MedFlight Radio

On November 8, 2009 Rob Kopp received a phone call that no parent ever expects. His son, Nick, had been involved in a motorcycle accident and was critically injured. Nick was onboard a MedFlight helicopter enroute to the trauma center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

In this episode you will hear how a highly trained critical care team cared for Nick, his family rallied around him, and about the challenges Nick would face on his long road to recovery.

We thank the Kopp Family for sitting down with us and sharing their story. Please visit medflightradio.com for pictures and other show notes from this episode.

In this episode we were pleased to be joined by Dr. Howie Mell the Medical Director for Newark Fire, Dr. David Evans with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, as well as Capt. Bolte and Capt. Smith with Newark Fire.

This episode covers:

• TXA Basics
• How TXA was introduced to EMS
• Crash 2 Study and the MATTERs Study
• Indications, Contraindications, Administration, etc.

EARN CE's

We are very excited to be able to offer CE's with this episode. After listening to the ENTIRE episode follow the link below to access the quiz. Once the quiz is passed with a minimum of an 80% your CE certificate will be immediatly available.

MedFlight Radio TXA Quiz

We would love to see discussion on Twitter! If you decide to discuss this interview or TXA please use #MRTXA.

Thank you for your continued support for this podcast and PLEASE keep the feedback coming. Everyone stay safe!!

Email Addresses

Dr. Howie Mell - [email protected] Twitter:@drhowiemell

Dr. David Evans - [email protected]

Capt. Bolte - [email protected]

In this episode we were honored to be invited to the Burn Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to discuss general burn care as well as thier Teleburn system. We also spoke with Veronica Neale with Healthnet regarding thier renewed PPA with Southern Ohio Medical Center in Scioto County. She also discussed the conference they have coming up on April 5th at Shawnee State University.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Burn Center

Healthnet Aeromedical

Smoke detectors and CO detectors save many lives every year. This weekend when you move your clocks foward, don't forget to change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries.

United States Fire Administration Smoke Detector Info @usfire

State of Ohio Fire Marshal CO Info @OhioFire

See you on March 15th for Episode 3!!!

In this episode you will hear the continuation of the interview with CEO and President Rod Crane. We finished up talking about the inception of MedFlight and then reviewed where we are today. We discussed the location of our bases, our partnership with MedCare, and some of our philosophies regarding safety. Finally, we will let you know what to expect in episode 3!

We are very appreciative of all of the support we have received from all of our listeners! Thank you so much! Please don't stop sending emails and comments our way. Remember this is a listener driven show and we want to hear your thoughts and ideas. Additionally, please pass the word about MedFlight Radio to your friends, co workers, and anyone else you think may enjoy the show.

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In this episode we will introduce ourselves to you as well as our vision for MedFlight Radio. You will also get to hear from our CEO/President Rod Crane. He will talk to us about how two aeromedical companies in Columbus, Oh merged in 1993 to form what we know today as MedFlight. He will also provide our listeners a good foundation of what MedFlight looks like today.

Let us know what you think of MedFlight Radio by sending an email to [email protected].

Thanks for listening and stay safe!!!