Confessions of an EMS Newbie

… Episode 33 is up on Confessions of An EMS Newbie. Ron and I discuss trauma center designations, scene photography and HIPAA issues, the cult of mechanism, and whether nurses are a necessary part of helicopter EMS crews. It’s Confessions of an EMS Newbie, the podcast recommended by 9 out of 10 proctologists for curing what ails ya’. Try us ...

… Episode 32 is up at Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Ron and I discuss the Trendelenburg position, permissive hypotension, and how creepy it is transporting dead bodies. I also succumb to the urge to be politically incorrect. Yeah, I know. You’re shocked. It’s Confessions of an EMS Newbie, the only podcast broadcast into space by SETI. The aliens are ...

The EMS Newbie is interviewing Bob Page, Mr. EMS Edutainment himself, tomorrow. If you’ve read his 12 lead book, or had the pleasure of attending one of his lectures or seminars, as I have, stop by Confessions of an EMS Newbie and post your listener questions! The interview is tomorrow, so get on over there, tout suite! Hey Bob, I ...

… Episode 31 is up  on Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Ron and I answer a hojillion listener questions and, as usual, I talk out of my ass wax eloquent far longer than I should. It’s Confessions of an EMS Newbie, the only podcast that not only explains the universe, but gives two examples!

… Special Episode 3 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Ron interviews Dr. Bill Drees, the director of the paramedic program at Lonestar College – North Harris. Dr. Drees offers a unique perspective on EMS education through the eyes of an academic and program administrator. Next week’s episode will be a listener appreciation episode – you determine the ...

… Episode 30 is up at Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Listen to the greatest hits of Ron’s first semester of paramedic school. We talk about excited delirium, why you can’t always accept dispatch at face value when they say the scene is safe, why intraosseous insertion doesn’t hurt, excerpts of the Mark Glencorse and Bryan Bledsoe interviews, why the ...

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… Episode 28 is up at Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Ron and I talk about acid/base balance, what vital signs are really vital, why mean arterial pressure is often more important information than a simple blood pressure reading, and we answer a few listener questions along the way. It’s Confessions of An EMS Newbie, the only podcast that comes ...

… Episode 27 is up on Confessions of An EMS Newbie. Ron and I talk about the various specialty alphabet soup courses such as tactical EMT, wilderness EMT, critical care paramedic, etc., and we get the definitive answer on what hurts worse – Taser or getting shot in the thigh with a .357 Magnum. We also talk about the historical ...

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… Episode 25 is up at Confessions of An EMS Newbie. Ron and I recorded the show live from the Texas EMS Conference, where we discussed tourniquets and hemostatic clotting agents, stethoscopy, pediatric ALS procedures, and a host of other things. It’s Confessions of An EMS Newbie, the only podcast recorded live in front of a studio audience of gorgeous ...

Next week, I’ll be at the Texas EMS Conference doing my thing with my EMS partners in crime, Gary Saffer and Jules Scadden, and the EMS Newbie, Ron Davis. If you’re planning on attending the conference, here’s where you can catch us: “Pediatric ALS Workshop: All The Stuff You’re Scared Of, Plus What Actually Works” is running all day Monday, ...

… Episode 23 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Ron and I talk about video laryngsoscopes, the selective cardiotoxins that AHA calls antiarrhythmics, and Ron gives an R-rated description of vocal cords. It’s Confessions of an EMS Newbie, the only podcast banned by the JEMS Games as a performance-enhancing drug, because it’s just that damned good.

… Episode 22 is up at Confessions of An EMS Newbie. This one’s all about airway management, baby. We talk about bougies, and supraglottic airways, and RSI PAI, and whether you should intubate at all, what to do when you tube the goose, why paramedics suck at intubation, and answer a few listener questions along the way. It’s Confessions of ...

Mark answers questions on everything from what EMT training entails in the U.K., to medical direction, to differences in the U.K. EMS systems that allow paramedics to triage patients to places other than the ED, to the fact that Mark wears David Beckham pajamas, and was a founding member of Wham! before being replaced by Andrew Ridgely.