Annual meeting, and the new airway compendium. You can listen and subscribe where you listen to podcasts

Mike Verkest and Dr. Ritu Sahni are reunited and it feels so good! We are back at it on The EMS Show!!