March of 2024 is here, and we are back at it again on MedFlight Radio and this time we are talking about airway management in our cardiac arrest patients.  We sit down with Doctor Hussam Salhi (EMS Fellow and ER Doctor) and discuss this very topic.  The conversation dives right in on some of the most common airway adjuncts used in the field from BVM, to SGA and even oral intubation.    Which is better in a cardiac arrest patient and do we have any data to back it up?   YES!!    Listen in as we discuss multiple big studies done on this very topic and see ..read more

MedFlight Radio again takes to the road for its 2023 September podcast and heads over to The Ohio State University Medical Center.    We sit down with Dr. Nicole Bernal, Medical Director at the Ohio State University Level 1 Trauma Center Burn Unit in Central Ohio.      What are we doing well and what can we improve in our burn care management in Central Ohio.  Also, we talk about all the latest and greatest burn treatments that can be provided to patients.  This is some really cool stuff.  We cover this and so much more. Come listen in ..read more

Pediatric CPAP/BiPAP in the pre-hospital world.  Should we be doing it?  if not, why?  MedFlight Radio brings back Chris Newsome (Nationwide Children's Transport Medic) and Rob Glaze (Current MedFlight Medic and Retired from Westerville Fire Department ) to discuss this very topic.    We start by getting a good understanding of CPAP and BiPAP—what it is and how it works then quickly move into our pediatric population.  It is something that can make a difference for us in our pre-hospital or transport environment.  Should EMS and transport teams have it in the ..read more

MedFlight Radio welcomes to the show Monica Montgomery (MedFlight Flight Nurse and newly appointed Education Coordinator) and talks ABG's.  The talk focuses on all the whys and where's of blood gases.  When to get them?  What components make up blood gases?   How are they used for patient management? Can venous gases be as useful as arterial gases?  Come listen in and learn the basics behind blood gas analysis.      ..read more

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MedFlight Radio takes to the road and heads over to The Ohio State University to learn more about a new clinical trial on head bleeds.  We sit down with Doctor Yousef Hannawi and Luke Herren to find out all about it.  Where can we get better with our patients that present with head bleeds?  What potential treatments are in store for the future?  Are all the Columbus Based Hospitals in on this study?  We answer these questions and much more.   Come listen in..  ..read more

This month we invite Debra Tortora to our podcast as we welcome her into her new role of Risk Management and Legal Affairs at MedFlight/Medcare.   While she is with us we cover the topic of "Medication Errors".   Is this really a problem?    What are the most common medication errors and how I can avoid them?   What about securing medications, is that my responsible too?   Can I be criminally charge for a medication error?      We answer these questions and much more as we tackle this subject and discuss things we must do consistently to avoid this ..read more

July is pediatric sepsis month and we sit down with our partners at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Transport Team to learn all about it.  This is another one of those time sensitive disease processes where early recognition and management become so important in surviving pediatric sepsis.     Just like always we start basic and then move more into advanced treatment for this disease process.   This podcast has something for everybody from first responders to the most advanced transport personnel staff member.    Come listen in..  ..read more

In this episode we discuss pediatric seizures with our newly appointed MedFlight Pediatric Medical Director and Nationwide Children Hospital Emergency Room Physician---Doctor Michael Stoner to discuss.   Also joining the podcast party are Dr Ashley Larrimore and Jason Pierce to go full circle on Pediatric seizures.   We have all heard about it in school and maybe not all of us medical professionals have had the opportunity to manage a pediatric seizure patient.  To see a young girl or boy seizing and a mom or dad breathing down your neck to do something about it quickl ..read more

Ohio is so lucky to have so many Stroke Comprehensive Treatment Centers in Central and Southwest Areas of our State. Today MedFlight Radio meets with three of the biggest Centers in the State of Ohio to discuss their assessment and treatment of strokes in their region.  Does Stroke care change from region to region?     We sit down with Renee Pack from OhioHealth Stroke Team, Sharon Heaton from OSU-Medical Center Stroke team and Megan Smith from Kettering Health Stroke team to find out.     In doing this podcast live, I was so amazed on how far stroke treatme ..read more