Push Dose EMS

Push Dose EMS episodes:

• 05.10.2024

  Push Dose EMS PRN Edition: Urgentcare Transports

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guest from Children's Hospital Dr. Amy Romashko and from Milwaukee Fire Dept. Lt. Zak Hennessy

  
• 05.03.2024

  Push Dose EMS Podcast Episode 45 - 2024 Guidelines Update

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guest Michael Bindokas, discuss some of the latest guideline updates.

  
• 04.04.2024

  Push Dose EMS Ep 44 - The Elijah McClain Case

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guest Sean Duffey, J.D., discuss the issues surrounding Elijah McClain's death and what we can learn from it.

  
• 02.23.2024

  Push Dose EMS Ep 43 - Bread and Butter Pediatrics

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, Joel Vallier, and special guest pediatric emergency fellow Dr. Jamie Holland, discuss system updates, and using our critical thinking skills...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Push Dose EMS Ep 42 - Keep Thinking in Mind

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, Joel Vallier, and special guest Dr. Jamie Jasti, discuss system updates, and honing our critical thinking skills.

  
• 12.22.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 41 - Right Airway for the Right Patient

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, and PA Joel Vallier, discuss how to choose the right airway adjunct for a patient.

  
• 11.22.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 40 - Adventures in Cric Land

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guests Greendale FF/PM's Jim Hintz, Tim Couillard, and Connor Risberg, discuss system updates, and a recent call that...

  
• 10.18.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 39 - CHaMPioning Pediatric EMS Research

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, PA Joel Vallier, and special guests Dr. Manish Shah and Dr. Lorin Browne, discuss pediatric EMS research, PECARN, CHaMPS, and the...

  
• 09.21.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 38 - After the STEMI Alert

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, discuss system updates, the hospital side of STEMI alerts, and the complications that come with STEMI.

  
• 08.25.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 37 - Staying Alert for STEMI

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, discuss system updates and the ins and outs of STEMI alerts.

  
• 07.26.2023

  Push Dose EMS PRN - NEMSIS 3.5 Special Edition

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Data and Analytics Manager Michelle Anderson and QA Manager Linda Mattrisch, bring you a special edition of Push Dose EMS on the updates coming with...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 36 - What’s the Deal with Dilt?

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, and Assistant Medical Directors Dr. Grawey and Dr. Engel, discuss system updates and the nuances of A Fib with RVR and Diltiazem administration.

  
• 06.23.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 35 - Assessing Stroke

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Dr. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest MCW Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Dr. Swathi Prasad, discuss the ins-and-outs of stroke assessment and recognition.

  
• 05.15.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 34 - Fielding Trauma Triage

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Dr. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest MCW Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Dr. Madeline Field, discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the updated...

  
• 04.17.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 33 - Mag Musings

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, and EMS Fellows Dr. McGlynn and Wleklinski, discuss Milwaukee County system updates, the upcoming Standard Care Guidelines update, and discuss Magnesium, a new pre-hospital medication...

  
• 03.21.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 32 - Overcoming Overdose

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellow Dr. McGlynn, and special guest toxicologist Dr. Damilola Idowu, discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and finish our series on overdose, focusing on helping...

  
• 02.20.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 31 - Set the Tone After Naloxone

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest MCW psychiatrist Dr. Julie Owen, discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and continue our series on overdose,...

  
• 01.16.2023

  Push Dose EMS Episode 30 - Let The Nose Have It

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, and EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and start our series discussing overdose.

  
• 12.20.2022

  Push Dose EMS Ep 29 - Analyze Those Who Dialyze

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, Dr. Engel, and EMS Fellow Dr. Wleklinski, talk about handling dialysis patients.

  
• 11.23.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 28 - Managing Our Mental Health

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, EMS Fellow Dr. Wleklinski, and special guests Battalion Chief Bob Manke and Kristen Herreid, navigate the topic of provider mental health.

  
• 10.27.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 27 - Breaking Bad News

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest Dr. Renee Foutz discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and discuss the difficult task of death notifications.

  
• 09.23.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 26 - Wrapping up Pediatrics

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, and EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and finish up the episode series on pediatrics.

  
• 08.18.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 25 - What’s Poppin’ with Monkeypox

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, and new EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and the recent outbreak of Monkeypox.

  
• 06.24.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 24 - MARCHE-ing through Pediatrics

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and pediatric trauma assessment.

  
• 05.17.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 23 - Cultivate the Update

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and answer (fabricated) questions about the MKE CTY 2022 Standard of Care Updates.

  
• 04.20.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 22 - Pressor your Luck..

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates, discuss ROSC and achieving optimal perfusion post-ROSC.

  
• 03.31.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 21 - The Ins and Outs of Pregnancy (Part 3)

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the third of three episodes on OB/GYN.

  
• 03.01.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 20 - Ins and Outs of Pregnancy (Part 2)

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the second of three episodes on OB/GYN.

