The Student Paramedic Podcast

This week we have a chat with Silas Houghton Budd about the elusive ECG/EKG. Silas is a critical care / HEMS paramedic with experience in NHS critical care and motorsport medicine roles. He has professional interests in airway management, resuscitation and ECG interpretation, and research experience in paramedic airway management. Silas has been teaching ECG interpretation for nearly ten years and has a DipECG from the Society for Cardiological Science & Technology. 

We go through the importance of ECG's as part of our prehospital assessment, when to do it, how to approach it and some challenges that may be faced when making a pPCI referral. 

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This week we have a chat with Amy Gomes, Critical Care Paramedic and A/Clinical Support Officer, educator and co-founder of Paramedic Education Australia. We have a discussion about 'End of Life' care and navigating the challenging aspects of this in the prehospital world. 

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This week we have a chat to accredited practising dietitian and director of Bite Me Nutrition Jonathan Steedman. We have a chat about how to approach nutrition for shift work, the impacts on our bodies and hunger levels, fuelling during the awkward shift times and how to approach nutrition in general. 

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This week we have a chat to Dr David Convissar, Cardiac Anesthesiologist, SICU & CTICU Intensivist, clinical instructor at Harvard Medical and creator of 'Count Backwards From 10'. 

We go through some common cardiovascular terms such as blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, preload, afterload and contractility before talking about cardiogenic shock. This is often a forgotten and misunderstood shocked state, so Dr Convissar gives us the step by step on what it is, its clinical presentation and treatments. 

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This week on 'The Student Paramedic Podcast' we have a chat to paramedic Glenn Ryan, also known as 'Your Paramedic Mentor' on Instagram. We discuss setting yourself up for success when it comes to placement and the various expectations, how to approach university and when it comes to applications and assessment days. 

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This week we have a chat with Matt Pepper about tactical medicine and working within austere environments. Matt is a NSW intensive care and special operations team paramedic, president of the Australian Tactical Medicine Association, worked in the Australian Army, jointly created the Tactical Medical Operations capability in NSWAS and is a Clinical Training Officer for Tacmed Australia. 

Paramedics can find themselves working in situations such as natural disasters, cases by water/height etc. and be the first on scene for many dangerous situations. We discuss the principles of tactical medicine and how they can be applied in an everyday situation on road. 

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Welcome back to another episode! This week we have a chat to UK paramedic Carl Betts about when critical reflection can be unhealthy. This stemmed from a paper that Carl wrote about how graduates and students can be overly reflective and overly critical. Rather than having a positive outcome, it can lead to burnout and dissatisfaction. We talk about the graduate experience and the art of finding a healthy balance when it comes to reflection. 

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To kick off season 4, we have a chat to Dr Lewis Potter, creator of 'Geeky Medics'.

OSCEs are a stressful time for a lot of students and often can be a hurdle to continue through different degrees. Dr Potter goes through how to set yourself up for success when it comes to OSCEs. 

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Hey team! Welcome back to 'The Student Paramedic Podcast'.

Season 4 is already here with the first episode releasing next week and I'm incredibly excited to share it with you.

This is a quick recap of who your host is and what the podcast is about!

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