
290 -Manufacturing Medical Gear In A War Zone: Aluminum Splints, Plastic Drag Litters & The Human Side Of War
In this episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with Alex, CEO of Shannon Mechanics, a Ukrainian company that has produced more than 8,000 drag stretchers and over 330,000 immobi...
3 Aug 45min

Managing the Combative Patient: Hyperactive Delirium with Severe Agitation, Ketamine & Field Reality
In this episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with J.R. Pickett — unpack the controversial and high-stakes topic of what used to be called excited delirium.They dig into the hi...
30 Jul 48min

289: Guerrilla Surgeon: Life-Saving Surgery in Caves, Dirt Rooms & War Zones
In this raw and eye-opening episode of the PFC Podcast, Dennis sits down with Jason, a general surgeon who completed nine combat deployments (seven in special operations) and has since operated in cav...
27 Jul 44min

From Tourniquet to Crush: Mastering Hyperkalemia with Calcium in Prolonged Field Care
In this episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with Alex to dissect a controversial claim that calcium is useless for hyperkalemia during cardiac arrest. What started as a socia...
23 Jul 42min

288: Blood, Citrate & Cardiac Chaos – Rethinking Calcium in Prolonged Field Care
In this episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with Dr. Andre Cap to unpack the evolving role of calcium in trauma resuscitation. What started as the “new hotness” in forward bl...
20 Jul 38min

Burn Resuscitation Revelation: Fluid Restriction + Early Plasma Beats Parkland in PFC
In this episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with Alex to break down a hot-off-the-press retrospective study from the Journal of the American College of Surgeons titled “Chall...
16 Jul 45min

287: Drone Evacs Are Coming… But Can They Handle Real Critical Care Patients
In this episode, Dennis sits down with Brock, a civilian critical care flight paramedic who flies Medevac in the States, to break down what it actually takes to move a sick patient from point A to poi...
13 Jul 30min

War Wounds Unfiltered: Cleaning, Debridement & Why You Shouldn’t Close Early
In this high-yield episode, Dennis sits down with Dr. Jennifer Gurney, Army trauma/burn surgeon and Chief of the Joint Trauma System. They dive deep into the practical realities of wound management in...
9 Jul 52min




















