Holding The Wall

After Ryan asked Josiah about good qualities of a probationary firefighter, Josiah reached out from a coworker and outstanding probe himself to discuss the testing process through how to get through probation. Taylor inquires about coping with the stress and how to perform under crazy circumstances.

After a miserable attempt the technologically inept crew sit down and discuss their weeks and Ryan inquires about Josiah's firefighter probation and what it took to come out the other side successful. Whether it's nursing or firefighter, listen to some valuable advice from a couple of old stallions about the decorum expected out of new employees.

The crew sits down with ICU RN's Adrian and Scion and discuss just about every topic under the Sun while drinking their body weight in scotch and IPA's. Listen in to find out if they keep it together enough to actually make a cogent point on anything.

Ryan and Josiah talk Psych, listen in while they sit down to discuss the intricacies of psychiatric patients and some of the difficulties one can experience while treating them. Learn to differentiate psychosis compared to your other AEIOU TIPS for altered mental status.

The crew sits down with paramedic and SureFire CPR instructor Joey Rodriguez to discuss heart blocks. Learn how to easily identity some of the most dreaded rhythms to analyze and the appropriate interventions for these patients as they circle the drain.

Josiah and Ryan sit down and discuss their beliefs on death, the afterlife, and how they cope with their chosen professions. Listen and hear how their perspective on life and death have been shaped by their careers

Ryan and Josiah sit down and discuss Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) and Total Artificial Hearts (TAH). The crew gets into what they are, what kind of patients get them, as well as common complications that you can see as an EMS provider. More importantly how the hell you tell them apart and how they are treated differently. So lets see what makes these devices tic!

The crew sits down for one more episode together before Mikey moves out of state. This episode is not EMS related, but more just a fun Dewar's filled conversation with three old friends. I hope Mike's terribly inappropriate wit brings a smile to your face one more time.

The crew gets together to discuss some of the craziest calls we can go on in EMS, Trauma. While no one likes to get all the gross stuff everywhere, they do make for some good stories.

Get to know the crew a little better while they regale you with tales about how they got into this crazy field of Emergency Medicine.