Mike Carunchio

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

Health EN ↓ 365 episodes

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

COVID 19 Social Media, Obstetrics, Aortic Dissection 06.05.2020

Fukui. (2018). Management of acute aortic dissection and thoracic aortic rupture. Journal of Intensive Care 6 (15). http://litfl.com/acute-aortic-dissection My notes from the ECHO Conferences and FP-C review course. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Suicidology 02.05.2020

References: Betz & Boudreaux. (2016). Managing sucidial patients in the emergency department. Ann EM 67 (2). Jamison, K.R. (2000). Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide . http://training.sprc.org This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Critical Care Transports, Don't Destroy Your Leadership Capital 29.04.2020

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Burn Patients 24.04.2020

My notes from the CRASH FP-C Review Course. http://emcrit.com Notes from lecture by William Hughes, MD. Feb 2019. ABLS Provider Manual. http://litfl.com/abdominal-compartment-syndrome-and-intra-abdominal-hypertension Links mentioned in this episode: http://example.com http://second-example.com This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Sharpen Your Saw, Don't Be a Slug 19.04.2020

Covey, S. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Hadfield, C. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth. Willink, J. Discipline Equals Freedom. Field Manual. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Ventilators for Dummies, Lessons from a Peds NP 16.04.2020
BONUS: COVID-19 Cardiovascular Effects 15.04.2020

References: Clerkin, et. al. (2020) COVID-19 and CV disease. Circulation. Guo, Fan, & Chen. (2020). CV implications of fatal outcomes of patients with COVID-19. JAMA Cardiology. Hua, et. al. (2020). Life threatening cardiac tamponade complicating myopericarditis in COVID-19. European Heart Journal. Meyer, et. al. (2020). Typical takotsubo syndrome triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection. European He...

Atypical Stroke 08.04.2020

REFERENCES: Gustafson, Y., et. al. (1991). Acute confusional states (delirium) in stroke patients. Cerebrovascular Diseases 1, 257-64. Murano, T., and Myers, K. (2019). Stroke: The subtle, atypical, and egnimatic. Emergency Medicine Reports 40(6). Nydahl, P., Bartoszek, G., Binder, A., Paschen, L., Margraf, N. G., Witt, K., & Ewers, A. (2017). Prevalence for delirium in stroke patients: A pros...

The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 03.04.2020

Not your typical FOAMed topic. The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. "Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it."

Rectal Bleeding, Meet Ashley, "Non-Cardiac" Chest Pain 30.03.2020

References: Rectal Bleeding http://emcrit.org/ibcc/gi-bleeding http://www.litfl.com/gastrointestinal-haemorrhage http://www.litfl.com/lower-gastrointestinal-haemorrhage-ddx Chadhry, Singh, & Subhar. (1997). Octreotde in Gastroenterology. Ramaekers, et. al (2019). Predictive Model for 30 Day Outcomes Among ED Patients with Lower GI Bleeding. Sildiroglu, et. al. (2018). Acute LGIB: Predictive Fa...

Dealing with the Alcoholic Patient 27.03.2020

From my lecture at the Texas EMS Conference "Dealing with the Alcoholic Patient" This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

ARDS, Bleeding Control, SWAT, Leadership 27.03.2020

This week, [ someone ], [ someone else ] and [ another person ] cover [ topic ]..... Topics discussed: Topic A Topic B Topic C Links mentioned in this episode: http://example.com http://second-example.com This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Aortoenteric Fistula, COVID-19, Bad Attitudes in EMS 22.03.2020

WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE References: Busuttil, Goldstone, & Drigimari. (2001). Management of AEF. Semin Vasc Surg 14(1). Cedars-Sinai. (2019). Aortoenteric Fistula. http://cedars-sinai.edu/patients/health-conditions/aortoenteric-fistula-AEF.aspx Schmitz, Steffen, & Grundmani. (2015). When is surgery recommended for treatment of AAA? Institute of Quality and Efficiency in Health Care. htt...

Gear, Head Bangers, & Critical Stress Incidents 20.03.2020

References: Case Western Reserve University. (2006). Monro-Kellie Doctrine. http://casemed.edu/clerkships/neurology/neulrngobjectives/monroe%kellie.htm Grossman, David. (2013). On Combat. NYC: Hatchette. My notes from the CRASH FP-C Course: 2013 and 2016. Werakkody & Goel. (n.d.). Monro-Kellie Hypothesis. http://radiopedia.org/articles/monro-kellie-hypothesis?lang.us

Inaugural Episode, Analgesia, Angel Dust, QA 19.03.2020

Welcome Analgesia over sedation PCP QA Conclusion References: Bonomo JB, Butler AS, Lindsell CJ, Venkat A. Inadequate provision of postintubation anxiolysis and analgesia in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26(4):469–472. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2007.05.024 Covey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Restoring the character ethic. New York: Free Press. DEA. (2019). Phencyclidine. https://...

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