Medical Stuff

After pouring one out for the one's the didn't make it, the duo talks about anaphylaxis / allergic reactions. What they are, what causes them, and how to treat them. Chris drops an awesome Dad joke while Mark tries to laugh at it. Looking to support the show? Hit Like and please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Check us out on Facebook for more ways to listen!

Mark and Chris talk about what happens as you approach the afterlife. Living Will's, POLST forms and end of life care are dissected in this episode, with Chris making sure to thank Al Gore for the internet. NOTE: Al Gore isn't dead. Looking to support the show? Hit Like and please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Check us out on Facebook for more ways to listen!

Mark and Chris discuss matters of the heart! Hop along with the pair as they follow a drop of blood through the heart and discuss common ailments. The guys make some terrible puns as usual and the inner nerd in Chris cannot help but to bring up Star Wars. Looking to support the show? Hit Like and please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Check us out on Facebook for more ways to listen!

Mark and Chris cobble together a grab bag of popular and common equipment used in EMS. Cardiac Monitors, Back Boards, IV's and common medications that we use in the field. We top it off by talking about the controversy surrounding Narcan, a potent medication used to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose. Looking to support the show? Hit Like and please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Check us out on Facebook for more ways to listen!

Mark and Chris discuss the ins and outs of the Incident Command System, a system developed to help emergency personnel deal with resource intensive incidents, such as disasters, terrorist activity and mass shootings. Also, Chris forgets to edit out a full bodied deep belch, and the episode is probably better for it.

Mark and Chris dive into all manners of respiratory ailments, how they present, and their treatments. Mark attempts to quell Chris's narcissism while both hosts battle colds.

Chris and Mark share stories from their careers and express alarm over just how many stories involve odd objects in odd places. \*NOTE: Details of the stories have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.