  
• 01.25.2022

  Push Dose EMS Episode 19 - Ins and Outs of Pregnancy

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Engel, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the first of three episodes on OB/GYN.

  
• 11.29.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 18 - Sorting it Out

  Host Jeff Matcha, special guest DC Chris Sandoval along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the triage of mass casualty.

  
• 10.27.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 17 - Burning to Learn

  Host Jeff Matcha is joined for system updates by Dan Pojar and Drs. Weston.  Plus a discussion on Burns and quality care, from Drs. Drazich and Arendovich.

  
• 09.27.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 16 - Insides and Outs of Abd. Trauma

  Host Jeff Matcha is joined by EMS Division Director Dan Pojar and Drs. Weston, Chinn, Drazich and Arendovich to discuss system updates and Abdominal Trauma.

  
• 08.30.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 15 - Cracking the Chest

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, QA Supervisor Linda Mattrisch and Dr's Weston, Chinn, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and Chest Trauma.

  
• 07.28.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 14 - BEFAST at identifying Stroke

  Host Jeff Matcha is joined by guests Division Director Dan Pojar, QA Coordinator Bill Soderbeck and Drs. Weston, Chinn, Engel, Drazich and Arendovich to discuss Milwaukee County EMS system updates, highlights of Stroke physiology, emergency Stroke care and Stroke KPI's...

  
• 05.25.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 13 - Straight from the Heart

  Host Jeff Matcha along Dan Pojar, Linda Mattrisch with Drs. Weston, Chinn, Engel, Grover and some special guests, talk Cardiac Arrest, Survival Rates and Quality Improvement for the Milwaukee County EMS System.

  
• 04.27.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 12 - Just the Vax

  Host Jeff Matcha along with guests Dan Pojar, Dr. Ben Weston, Dr. Matt Chinn, Dr. Luke Grover and special guest Dr. Dominique Diggs, discuss Milwaukee County EMS system updates, Covid -19 variants and Covid-19 vaccine facts and misinformation.

  
• 01.11.2021

  Push Dose EMS Episode 11 - Just a little poke

  Host Jeff Matcha along with Director Dan Pojar, Dr. Weston and Dr. Chinn discuss system updates and the COVID-19 vaccine.  This includes information on the vaccine(s), informed choices, hesitancy, myths and where providers can go for administration.

  
• 12.10.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 10 - Don't be so SAD

  Host Jeff Matcha with guests Dr. Weston, County Executive Crowley and Dr. Thrasher discuss Mental Health, and well being for both providers and patients within Milwaukee County.

  
• 11.11.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 9 - Don't get so excited

  Host Jeff Matcha with guests Dr. Weston, Dr. Chinn, Dr. Grover, Dr. Engel, Linda Mattrisch and Dan Pojar discuss system updates, Ketamine administration and Excited Delirium.

  
• 10.07.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 8 - Use your noggin

  Host Jeff Matcha, with Dr. Chinn, Dr. Grover, Dr. Engel and Linda Mattrisch discuss traumatic brain injury.  Plus, system updates from Dan Pojar and Dr. Weston.

  
• 09.08.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 7 - Motorcycle MVC's

  Host Jeff Matcha, along with Drs. Weston, Chinn and Grover - plus guests EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, and QA Supervisor Linda Mattrisch, discuss Motorcyle MVC's patients and stats, in addition to system updates.

  
• 08.10.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 6 - Fun in the Sun

  Host and QA/Edu Manager Jeff Matcha, along with Drs. Weston, Chinn, Grover, QA Supervisor Linda Mattrisch and EMS Division Director Dan Pojar discuss heat and water emergencies, plus Milwaukee County system updates.

  
• 07.07.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 5 - Spinal Motion Restrictions

  Host Jeff Matcha along with Dr's Weston, Chinn, Engel, Linda Mattrisch and Director Pojar have a discussion about the progression from Spinal Immobilization to Spinal Motion Restrictions.

  
• 06.05.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 4 - Pediatric Seizures

  In this month's episode, Jeff Matcha, Linda Mattrisch, Dr. Weston, Dr. Engel, Dr. Sinclair and Dr. Chinn discuss Pediatric Seizures and changes to the Milwaukee County OEM Standard of Care Guidelines.

  
• 05.06.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 3 - The Pathophysiology of Covid -19

  A discussion between Jeff Matcha, Dr. Chinn, Dr. Sinclair, Dr. Engel and Linda Mattrisch.  The conversation delves into the pathophysiology of Covid-19, and it's impact on the Milwaukee County EMS system.

  
• 04.08.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 2 - Covid-19

  In this month's episode we discuss the plans and actions that are currently underway in Milwaukee County in regards to Covid-19.     As a caveat, all information contained within is relevant to 04/07/2020.  As with all things Covid conditions and information changes...

  
• 03.24.2020

  Push Dose EMS Episode 1 - STEMI

  In our inaugural episode we discuss the importance of STEMI recognition, how STEMIs are QA'd by the county and what metrics are tracked. We also take a look at common 12-lead mistakes and those things that can mimic a STEMI...