DUSTOFF Medic Podcast

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What's DUSTOFF Medic Podcast about?

Education and issues for military flight medics.

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DUSTOFF Medic Podcast episodes:

11.28.2022
Important for COMPO 1 F2s!
Matthew Sovine joins the pod for a quick conversation about research he's conducting into sustainment training for active duty flight medics. Have a listen and make sure to fill out the survey in your work email.
11.08.2022
Arizona Department of Public Safety Aviation Unit
In this episode, Trooper Mike Allen joins us to discuss the Arizona State Police's Aviation Unit. Trooper Allen is a flight paramedic who came to AZDPS from the fire service. Mike discusses the history of the program, the criteria for...
10.25.2022
Canadian Armed Forces MERT
Canadian Army Master Corporal Justin Weiler joins Max and Trevor to talk about his new country's rotary-wing medical program. Canada is one of our closest allies, but they have taken a different approach to clearing the battlefield. Listen up for...
10.09.2022
HKIA AAR Part 2
Seain, Keegan, and Joe were the last three DUSTOFF medics in Afghanistan during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal. In this episode, they describe their experience during the attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate.
09.21.2022
HKIA AAR Part 1
Seain, Keegan, and Joe were the last three DUSTOFF medics in Afghanistan during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal. In this episode, they describe their experiences in the days and weeks leading up to the attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey...
09.08.2022
Critical Care Air Transport Team
Max sits down with US Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Policastro, MD for a capabilities briefing on the Air Force's Critical Care Air Transport Team program. CCATT is a team of highly skilled clinicians who provide enroute treatment to our...
08.21.2022
Nerve Agents Part 2
COL (ret.) Jonathan Newmark, MD finishes up a fascinating conversation with Max on nerve agents. Dr. Newmark is a true expert in this subject and his depth of knowledge makes this episode a must-hear. Have a listen, and let us know...
08.02.2022
Nerve Agents Part 1
COL (ret.) Jonathan Newmark, MD sits down with Max for an in-depth discussion of nerve agents. Dr. Newmark dedicated much of his career to researching the treatment of chemical and biological casualties, giving him an extraordinary depth of knowledge on...
07.18.2022
Medical Simulation
Max sits down with David Shablak to discuss how to conduct high-quality training at the unit level. David is the co-host of the SimGeeks Podcast, a paramedic, and an expert in healthcare simulation. This is a great conversation for Medical...
07.05.2022
SFC Christopher Celiz MOH AAR Part 2
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher A. Celiz was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic acts during an engagement with the enemy in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2018. SFC Celiz saved the life of a wounded soldier from a...
06.20.2022
SFC Christoper Celiz MOH AAR Part 1
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher A. Celiz was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic acts during an engagement with the enemy in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2018. SFC Celiz saved the life of a wounded soldier from a...
04.27.2022
Vasopressors
Dr. Haney Mallemat, a triple-boarded critical care physician and Editor-in-Chief at criticalcarenow.com, joins us to discuss all things vasopressor related. During the interview, Dr. Mallemat mentions the Arginine Vasopressin During the Early Resuscitation of Traumatic Shock (AVERTShock) trial. You can...
03.28.2022
Training Circular 8-800
There's a new Training Circular 8-800, Medical Education & Demonstration of Individual Competence (MEDIC), and it is a major change from the last version. This episode is a deep dive into the new TC with the primary enlisted authors, MSG...
02.21.2022
Pain Management
Dr. Steven Schauer returns to the podcast with Trevor and Morgan to talk about pain management. Managing pain is a complex topic involving both different types of pain and different medications. During the conversation, Dr. Schauer mentions JTS CPG 61,...
01.26.2022
Tube Thoracostomy Part 2
Dr. Sean Stuart finishes up a discussion on chest tubes with Claire and Morgan. This episode discusses some of the finer points of the procedure. Dr. Stuart also describes how to make an inexpensive task trainer so you can practice thoracotomies...
01.17.2022
Tube Thoracostomy Part 1
Dr. Sean Stuart joins Claire and Morgan for the first in a two-part series about chest tubes. Dr. Stuart is a Navy emergency medicine physician and is the Research Director of the Combat Trauma Research Group. This first episode covers a...
12.31.2021
Spinal Immobilization
We all learned it. We've all done it. And we (mostly) all know that it's wrong. Dr. Seth Collings Hawkins joins Trevor and Claire to discuss spinal immobilization. Rigid immobilization of trauma patients is entrenched dogma, but we've probably all heard that this...
12.13.2021
Sexual Assault
Captain Madison Anderson, RN, joins Claire and Morgan to discuss the pre-hospital care of sexual assault victims (SMOG SPECIAL POP V). It's a difficult topic, but it is critical for flight medics to understand the specialized care this patient population...
11.29.2021
Toxic Emergencies
Lt. Col. Joe Maddry joins Max and Morgan to talk about SMOG Medical XIX, Toxic Ingestions. Toxicology is extraordinarily complex, and this discussion ranges beyond ingestions. Dr. Maddry is an emergency medicine physician and has completed a toxicology fellowship. Listen...
11.14.2021
New Zealand Defence Force MEDEVAC
New Zealand Army Nursing Officer Captain Buffy Little joins Max and Trevor to talk about her service's rotary-wing MEDEVAC program. New Zealand is one of our closest allies, but their Army's small size and remote geography mean their operations are...
11.01.2021
Head Injury/TBI
This is a packed episode from one of the leaders in our field! Doc Rush joins us again to talk about traumatic brain injury, head injury, and why those two are not the same. Listen closely as Doc Rush boils down...
10.19.2021
Joint Trauma System
Chief of the Joint Trauma System Colonel Stacy Shackelford joins Max and Claire to talk about the history, mission, and future vision for the organization singularly focused on reducing morbidity and mortality on the battlefield. During this wide-ranging discussion, Dr....
10.04.2021
ECMO
COL (ret.) Joseph DuBose joins Trevor and Max to provide an overview of ECMO, and discuss its use in flight. ECMO isn't a new procedure, but it has become more visible in recent years as its use has expanded. In...
09.16.2021
Hoist AAR Part 2
Here's the second part of our interview with Joel. Listen as he describes conducting multiple hoists in combat, and listen for some valuable lessons learned. Joel talks about PACE planning, patient handoff techniques, and we explore the dogma that surrounds...
09.06.2021
Hoist AAR Part 1
We begin with a remembrance of our fallen Navy comrades. Today's episode is the start of our second AAR series. We talk with Joel, an Army flight medic who conducted a hoist mission in combat. His experience is important for several...
