Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 35: Hope Is a Good Thing...
Dec 20, 2023
As
first responders, the odds of patient survival are not always in
our favor. But that does not stop us from working quickly to
provide the highest level of care for the chances of defying those
odds. In this episode, a 10 year-old boy wrecks on his bicycle, a
fairly common occurrence and one that rarely
requires...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 34: Don't Be a Canary
Nov 15, 2023
Things
are not as they seem on this month's episode of AMPED. Our team
arrives on scene to find first responders dealing with a chemical
burn and administering CPR. But something is amiss. This episode is
a stark reminder that no matter the time of day, no matter the
other circumstances, our role as clinicians is
to...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 33: Look One Way, But Go Another
Oct 18, 2023
In a
Florida nature park, a woman is bitten by a snake, which is not
terribly uncommon in this part of the country. What is unusual is
her reaction to it, which is severely anaphylactic. With limited
resources in the sprawling park, a closing window for treatment,
and critical decisions to be made instantly, how
will...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 32: Giving the Gift of Goodbye
Sep 20, 2023
Our
teams at Air Methods have many checklists they follow to ensure
optimal care for each patient. What happens when our teams have to
pivot their approach and their treatments because of the uniqueness
of each individual? On this episode, our team tends to a car crash
victim whose injuries make traditional methods
of...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep 31.5: When It Hits Close to Home BONUS INTERVIEW
Sep 1, 2023
Hot on
the heels of Ep. 31, which featured the Air Methods team taking
care of one of their own, we return with bonus content. It's rare
that we get to talk to the patient of one of our cases, and even
rarer that the patient is also one of our clinicians. In this bonus
interview, we share more of our conversation
with...