The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

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LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Dr. Stephen Wood, host of the "Tac Medic Whiskey Podcast" joined us again! We talk about a wide-range of topics from politics (the EMS kind, not national), blood, airway, degrees, trauma...

Listener discretion is advised. References: Ball CG, Lord J, Laupland KB, Gmora S, Mulloy RH, Ng AK, Schieman C, Kirkpatrick AW. Chest tube complications: how well are we training our residents? Can J Surg. 2007 Dec;50(6):450-8. PMID: 18053373 Hannon L, St Clair T, Smith K, Fitzgerald M, Mitra B, Olaussen A, Moloney J, Braitberg G, Judson R, Teague W, Quinn N, Kim Y, Bernard S. Finger thoracostomy...

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Listener discretion is advised. Thanks to Melody for coming back on the podcast to tie up some loose ends re: the COPD episode.

Listener discretion is advised (language). References: Abdo WF, Heunks LM. Oxygen-induced hypercapnia in COPD: myths and facts. Crit Care. 2012 Oct 29;16(5):323. Bonilla Arcos D, Krishnan JA, et al. High-Dose Versus Low-Dose Systemic Steroids in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2016 Feb 17;3(2):580-588. Fawzy...

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Listener discretion is advised. Thanks to Adam from "Dialed Medics" for coming onto the podcast and talking about EMS education. Follow them on social media @dialedmedics.

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Lavery MD, Aulakh A, Christian MD. Benefits of targeted deployment of physician-led interprofessional pre-hospital teams on the care of critically Ill and injured patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2025 Jan 6;33(1) Other Citations: Bujak K, et al. Does the presence of physician-staffed emergency medical services improve...

Listener discretion is advised. References: Gutierrez, E. (2023). The Vasopressor & Inotrope Handbook: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals. Hu W, Wang X, Su G. Infective endocarditis complicated by embolic events: Pathogenesis and predictors. Clin Cardiol. 2021 Mar;44(3):307-315. doi: 10.1002/clc.23554. Epub 2021 Feb 1. PMID: 33527443; PMCID: PMC7943911. Marik PE, Farkas JD. The Cha...

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. REFERENCES: Ferrada P, García A, Duchesne J, Brenner M, Liu C, Ordóñez C, Menegozzo C, Salamea JC, Feliciano D. Comparing outcomes in patients with exsanguinating injuries: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), multicenter, international trial evaluating prioritization of circulation over intubation (CAB over ABC). World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Apr 25;...

Josh Cooke from the Alert Medic One Podcast came back to the podcast to talk more about his favorite topic, cardiac arrest. We discuss the recent articles on naloxone in cardiac arrest. Listener discretion is advised. References: PMID 39163042 PMID 38848964

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LISTENER DISCRETION IS SERIOUSLY ADVISED. I'm traveling (again) and decided to record a random ramblings episode with some thoughts that have been on my mind. Nothing clinical on this episode: mostly leadership topics.