08.30.2021
College of Remote and Offshore Medicine
Aebhric O’Kelly from the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine joins Max and Morgan to discuss medical training and education for austere settings. CoROM is a unique educational institution with many military alumni. Aebhric discusses opportunities at CoROM, including some...
08.09.2021
Hoist Part 2
Rob Munday from Blackcomb Helicopters & SR3 Rescue Concepts, Jon, and Wayne wrap up their discussion of hoist techniques. This episode focuses on safety, training, and emergency procedures. It's a must-listen for pilots, hoist operators, and hoist riders alike, because...
07.24.2021
Hoist Part 1
Rob Munday from Blackcomb Helicopters & SR3 Rescue Concepts joins Wayne and Jon to discuss hoist techniques. Riding the hoist makes great social media posts, but behind the cool pictures is a skill that must be continuously honed and refined....
07.12.2021
Supraglottic Airway
Dr. Steven Schauer joins us to discuss supraglottic airways. These devices are often considered to be 'rescue' adjuncts for a 'failed' airway, but this discussion may change the way you approach out-of-hospital airway control. Listen as Dr. Schauer talks about...
06.28.2021
Blood Part 2
Our conversation with Dr. Cap continues! There’s an in-depth discussion of blood physiology, a comparison of DOD blood protocols, and an interesting rethinking of blood as an organ. Dr. Cap also provides an important overview of how to train transfusions...
06.14.2021
Blood
Dr. Andre Cap joins us for the first in a multi-part series covering the SMOGs En Route Damage Control Resuscitation, Blood Component/Fresh Whole Blood Use, and Blood Transfusion Related Reactions protocols. COL Cap is amongst the world's foremost experts on...
06.01.2021
Conflicts Across Role 1 Guidelines
Dr. Andy Fisher and Dr. Steve Schauer join us along with Sarah Johnson and Ryann Lauby to discuss their paper, "An Analysis of Conflicts Across Role 1 Guidelines." The paper, published last year in Military Medicine, compared a number of...
05.17.2021
IV/IO Protocol
In this episode, Trevor and Morgan talk to Dr. Whit Harvey, USN, about one of the foundational skills of out-of-hospital care: IV and IO access. Dr. Harvey has done important research on IO efficacy, and he shares some of his...
04.30.2021
Progressive Medical Direction
Drs. Will Smith, Steve Rush, and Ben Walrath join us for a great conversation about the role of the military EMS director. These three men have accumulated significant experience leading MEDEVAC/CASEVAC organizations, and their perspective is valuable for flight medics...
04.19.2021
Propofol & Sedation
Dr. Steven Bradley joins us to discuss the SMOG Propofol guideline, along with sedation and analgesia pearls. Lieutenant Commander Bradley is a U.S. Navy anesthesiologist, and he is very active in mentoring aspiring physicians. During the episode, Trevor mentions the Military Enroute...
04.05.2021
MCI AAR Part 3
In 2019, Jamie and Jon flew a combat mission where they evacuated several patients. Later that day, they transported the same patients to a higher level of care. In this third and final episode, we hear about the interfacility transport...
03.22.2021
MCI AAR Part 2
In 2019, Jamie and Jon flew a combat mission where they evacuated several patients. Later that day, they transported the same patients to a higher level of care. In this second episode, hear about the difficult landings Jon executed to...
03.08.2021
MCI AAR Part 1
In 2019, Jamie and Jon flew a combat mission where they evacuated several patients. Later that day, they transported the same patients to a higher level of care. In this first episode, hear from both men as they describe how...
02.21.2021
Maryland State Police Aviation Command
In this episode, Trooper Adam Murray joins us to discuss the Maryland State Police's use of Trooper/Flight Paramedics in their Aviation Command. Trooper Murray is a critical care flight paramedic and field training officer for the Maryland State Police in...
02.08.2021
Hypocalcemia
In this episode, Ricky Ditzel joins us to discuss the role of calcium in trauma patients. Ricky is a former critical care flight paramedic for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), currently a pre-medical student at Colombia University, and the...
01.21.2021
Prolonged Field Care for Flight Medics
In this episode, Dennis from the Prolonged Field Care Podcast joins us to discuss the basics of prolonged field care on medics and their patients. Dennis is a Special Forces Medical Sergeant and an instructor at the Special Warfare Medical...
01.11.2021
Hypotension/Shock
In this episode, Dr. Ben Walrath joins us to discuss the SMOG Shock/Hypotension guideline. The conversation focuses on hypovolemic shock, but also includes a discussion of other types of shock that sometimes get less attention in the tactical setting. Commander...
12.28.2020
Altitude Illness
Dr. Will Smith joins us to discuss the SMOG Altitude Illness guideline. COL Smith, MD, brings his decades of military and wilderness medicine experience to bear in a discussion of "mountain sickness." Altitude illnesses have a significant spectrum of symptoms...
12.14.2020
Respiratory Distress
Dr. Seth Assar joins us to discuss the SMOG Respiratory Distress guideline. This is a wide-ranging discussion that covers many of the differential diagnoses for a patient who is having difficulty breathing. Listen closely for a use of Ketamine that...
11.29.2020
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau
We're stepping back from our clinical medical discussions this week to hear from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Stephen Doucette. In this episode, Dep. Doucette talks about his role as a tactical medic on the LASD Special Enforcement Bureau. SEB...
11.15.2020
Airway Confirmation
Dr. Jeffrey Siegler joins us to discuss the SMOG Airway Confirmation guideline. The first half of this episode follows the SMOG, then we pivot to discuss "the sledgehammer." Dr. Siegler has conducted important research on the excessive tidal volumes delivered...
11.02.2020
Interfacility Transport Clinical Practice Guideline
MAJ Lani Pineda, RN, joins Max and Wayne to discuss Clinical Practice Guideline 27, Interfacility Transport of Patients Between Theater Medical Treatment Facilities. Wayne mentions several studies that preceded the most recent update to this CPG. These include:JROCM 026-12, Tactical Critical...
10.19.2020
Multiple Trauma
Dr. Jennifer Gurney joins us to discuss the SMOG Multiple Trauma guideline. Dr. Gurney discusses challenges in military pre-hospital documentation. Schauer, et al discuss this at length: Schauer, S. G., April, M. D., Naylor, J. F., Oliver, J. J., Cunningham,...
10.05.2020
Hemorrhage
Dr. Andy Fisher joins us to discuss the SMOG Hemorrhage guideline. Dr. Fisher mentions a case involving manual compression of a patient's aorta: Lewis, C., Nilan, M., Srivilasa, C., Knight, R. M., Shevchik, J., Bowen, B., ... & Kreishman, P....
10.01.2020
Introduction to the DUSTOFF Medic Podcast
Welcome to the podcast. Listen to the introductory episode at https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1316548.rss

