MCHD Paramedic Podcast

Is there a more daunting time than those first few shifts as a new paramedic? Yes, clinical knowledge and operational knowledge are key, but how are new medics supposed to synthesize this mountain of...

29 Mar 202140min

Dr. Dickson and Patrick are joined on this special episode by EMS Medical Directors from across Texas to discuss the recent winter storm that ravaged the state. We discuss the varying ways the disast...

1 Mar 202151min

Nothing scares an emergency provider quite as much as the “sick infant.” During today’s episode, Dr. Patrick and Dr. Dickson walk through the pediatric general assessment triangle and discuss the fine...

12 Feb 202134min

After 100 episodes and almost 3 years, the podcast crew decided to celebrate a little bit and look back on our successes and failures thus far. Why did we start the podcast in the first place? How h...

12 Feb 202137min

Emergency medical providers are comfortable in the chaos of a crashing medical or trauma patient. We know how to systematically address dangerous medical conditions like hypotension, hypoxia and brad...

1 Feb 202142min

Anytime we arrive on scene with blaring sirens and flashing lights, this can be exceedingly stressful on patients and families. This is especially true for our patients with autism. We're lucky to h...

18 Jan 202141min

Around the MCHD Clincial Department we’ve had some recurrent themes pop up over the past few months that always make the medical directors shake their heads. During this episode, Dr. Dickson and Dr. ...

4 Jan 202123min

Electrical storm has dismal outcomes. It is most frustrating because we know the cause is very likely coronary occlusion (~75%)! We have added esmolol to our tool belt here at MCHD to try and improv...

21 Des 202027min