What is that sixth sense that veteran first responders tend to have when facing difficult decisions in the field? Is it intuition, experience, some sort of spider sense... or could it be a combination of them all? Join us as we discuss EMS "Jedi" training, and what it takes to achieve the level of "Master". 

Join us as Paramedic Garry Dhesi stops by the podcast to share a story of how this episode's subject became extremely personal for him and his family.    

In this short episode we discuss dental emergencies, specifically fully avulsed teeth and how they can be saved. Tune in to find out what you can do if you encounter this situation in the field to give those teeth their best chance at reimplantation.    

The chance to deliver a baby doesn't come around every day, but when it does, we want to be as prepared as possible! American Ambulance Paramedic Mindy Fisher joins us this time to share a story from the field and discuss this miraculous yet potentially terrifying topic. 

Today we’re going to talk about ECMO/ECLS and how it intersects with prehospital medicine. ECMO is the acronym for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and ECLS is extra-corporeal life support.  Please join the UCSF-Fresno team as they discuss this new and exciting topic with special guest Dr. Crystal Ives-Tallman.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is more common in first responders than the general population.  Please join the UCSF-Fresno physician team as they interview and discuss PTSD with special guests, Ken Katz and Herman Barretto.  

This week is EMS week, so we decided to record a special episode celebrating all of you incredible people that have dedicated your lives to caring for our communities. This week our podcast team chats with career Paramedics Noelle Reimers and Clark Sumner. We also sit down with American Ambulance owner Todd Valeri and Dan Lynch, the Fresno County EMS Division Manager, to hear stories of their early days in this field and what motivates them to keep making our EMS system the best it can be!