MCHD Paramedic Podcast

We’ve discussed burnout on the podcast in the past. When thinking about ways to combat burnout, a word that often comes up is resilience. Emergency care was stressful enough, then 2020 decided to ad...

9 Nov 202041min

Sometimes in medicine, we do things just because they’ve always been done that way, which is terrible reasoning. Valsalva maneuver followed by the two-syringe technique for adenosine administration h...

26 Okt 202019min

If there is one topic that we love at MCHD, it’s discussing bolus dose nitroglycerin in acute pulmonary edema patients. We’re lucky to have more positive evidence supporting it’s use thanks to Mike P...

12 Okt 202045min

When thinking of what strikes fear in paramedics, most would think of answers like pediatric arrests, precipitous deliveries, and unstable bradycardias. A hidden source of misery here at MCHD is the ...

28 Sep 202026min

The capnography tracing is an excellent tool that gives us insight into cellular metabolism, perfusion, and ventilation. This can yield vital information in multiple critical patient care decision pr...

14 Sep 202024min

Join Dr. Dickson and our esteemed colleagues from across the globe to hear how their systems have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what they have learned from the experience thus far. Dr. Colin ...

29 Aug 202055min

We're joined by a special guest, Dr. Jeff Jarvis, to talk about his recent PEC manuscript investigating potential life-saving interventions in the prehospital setting and their association with "light...

17 Aug 202040min

The firehose of information that is COVID-19 has slowed somewhat since we last discussed the pandemic, but the first wave has obviously persisted. On this episode, Dr. Patrick and Dr. Dickson address...

3 Aug 202033min