Mike Carunchio

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

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The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast is a podcast for all EMS providers. Whether you’re an EMT, paramedic, nurse; work in a 911 response setting or critical care transport; and are a novice or experienced clinician, this podcast is for you.

Author

Mike Carunchio

Category

Health

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Saturday Night Clinical 07.11.2021

Addendums on the calcium episode and the heart failure episode...as always...random ramblings as well... Citations: Anand IS, Gupta P. Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: Current Concepts and Emerging Therapies. Circulation. 2018 Jul 3;138(1):80-98. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.030099. PMID: 29967232. Hayes. (2013). Mythbuster: Calcium Gluconate Raises Serum Calcium as Quickly as Calci...

Staffing Shortages, Work Conditions, Corporate Greed 29.10.2021

I think I might have gone a little hard in the paint on this one... TOPICS: Corporate greed Staffing shortages Incentive pay Working conditions This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

EMS Organizational Narcissism 25.10.2021

As always: real talk, no BS, and maybe controversial views of when narcissism pervades the culture in EMS agencies... Duchon & Drake. (2009). Organizational narcissism and virtuous behavior. Journal of Business Ethics 85, 301-308. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Calcium Facts for the EMS Provider 22.10.2021

Faine. (n.d.). The calcium quandry. EP Monthly. http://epmonthly.com/article/the-calcium-quandry Farkas. (2020). IBCC. Available at http://emcrit.org/ibcc Graudins, et. al. (2016). Calcium channel antagonist and beta blocker overdose: antidotes and adjunct therapies. Br J Clin Pharm 81(3). Nickson. (2020). Hypocalcemia. LITFL Blog. Available at http://litfl.com/hypocalcemia Sauter, et al. (2015)....

Neonatal Resus, Gestalt, Heuristics 14.10.2021

Cook C. Is clinical gestalt good enough?. J Man Manip Ther. 2009;17(1):6-7. Jeanmonodod, Asuka, Jeanmonodod. (2021). Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Accessed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459183/ Van Horne, P., & Riley, J. (2014). Left of Bang. New York: First Black Irish Entertainment This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Random Q&A 07.10.2021

Topics discussed: Albuterol and CHF Staffing shortages 12-lead EKG indications Being a "rat" TEMS Imposter Syndrome This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Not Killing Your TBI Patient 06.10.2021

References: 2021 Pennsylvania EMS Protocols. Spaite DW, Hu C, Bobrow BJ, et al. The Effect of Combined Out-of-Hospital Hypotension and Hypoxia on Mortality in Major Traumatic Brain Injury. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;69(1):62-72. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.007 Jain V, Choudhary J, Pandit R. Blood Pressure Target in Acute Brain Injury. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019;23(Suppl 2):S136-S139. doi:10.5005/...

When You Get Investigated or Sued 30.09.2021

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Pelvic Trauma 20.09.2021

References: Hsu, S. D., Chen, C. J., Chou, Y. C., Wang, S. H., & Chan, D. C. (2017). Effect of Early Pelvic Binder Use in the Emergency Management of Suspected Pelvic Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 14(10), 1217. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101217 Nickson. (2019). Weingart on Pelvic Trauma. Retrieved from https://litf...

Workplace Drama 14.09.2021

This podcast references two books, both by Marlene Chism. *No Drama Leadership, 2015 Stop Workplace Drama, 2011 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Mitigating Stupidity: Risk Management for the EMS Provider 05.09.2021

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Burnout 05.09.2021

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Med Twitter, Delta Variant 21.08.2021
Hyponatremia and Other Randomness 14.08.2021

Topics covered: Hyponatremia, crappy education, Delta variant, National Registry changes

Traumatic Shock - Part 2 09.08.2021

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Traumatic Shock: Part 1 06.08.2021

Stuff you need to know about traumatic shock for general practice, FP-C/CCP-C exams, etc. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Mad Dog Leadership 31.07.2021

Mattis, J. & West, B. (2019). Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead. New York: Random House. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Splenic Trauma 29.07.2021

Podcast for prehospital providers who aren't looking for a snoozefest. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

MCIs, Astronauts, & Checklists 09.07.2021

Books mentioned: Col. Chris Hatfield, *An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Dr. Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Becoming a Flight Medic; Gear 07.07.2021

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Cardiac Tamponade with Shayne Bierman 21.05.2021

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EMS Week, EMS Education 19.05.2021

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Traumatic Asphyxia, The 12-Lead EKG and the Student 18.05.2021

Reference: http://www.derangedphysiology.com This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Last Week's Patient from Hell 27.04.2021

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Sunday Night Ramblings with Mike and Mike 26.04.2021

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