Rotor Wash

In this podcast episode, I have the privilege of doing a recap interview with Flight Nurse Robin House and Flight Paramedic Shane Turner from Life Force Air Medical at Erlanger who delivered the Keynote presentation at #ECHONooga.

Why are we accepting mediocre performance in an extraordinary-consequence environment? Do you have to be a manager to fix it? The answer is no. We use the rotor-wing phenomenon of Retreating Stall as an analogy for a check up on team health. Utilizing audience participation, real life examples, and role playing will enable participants to recognize, target, and repair poor team dynamics. It's time to do work.

1. Understand Retreating Stall as an analogy for organizational illness, specifically related to rotor wing crews.

1. Identify signs and symptoms your team is weak.
2. List examples of how we miss the mark as HROs.
3. How to recover from the organizational stall using practical applications.
4. Identify informal and embedded leadership methods to toughen teams.

We want to extend a continued thanks to everyone at Life Force and the Erlanger Health System for their sponsorship and support of #ECHONOOGA! Check them out at http://lifeforceairmed.com/www and https://www.erlanger.org/default.aspx

For more information about hosting an ECHO conference or becoming a sponsor, please email [email protected].

For info about the podcast, send me an email! [email protected]

In this podcast episode, Flight Nurse Robin House and Flight Paramedic Shane Turner from Life Force Air Medical at Erlanger bring the Keynote presentation to #ECHONooga. They will examine everyday issues that keep us from reaching potential as the high reliability organizations (HRO) we market ourselves to be. Why are we accepting mediocre performance in an extraordinary-consequence environment? Do you have to be a manager to fix it? The answer is no. We use the rotor-wing phenomenon of Retreating Stall as an analogy for a check up on team health. Utilizing audience participation, real life examples, and role playing will enable participants to recognize, target, and repair poor team dynamics. It's time to do work.

1. Understand Retreating Stall as an analogy for organizational illness, specifically related to rotor wing crews.

1. Identify signs and symptoms your team is weak.
2. List examples of how we miss the mark as HROs.
3. How to recover from the organizational stall using practical applications.
4. Identify informal and embedded leadership methods to toughen teams.

We want to extend a continued thanks to everyone at Life Force and the Erlanger Health System for their sponsorship and support of #ECHONOOGA! Check them out at http://lifeforceairmed.com/www and https://www.erlanger.org/default.aspx

For more information about hosting an ECHO conference or becoming a sponsor, please email [email protected].

For info about the podcast, send me an email! [email protected]

Photos provided by ECHO member and photographer Jim Phipps

This podcast features Flight Paramedic Robbie Tester, the Program Director of Life Force Air Medical, Flight Paramedic Stacy Prater, the Business Development Manager and a Clinical Educator and ECHO Founder Jon Kaminski. We will discuss the ECHO Annual Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee and how both Life Force and ECHO worked together to provide conference attendees with an exceptional educational and networking opportunity. The conference was SOLD OUT and everyone had a great time!

We want to extend a continued thanks to everyone at Life Force and the Erlanger Health System for their sponsorship and support of #ECHONOOGA! Check them out at http://lifeforceairmed.com/www and https://www.erlanger.org/default.aspx

For more information about hosting an ECHO conference or becoming a sponsor, please email [email protected].

For info about the podcast, send me an email! [email protected]

Photos provided by ECHO member and photographer Jim Phipps

So you want to be a flight nurse or a flight paramedic? Then take a listen to this podcast as one of the Future Flight Crew (FFC) directors, Matt Adams of Duke Life Flight and FFC Alumni Matt Whitaker and I talk about the FFC and how it can (and will) impact your career exponentially. Future Flight Crew applications are NOW OPEN so head over to the website (click here) and begin the process!

For questions regarding ECHO's Future Flight Crew, send us an email at: [email protected]

RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

Music provided by BenSounds.com

Natalin Hammond is the widow of HEMS Pilot Chad Hammond who was killed in the March 26th, 2016 crash along with flight paramedic Jason Snipes, flight nurse Stacey Cernadas and patient Zach Strickland. During this episode, Natalin explains the gaps in support for the air medical community when disaster occurs. We are also joined by ECHO founder and president Jon Kaminski who explains what the FAST team does and how we can better support the crews and their families. Jon also details goals that ECHO has going forward to further assist families of the fallen.

The FAST team can be contacted at 1-833-AIR FAST (247-3278) and is available 24/7.

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Email [email protected] for any questions about the podcast.

RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

In today's podcast, Sgt. John Rawls of the Marion County Sheriff Department in Marion County Florida will discuss his experience as a law enforcement aviator and how his prior training, planning ahead and safety-first decisions made the life or death difference when the unthinkable happened on May 2nd, 2017.

Be sure to visit one of our top sponsors Capewell Aerial Systems!

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Email [email protected] for flight ops comms submissions!

RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

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Dr. George Koenig presented at the ECHO Annual Conference in 2017 addressing trauma and the standards to what is done during the "critical times" after injury to a patient. Dr. Koenig will discuss current standards and trends that he has seen as a medical director in the prehospital environment. He is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in 2003. He also holds a Masters degree in Biomedical Science from PCOM. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Acute Care Surgery: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery of Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson Univeristy. He is the Associate Medical Director of JeffSTAT.

Check out our website for more information about upcoming events and announcements! ECHO HeliOps

Email [email protected] for flight ops comms submissions!

RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

Music provided by BenSounds.com

In today's episode, flight paramedic James Boomhower from Boston Medflight joins us as we discuss mental health in our industry. We will highlight resources and action steps to take which can help you maintain a self-awareness of your own mental health and the health of others around you as you progress through your career.

As discussed at the beginning of this episode, if you as a flight crew member are in need of help, you can call our ECHO FAST (Flight crew Assistance and Support Team) line at 1-833-AIR-FAST which is available 24/7. The peer support team is made up of flight crews from across the country just for you.

You can also reach out to us via Facebook Messenger from our facebook page @echoheliops and out website http://www.echoheliops.org/fast-team/

Contact James at [email protected]

Instagram and Twitter: @Stay_Fit4Duty

Additional Resources:

Uniformed Services Peer Council

911 Buddy Check Project

Rotor Wash logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

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Dr. Ben Lawner, medical director for Allegheny Lifeflight and EMS and emergency physician, presents his talk on advanced airway techniques and some clinical advice on improving success with different types of advanced airways.

Rotor Wash logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

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From our 2017 ECHO Annual Conference, this episode continues the lecture from Dan Foulds who will identify the hazardous attitudes that have been linked to HEMS crashes and will discuss a real-world example of each as it relates to crashes that have occurred.

Dan is the Owner/Trainer of AMRM Training Solutions. To find out more information, check out his website AMRM Training Solutions

Rotor Wash logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.

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