Pragmatic Paramedics

This week’s episode, the PragMedics chat with Eric Bauer, the paramedic who started FlightBridgeED with his wife and close friend. Eric tells the guys about how he came up through the ranks and began his world-famous company. Eric started his career like most of us, on a truck and then became a flight medic and educator. He realized that he had a passion for education and has been providing it to all walks of paramedics since.

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Welcome to the first episode of Monday Morning Medic! In this series of episodes, Jason and Aaron, along with special guest Chris Rosa sit down and talk about real life calls and patients that we have had. We discuss treatments and outcomes to help learn from real-world cases.

In our first episode, we sat down and talked about a unique motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the call to help our listeners improve their care.

If you have a patient that you would like to discuss, let us know! We would love to talk about patients and improving patient care with our listeners. Let us know what you think and if there are any topics that you'd like to discuss.

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As EMS providers we know all too well about violence, trauma, and the associated dangers of the job but we tend to struggle with what to do when we encounter violent scenes that involve our brothers and sisters in law enforcement and the patients we are committed to care for.

However, what happens when the line we need to cross is one of our own?

Police use of force has been an ongoing issue in the U.S. for decades but recently the media has started to focus on not only the police officers involved in these violent encounters but also the EMS providers who are dispatched to aid the patient.

There is a thin and very blurred line that we must navigate to be a patient care provider and advocate but also a public safety brother and sister.

Listen in as we talk with providers, reporters, and others who face these difficult situations in the name of community safety, wellbeing, and the job.

In this episode, with The Mando Medic, we discuss his personal experiences with these situations, thoughts on how to decrease negative patient outcomes in these scenarios, and ways to improve EMS and LE cooperation.

As always, thanks for listening and we hope this series provides just one more tool to help you better yourself and the patients we see daily.

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This week, the PragMedics sit down with Dr. Michael Lauria to discuss Situational Awareness and the EMS provider. Dr. Lauria is an accomplished provider who has volunteered as an EMT while in college, became a Pararescueman in the Air Force, then a flight paramedic with DHART, and now a current medical resident in New Mexico. We discussed how situational awareness pertains to the EMS provider and variety of other topics, to include his thoughts checklists and simulation training. Thanks for listening!

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In this episode, Aaron and Jason sit down with James Boomhower (Boomer) from StayFit4Duty and talk about mental health and resources for first reponders. Boomer has been involved in EMS for over 20 years in a variety of health systems throughout New England. He currently functions in the role of Critical Care Transport Specialist-Paramedic/ Lead Peer Support Director and is working on obtaining his Masters in clinical psychology.

We discuss the different aspects of mental health, what signs to look for when someone or yourself needs mental health help, and organizations that can help first responders with improving their mental health. Boomer has been a great advocate for improving first responders mental health and is passionate in helping those that need help. Check out the episde and remember that it is okay to not be okay!

Boomer can be found on Instagram and his website is a great resource for those looking for help improving their mental health. If you are looking for a provider or someone to talk too, check out 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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