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Is your organization prepared for the threat of an active shooter? If not, how should you prepare? Are you interested in becoming involved with tactical EMS? These questions and many more will be answered in this episode of MedFlight Radio!!

We were honored to be joined by Troy Lowe and Deputy Gus Moore with the Licking County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team. Troy and Deputy Moore have over 40 years of combined experience in tactical EMS and SWAT operations.

Additionally Troy is the inventor of The Barracuda Intruder Defense System. The system is designed to allow for quick easy deployment, preventing an intruder from entering a closed door. More information can be found at www.bilco.com.

If you have questions for Troy send emails to [email protected].

Will you be attending the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC)? Aaron and Amanda will be speaking at the conference as well as "broadcasting" from the exhibition hall! Stay tuned for details.

In this episode we spoke with MedFlight Flight Paramedic Paul Greer. We talked abount his experience taking the FP-C (Certified Flight Paramedic) exam. If you have taken the exam or you are studying for the exam, we would love to hear from you! Go to www.medflightradio.com and leave a comment or send us an email at [email protected]. As always we appreciate all of your support and we look foward to hearing from you.

In this episode we cover the some of the challenges that are present with bariatric patient care. This is becoming more prevelant with the increase in obesity rates in society today.

We sat down with Dixie Davenport, EMS Outreach Manager at Riverside Methodist Hospital, to disuss some of the current statistical trends as well as some considerations to consider when caring for bariatric patients. You can find her PowerPoint presentation at www.MedFlightRadio.com.

In a first for MedFlight Radio, we produced a video showcasing the bariatric transport units used by Mifflin Twp. Fire and Columbus Fire. You will see a demonstration of the setup and operation of these units. You can watch the video HERE.

Please go to MedFlightRadio.com or email us at [email protected] with any questions or comments.

To earn 1 hour of CE's take the short quiz HERE.

As always thank you so much for listening!!!

In this episode we were joined by Chief Operating Officer Tom Allenstein, Regional Director Mike Perkins, and Flight Medic Mike Smith to have a candid discussion about the recent decision to relocate MedFlight 3 from Wellston, Ohio to Pomeroy, Ohio. The decision was not easy for the leadership team at MedFlight, and has been met with some concern from crew members as well as those that live in the Wellston area. We hope this epsiode gives some insight into how the decision was made and that MedFlight's commitment to Wellston and the surrounding communities remains strong.

Please let us know your thoughts on this or any other episode. You can leave comments at www.MedFlightRadio.com or send us an email at [email protected].

Thank you so much for listening!!

In this episode we were honored to have Andrew Doyle with Baltimore Fire Department sit down and talk with us about social media and its use in public safety. Andrew is tasked with managing the Baltimore Fire Department's social media presence and is called on to coordinate and utilize social media resources during large incidents and natural disasters. Andrew along with MedFlight Radio's very own Amanda Ball travel nationwide lecturing on social media basics, utilizing social media during emergency incidents, crowd sourcing etc.

You can find Andrew at the following locations:

• Twitter: @doyle0213
• Email: [email protected]

Also check out:

• Safer Ohio App for iOS
• Safer Ohio App for Android
• Dave Statter's Page - Statter911
• The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaii

As always Thank You for listening!!!!

In this episode we review:

• Intracranial pressure (ICP) concepts
• Discuss cerebral hemodynamics
• Discuss herniation syndromes
• Discuss management of increased ICP
• Discuss types of ICP monitoring devices

Make sure and listen to the entire episode and review the PowerPoint slides HERE, or in this episodes show notes at MedFlight Radio. Then proceed to the CE Quiz to earn one hour of continuing education credit.

If you have any comments or questions please let us know at [email protected].

Thanks for listening!!!!

We were honored to have Kevin Landers from WBNS 10 TV join us for this episode. Our goal with the episode is to dispell some of the preconceived notions that sometimes exist between public safety personnel and the media.

Kevin explained what happens behind the scenes when breaking news occurs. We discussed how he gathers information, plans interviews, and works with the editors in the "news room" to produce news stories that are timely and accurate. Kevin also explained that the media has a desire to work with public safety officials acting as a resource to get important information to the public.

MedFlight Flight Paramedic/Respiratory Therapist Woody Schubert stopped by to discuss how he prepared for the FP-C Exam. He also shared his experience and gave some pointers in regards to sitting for the exam.

If you have experience taking the exam or can share some ideas on preperation please let us know at MedFlightRadio.com

Board for Critical Care Transport Certification

International Association of Flight and Critical Care Paramedics

Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems

Stay tuned for Part 2 of Discussing the FP-C/CCP-C Exam

**Medflight does NOT endorse or recommend any particular exam preperation curriculum, class, or publications**

We were honored to be invited to Riverside Methodist Hospital to talk with Dr. Janet Bay and Nate Jennings about the current trends in stroke care and stroke recognition. Dr. Bay explained what causes a stroke and how Ohiohealth treats these patients.

We also discussed the Advanced Stroke Life Support class that Ohiohealth offers to prehospital as well as hospital clinicians. This class is offered in partnership with The University of Miami and covers patient management, pathophysiology,and current trends in stroke care.

Check out the 2014 OhioHealth Neuroscience Symposium on May 9, 2014 at Greater Columbus Convenetion Center.

OhioHealth Neuroscience Center

Dr. Janet Bay

Nate Jennings - (614)566-2528 [email protected]