MedFlight Radio

Aug 05 2024 95 ep. 41 mins 1.3k

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MedFlight Radio is a podcast produced by the leading aeromedical transport company in Ohio. The show covers many topics related to HEMS, critical care, fire/EMS, and aviation.

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Infectious Disease

Aug 05 2024 32 mins

What is going on in the Infectious disease world at MedFlight and MedCare in 2024. Is COVID still a thing? What were the top three types of infectious disease patients we transported this past year ? What can I do to identify them and protect myself from exposure? MedFlight Radio seats down with Keri Lejzerowicz, MedFlight and MedCare Infection Control Specialists to find out

Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest

Mar 27 2024 34 mins

March of 2024 is here, and we are back at it again on MedFlight Radio and this time we are talking about airway management in our cardiac arrest patients. We sit down with Doctor Hussam Salhi (EMS Fellow and ER Doctor) and discuss this very topic. The conversation dives right in on some of the most common airway adjuncts used in the field from BVM, to SGA and even oral intubation.

Pediatric Trauma with Dr. Chelsea Kadish

Nov 29 2023 44 mins

MedFlight Radio talks about pediatric trauma for the month of November. We sit down with Dr. Chelsea Kadish, Recent Graduate EMS Fellow and Current Emergency Room Physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The talk starts off with what we are doing well and what we can improve on in our pediatric trauma management in central Ohio. We discuss TXA in our pediatric trauma patient,

Burn Care Management with Dr. Nicole Bernal

Sep 29 2023 43 mins

MedFlight Radio again takes to the road for its 2023 September podcast and heads over to The Ohio State University Medical Center. We sit down with Dr. Nicole Bernal, Medical Director at the Ohio State University Level 1 Trauma Center Burn Unit in Central Ohio. What are we doing well and what can we improve in our burn care management in Central Ohio. Also, we talk about all the

Pediatric CPAP/BiPAP in the Pre-Hospital World

May 22 2023 50 mins

Pediatric CPAP/BiPAP in the pre-hospital world. Should we be doing it? if not, why? MedFlight Radio brings back Chris Newsome (Nationwide Children's Transport Medic) and Rob Glaze (Current MedFlight Medic and Retired from Westerville Fire Department ) to discuss this very topic. We start by getting a good understanding of CPAP and BiPAP—what it is and how it works then quickly m

Arterial Blood Gas Analysis with the MedFlight Education Team

May 07 2023 29 mins

MedFlight Radio welcomes to the show Monica Montgomery (MedFlight Flight Nurse and newly appointed Education Coordinator) and talks ABG's. The talk focuses on all the whys and where's of blood gases. When to get them? What components make up blood gases? How are they used for patient management? Can venous gases be as useful as arterial gases? Come listen in and learn the basics be

Sudden Cardiac Death with Dr. Corey and Kevin Stiver

Feb 18 2023 52 mins

This month we have a first on MedFlight Radio, as we have a married couple on the show to tackle "Sudden Cardiac Death". This is no ordinary couple as we invite in Dr Kevin Stiver an adult Interventional Cardiologist at OhioHealth Riverside Hospital and Doctor Corey Stiver a pediatric cardiologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital here in Columbus, Ohio Listen in as we talk about

OSU Head Bleed Clinical Trials

Nov 08 2022 54 mins

MedFlight Radio takes to the road and heads over to The Ohio State University to learn more about a new clinical trial on head bleeds. We sit down with Doctor Yousef Hannawi and Luke Herren to find out all about it. Where can we get better with our patients that present with head bleeds? What potential treatments are in store for the future? Are all the Columbus Based Hospitals in

Medication Errors

Sep 28 2022 47 mins

This month we invite Debra Tortora to our podcast as we welcome her into her new role of Risk Management and Legal Affairs at MedFlight/Medcare. While she is with us we cover the topic of "Medication Errors". Is this really a problem? What are the most common medication errors and how I can avoid them? What about securing medications, is that my responsible too? Can I be criminall

Pediatric Sepsis

Jul 04 2022 55 mins

July is pediatric sepsis month and we sit down with our partners at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Transport Team to learn all about it. This is another one of those time sensitive disease processes where early recognition and management become so important in surviving pediatric sepsis. Just like always we start basic and then move more into advanced treatment for this disease