Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 59: Scales of Uncertainty
Dec 18, 2025
On this show we have espoused the general guiding
principal of "when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras."
Sometimes the hoofbeats actually are those of zebras. But what if
sometimes there not even zebras, they're unicorns? On this episode
of AMPED, our patient has been bitten by a Jameson's Mamba, one of
the...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 58: The Muck and the Mechanism
Nov 19, 2025
A brutal incident where a woman gets hit by a truck
leaves her with a multitude of injuries, most notably both of her
legs bent into a position best described as "frog legs." She's in
good spirits and her vitals are good, but her legs bent at that
angle means that she cannot fit into our team's helicopter. How
does our...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 57: The Gravity of the Fall
Oct 22, 2025
In an incredible twist of irony, this month's case
focuses on our flight crew loading into their helicopter to be
dispatched to... a patient who has fallen out of a helicopter. From
a height of approximately 40 feet and at a speed of 30 knots, our
patient has an abundance of injuries, which requires our
team...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 56: The Zebra Call
Sep 17, 2025
A common aphorism in the medical community comes from
Dr. Theodore Woodward who said in the 1940s, "When you hear
hoofbeats behind you, think of horses, not zebras." It's a way of
reminding medical practitioners that the most common explanation is
usually correct. In other words, Occam's Razor is usually correct.
But...
Air Methods Prehospital EDucation Podcast Ep. 55: The Sum of All Efforts
Aug 20, 2025
Extreme weather once again plays an important factor
in this month's case where our team comes upon a car accident
victim who has a litany of injuries that make care extremely
challenging, even in optimal conditions. Featuring a pilot for the
first time ever in AMPED history, we hear from our clinicians about
how to...