What's DUSTOFF Medic Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

DUSTOFF Medic Podcast episodes:

Important for COMPO 1 F2s!

Arizona Department of Public Safety Aviation Unit

Canadian Armed Forces MERT

HKIA AAR Part 2

HKIA AAR Part 1

Critical Care Air Transport Team

Nerve Agents Part 2

Nerve Agents Part 1

Medical Simulation

SFC Christopher Celiz MOH AAR Part 2

SFC Christoper Celiz MOH AAR Part 1

Vasopressors

Training Circular 8-800

Pain Management

Tube Thoracostomy Part 2

Tube Thoracostomy Part 1

Spinal Immobilization

Sexual Assault

Toxic Emergencies

New Zealand Defence Force MEDEVAC

Head Injury/TBI

Joint Trauma System

ECMO

Hoist AAR Part 2

Hoist AAR Part 1

College of Remote and Offshore Medicine

Hoist Part 2

Hoist Part 1

Supraglottic Airway

Blood Part 2

Blood

Conflicts Across Role 1 Guidelines

IV/IO Protocol

Progressive Medical Direction

Propofol & Sedation

MCI AAR Part 3

MCI AAR Part 2

MCI AAR Part 1

Maryland State Police Aviation Command

Hypocalcemia

Prolonged Field Care for Flight Medics

Hypotension/Shock

Altitude Illness

Respiratory Distress

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau

Airway Confirmation

Interfacility Transport Clinical Practice Guideline

Multiple Trauma

Hemorrhage

Introduction to the DUSTOFF Medic Podcast