The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast is a podcast for all EMS providers. Whether you’re an EMT, paramedic, nurse; work in a 911 response setting or critical care transport; and are a novice or experienced clinician, this podcast is for you.

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (11/8/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

11-08
25:46

Artificial Intelligence in EMS (with a Wilderness Paramedic)

Listener discretion is advised. Thank you to Mike Damkot for coming onto the podcast. Check him out on his podcast "EMS On the Mountain."

11-03
55:17

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (11/1/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

11-01
33:28

Drs. Scott Weingart and Nick Ghionni: Approaching the Really Sick Pulmonary Patient

Listener discretion is advised. Thank you to Pulmonologist Nick Ghionni and host of the EmCrit Podcast, Dr. Scott Weingart for coming onto the podcast and talking about approaches to the assessment and management of the often vague and really sick patient with respiratory distress.

10-28
52:03

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (10/25/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

10-25
25:23

The AHA 2025 Updates are a Nothingburger

Listener discretion is advised. DOSE VF Trial: PMID 36342151 PARAMEDIC: PMID 25467566 Heads Up CPR: PMID 39442790.

10-24
39:31

Paul Sheats: Education, Effective Sim

Listener discretion is advised.

10-21
47:02

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (10/18/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

10-18
31:46

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (10/11/25)

Listener discretion is advised. References: Christine Witten. Airway Jedi Blog. Available: https://airwayjedi.com/2019/01/24/etco2-valuable-vital-sign-perfusion/ Dubin A, Murias G, Estenssoro E, Canales H, Sottile P, Badie J, Barán M, Rossi S, Laporte M, Pálizas F, Giampieri J, Mediavilla D, Vacca E, Botta D. End-tidal CO2 pressure determinants during hemorrhagic shock. Intensive Care Med. 2000 Nov;26(11):1619-23. doi: 10.1007/s001340000669. PMID: 11193267. Öztürk Örmeci G, Yiğit Ö, Eray O. Utility of ETCO2 to predict hemorrhagic shock in multiple trauma patients. Turk J Med Sci. 2022 Feb;52(1):206-215. doi: 10.3906/sag-2103-206. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 36161601; PMCID: PMC10734833. Wahba RW, Tessler MJ, Béïque F, Kleiman SJ. Changes in PCO2 with acute changes in cardiac index. Can J Anaesth. 1996 Mar;43(3):243-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03011742. PMID: 8829863 Warner KJ, Cuschieri J, Garland B, Carlbom D, Baker D, Copass MK, Jurkovich GJ, Bulger EM. The utility of early end-tidal capnography in monitoring ventilation status after severe injury. J Trauma. 2009 Jan;66(1):26-3

10-11
29:43

The Intubation Decision

Listener discretion is advised.

10-07
25:43

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (10/4/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

10-04
29:53

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (9/27/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

09-27
39:16

The EMT's Perspective

Listener discretion is advised.

09-26
41:14

@PulmToilet's Crusade Against SCAPE and High-Dose Nitroglycerin

@pulmtoilet Dr. Nick Ghionni comes onto dispel some of the thoughts on SCAPE and high-dose nitroglycerin. Listener discretion is advised.

09-24
49:13

Sunday Coffee Talk (9/21/25)

Listener discretion is advised. Topics: Inappropriate OB Transfers Situational Awareness Organizational Standards and Lazy People

09-21
27:07

Debriefing the New England Whole Blood Summit

Listener discretion is advised. Dr. Steve Wood and Paramedic Ryan Mueller come on to debrief the New England Whole Blood Summit and talk about all things prehospital blood (and politics.....blood politics...not world politics)...

09-19
53:34

LIVE at Crash and Learn with the HLTH Crew

The audio is not studio-crisp beautiful. This was the first outdoor podcast I've ever recorded. Thanks to the crew for Heavy Lies the Helmet for coming onto the show and debriefing the Crash and Learn Conference. Listener discretion is advised.

09-17
37:58

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (9/13/25)

Listener discretion is advised.

09-13
31:59

Community Paramedics: Sam Magill and Cody Winniford

Listener discretion is advised. @medicmagill and @ordinaryopsmedic come on to the podcast and discuss a topic I know absolutely nothing about: community paramedicine.

09-09
01:12:10

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk (9/6/25)

Listener discretion is advised. Rambling about a range of topics: Nobody cares that you work in the big city Clipboards, tablets, charting in front of the patient Video laryngoscopy The vallecula Stupid supervisors Dealing with stupid supervisors Needle decompression

09-06
28:50

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