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Creating a higher standard of care for prehospital providers; find us at cprpodcast.org!

Michael Barrow, Brittany Bard, and Stephen Bloom


    • Feb 2, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Episode 33: FOAM and EMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 56:24


    This is the 1st of 3 lectures to be released that were given at the Indiana Emergency Response Conference (IERC). This talk focuses on Free Access Medical education (FOAM) and the use of social media and how it relates to the pre-hospital provider. 

    Episode 32- Last Minute Christmas Cheer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 3:12


    A little bit of a late release, but some great housekeeping info to end the year on!

    Episode 31: How Not to Be a Bastard (Lessons I Wish I Would've Learned a Long Time Ago)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 17:50


    Mike talks about what we fail to teach new supervisors and educators in EMS. 

    Episode 30: Cardiac Arrest Cage Match

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 57:07


    Mike sits down with Dr. Dylan Lutyen, Dan O'Shaughnessey, and Tim Nowak to debate the future of OHCA. 

    Episode 29: Why We Mismanage Airways with Jayson McConnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 27:55


    Mike sits down with Jayson via Skype to talk about why prehospital providers mismanage airways. 

    Episode 28: PTSD and Resiliency with Daniel Crampton and Ann Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 37:50


    Mike sits down with Daniel Crampton and Ann Rush of SC4I to talk about ways to decrease mental health stigmas and reach out to individuals with posttraumatic stress symptoms. 

    Episode 27: Failure to Communicate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 18:40


    Mike talks about how to improve EMS reports and medical consults with the emergency department through standardized formats. 

    Episode 26: If 12 is Good, Then 18 is Better with Tim Nowak

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017 27:05


    Mike sits down with Tim Nowak to talk about utilizing 15 & 18-Lead EKGs to investigate cardiac complaints. 

    Episode 25: Implementing a Just Culture with Matthew Streger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 21:10


    Mike sits down with Matthew Streger to discuss how EMS organizations can change their approach to human error and system failures. 

    Episode 24: Let's Get Syncopal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 25:50


    Mike talks about the common pitfalls of syncope evaluation and delves primarily into the cardiac causes of syncope. 

    Episode 23: Troubleshooting Insulin Pumps with Sydney Fitzgibbons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 21:18


    Mike sits down with Sydney to discuss common misconceptions of diabetic care in the EMS setting, as well as when it is appropriate to disconnect an insulin pump. 

    Episode 22: MAAAYYYBEEE We're Not Great at Spotting Atypical Strokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2016 16:31


    Mike talks about stroke posterior stroke recognition in patients with vertigo symptoms. 

    Episode 21: D.O.S.E. (Direct On-Scene Education) with Capt. James Carroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2016 23:01


    Brittany and Mike sit down with Capt. James Carroll of Broward County Florida (Fort Lauderdale area) and talk about his community outreach program attempting to reduce infant mortality by promoting safe-sleep practices. 

    Episode 20: The Great Airway Debate with Dan O'Shaughnessey and Seth Bard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 22:48


    The CPR crew sit down to talk with Dan and Seth about advanced airway choices in OHCA. 

    Episode 19: Protecting Our Own Part II... The Injured Firefighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 16:37


    Stephen delves into some of the special considerations of the injured firefighter as well as what medics can do to be more proactive at fire standbys. 

    Episode 18: Caring for the Autistic Patient with Jen Knapp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 26:47


    The CPR crew sits down with Jen and talks about common misconceptions about Autism and how to optimize assessment tools. 

    Episode 17: The Field Amputation with Jon Mansfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2016 28:05


    Mike and Brittany sit down with Jon to discuss his experiences with prehospital amputation. 

    Episode 16: A Novice's Introduction to the Dialysis Patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 15:41


    Mike and Brittany give a brief overview of the types of dialysis and some special treatment considerations. 

    Episode 15: Protecting Our Own Part I... The injured Police Officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 15:51


    New series "Protecting Our Own" focuses on special considerations for EMS providers to consider while caring for injured members of public safety. Today's episode focuses on the injured police officer. 

    Episode 14: The Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 20:48


    Mike delves into a review of obstructive shock, as well as some new ideas in the prehospital approach of PE management. 

    Episode 13: Capnography (Beyond ETI Confirmation) with Jayson McConnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 21:31


    Mike and Jayson sit down and talk about a lot of the little know uses for waveform capnography. 

    Episode 12: Pelvic Trauma with Chris Scheumann

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2015 28:09


    Chris and the CPR crew reevaluate the current standard of prehospital pelvic trauma management. 

    Episode 11: Epistaxis in the Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2015 15:20


    Mike and Stephen talk a little about the A/P of epistaxis as well as some new ALS treatment modalities. 

    Episode 10: Rants, Raves, and Reform with Mike Lauria

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2015 23:30


    The grand finale of our interview with Mike Lauria. 

    Episode 9: Changing the Way We Make Decisions Under Stress with Mike Lauria

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 29:21


    This episode is all about how we can change the way we make decisions under duress. 

    Episode 8: Changing the Way We Learn Procedures with Mike Lauria

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 16:15


    We go back to the drawing board on initial and continuing education and procedure instruction. 

    Episode 7: Changing the Way We Teach with Mike Lauria

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2015 12:33


    The CPR guys have a chat with Mike Lauria about what's wrong with the current status of EMS education. 

    Episode 6: Social Media and EMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015 11:29


    Mike and Stephen talk about the different avenues that Social Media and Applications can help us learn in the field. 

    Episode 5: Axis Deviation Part One with Eric Allmon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015 18:12


    Mike and Eric talk about the importance of early detection of ventricular rhythms and how to treat tachyarrhythmias. 

    Episode 4: A Finger in the Chest Beats a Needle in the Bush

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015 12:11


    Maybe needle decompression isn't so great after all...

    Episode 2: Keep Calm and Ventilate with Ryan McAfee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 19:12


    Today, we rant about the underutilization of the BLS airway with Ryan McAfee.

    Episode 1: Why TXA?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 9:11


    In this episode, Mike and Stephen attempt to answer some questions about the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in the prehospital setting. 

    Episode 0: Introducing a New Prehospital Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 3:18


    In this episode, Mike and Stephen delve into the vision of the CPR Podcast. 

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