He was dead for an hour, then sat up, talking.
We revisit the question “Where is God is emergency medicine? Doug- I’m a believer in science and a believer in God. There are some occurrences that we can’t explain with modern medicine. He tells the...
18 Feb 202437min
Jan Panel - Got stabbed by a dildo?
Crazy stories episode Delivering babies! Not something most of us look forward to but it happens, nonetheless. Casey talks about a breech presentation birth that, thankfully, turned out just fine des...
11 Feb 202431min
Jan Panel - That heart wrenching scream. Never being “Just an EMT”.
Pronouncing in the field is a difficult part of EMS. In a lot of ways, the ED insulates us from some of the aspects of this that make it challenging when you are in the patients actual home. The ED ...
4 Feb 202425min
January Panel - Real Stories - Don't allow vices to control you. Develop mental toughness.
Challenges in emergency medicine Burnout can creep up on you and can occur even in one shift. Nate got burned out working nights and started drinking heavily and almost got into blows with his partner...
28 Jan 202430min
January Panel - Real Stories - Oops, patient is in V-tach. Admit your mistakes.
Jumping back into failures in emergency medicine Doug, ER physician, discusses how he missed a traumatic intraabdominal injury and an ectopic pregnancy. It’s easier in hindsight to see the things we c...
21 Jan 202429min
January Panel - Real Stories - Failed to diagnose PE, Gave the wrong medicine
January Panel Episode 1 We’ve got some awesome experience here today. Physician, Nurse, PA, paramedic and EMT! We introduce Sarah, 9 year nurse with 4 years of experience in the ER. She is inspired by...
14 Jan 202424min
December Panel - Real Stories Part 5 - Where is God in emergency medicine?
I discuss the position of an ER PA and how it relates to the physician role. I strongly believe in practicing as a team with physicians, I see this as integral to the PA career. We talk about autonomy...
7 Jan 202448min
December Panel - Real Stories Part 4 - Overlooking the simple and advocating for a patient
Welcome Dr. Les to the show. Finished his EM residency in 1999, 24 years spend as an attending, estimates 130K patient seen in that time. He tells us about a busy night shift in the ED where he had to...
31 Des 202328min
