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 Morning Coffee Talk (9/6/25) 06.09.2025

Listener discretion is advised. Rambling about a range of topics: Nobody cares that you work in the big city Clipboards, tablets, charting in front of the patient Video laryngoscopy The vallecula Stupid supervisors Dealing with stupid supervisors Needle decompression

Precepting, Orientation (and More) with Kayla Katt 04.09.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

Yes, That Wide Complex Tach is Probably VT 29.08.2025

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. References: Buxton. Sustained Monomorphic VT: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Evaluation. Up-to-Date. Farré J, Rubio JM, Sternick EB. Confounding factors leading to misdiagnosing ventricular tachycardia as supraventricular in the emergency room. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2023;23(1):1-13. doi:10.1016/j.ipej.2022.11.002 Kashou AH, Evenson CM, Noseworthy...

Listener Questions, NEMSAC Termination 20.08.2025

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Random Ramblings: Dan Rauh 10.08.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

Case Study: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 03.08.2025

Listener discretion is advised. References: Cook AM, Morgan Jones G, Hawryluk GWJ, Mailloux P, McLaughlin D, Papangelou A, Samuel S, Tokumaru S, Venkatasubramanian C, Zacko C, Zimmermann LL, Hirsch K, Shutter L. Guidelines for the Acute Treatment of Cerebral Edema in Neurocritical Care Patients. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Jun;32(3):647-666. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-00959-7. PMID: 32227294; PMCID: PMC7272...

Jake Potter & Josh Cooke 01.08.2025

Listener discretion is advised. Jake Potter from Scope Education and Josh Cooke from The Alert Medic One Podcast joined me for an agendaless discussion.

Surgical Airway Debrief 28.07.2025

Listener discretion is advised. Thank you to Dr. Haney Mallemat and my partner Cameron for coming on to discuss a high-risk/low-frequency case.

Case Study: 84 Year Old with Chest Pain 23.07.2025

Listener discretion is advised. Reference: Tsukube, T., Okita, Y. (2017). Cardiac tamponade due to aortic dissection: clinical picture and treatment with focus on pericardiocentesis. E-Journal of Cardiology Practice. European Society of Cardiology. Available: https://www.escardio.org/Journals/E-Journal-of-Cardiology-Practice/Volume-15/Cardiac-tamponade-due-to-aortic-dissection-clinical-picture-and...

Conversation with a 911 Telecommunicator 20.07.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

July Listener Questions (Clinical) 13.07.2025

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. More thoughts on OB Learning 12-leads Paralytic choices ALS for AMS Cash RE, Kaimal AJ, Samuels-Kalow ME, Boggs KM, Swanton MF, Camargo CA Jr. Epidemiology of Emergency Medical Services-Attended out-of-Hospital Deliveries and Complications in the United States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024;28(7):890-897. Dexter F, Epstein RH, Wachtel RE, Rosenberg H. Estimate of the rel...

Hard Hitting Listener Questions 28.06.2025

Listener discretion is advised. We will address three topics on this episode: Burnout: "I hate my patients." Managers who don't handle a low performing employee "I don't feel accepted by my new team."

Introspection, Discourse, and Whiny Dispatchers 21.06.2025

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Dan Rauh: Really Sick Acidotic Patients 12.06.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

EMS Content Creators 07.06.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

Random Ramblings: 6/1/25 01.06.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

No BS: "I Want to Be a Flight Medic (or Nurse)" 28.05.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

May Listener Questions 23.05.2025

Listener discretion is advised!

Jake Potter: Sedation, Agitation, and Rabbit-holes 15.05.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

"ChiLdBiRth iS a bLs CaLL" 11.05.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

Dr. Bert Schiffer: Random Ramblings with a Physician Medical Director 08.05.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

Random Ramblings with Mustafa Sidik 02.05.2025

Listener discretion is advised. You all know him and love him: Mustafa Sidik from The Alert Medic One Podcast joined me for a discussion about...well, a lot of things.

The Crashing CHF Patient with Collin Grothaus, NP 25.04.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

Life Advice, Jumping Ship, & The Death of Crozer EMS 24.04.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

April Listener Questions 20.04.2025

Listener discretion is advised.

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