The term "60% Provider" refers to a scenario where a pre-hospital “professional,” typically highly trained and entrusted with people's lives, exerts only a fraction of their full potential. This concept is as detrimental to the provider as it is to the patients and the entire pre-hospital system. Understanding why this is not acceptable is crucial for maintaining the high standards required in emergency medical services.

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Welcome back to another Rogue Medic Podcast Short from the Line! This is an episode that discusses a topic that Jason gets super nerdy about. In this episode we will discuss the physics of splinting and get way down and nerdy talking about how Newton's Laws of Motion and how they need to be taken into account as we construct our splints. You don't want to miss this quick talk on how we can be more effective in our splinting techniques!

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Welcome back! In this episode we discuss hypothermia management on the line and some of our observations regarding that topic. We all know and are taught that hypothermia is a major killer in trauma. A vast majority of our serious incidents on the line are trauma related. So lets take a look at how we can do better. 

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Welcome back to shorts from the line. In this episode we discuss the necessity of field hygiene and cleanliness. We also discuss the role of the line medic in this process. Hygiene is essential to readiness and health. Keeping crews in the know helps them to prevent disease, prevent fatigue, and decrease preventable injuries and disease transmission. Take a listen and let us know what you think! 

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Welcome back! In this episode Jeff talks with a fellow line medic about what life on the life can be like and some techniques to keep boredom in check! Take a listen and see what you can expect out there on the line! 

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Welcome back to shorts from the line! In this episode we explore how to take care of the most important body part out on the line.......FEET! Taking care of feet is a day in and day out experience. There are more minor foot injuries that anything else we will treat on the line. Knowing how to recognize different foot related ailments is going to be essential to treating the right injury and keeping crew members working! Take a listen as we explore what is generally considered a basic issue to deal with, but is more complicated that some consider. 

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Welcome to Episode 3 of shorts from the line. In this episode we explore the answer to the constant question of "How do I know what to pack in my med bag?" Well that is simple..........It depends! Well take a listen and see how we conduct a medical mission analysis to be able to determine what influences the answer of it depends. 

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Welcome back to the Rogue Medic Podcast and welcome to the 2nd installment of our Shorts From the Line Series! In this episode we dig into why we as austere care providers need to be on point with our patient assessments, why it is a crucial element of our job, some of the pearls that differ from traditional EMS assessments, and then we also offer up a quick explanation of the pneumonic we use during our Fireline Academy and wilderness medical courses to help keep our participants assessments dialed in! Check it out and let us know what you think! 


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Now that we have our normal podcast established we will also be adding a series called Shorts From the Line. On Shorts From the Line we will be discussing pointed topics that are specific issues that are encountered regularly encountered on the Fireline. This first episode will revolve around electrolyte imbalances. We will scratch the surface of Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, and calcium imbalances due to dehydration or over hydration. Take a listen! Let us know what you think!

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On this episode we are going to chat about one of the things that is near and dear to both of our hearts, Training Scars! These are extremely common and we all have them. Often times they are unconsciously created and can put lives in danger. I’m not talking about training scars like the black eye you get when your partner goes a little too hard while sparring or the scars you get when you cut your finger trying to quickly open your knife, or maybe the rope burn from not wearing gloves during rope training. The training scars I’m talking about are the unintentionally .00bad habits you have acquired during the course of your training.

Hosts: Jason "Big J" Tartalone & Jeff Kwiecien

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