The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

By Mike Carunchio

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast is a podcast for all EMS providers. Whether you’re an EMT, paramedic, nurse; work in a 911 response setting or critical care transport; and are a novice or experienc... more

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The podcast currently has 289 episodes available.

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast episodes:

August 29, 2025 Yes, That Wide Complex Tach is Probably VT
LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
References:
Buxton. Sustained Monomorphic VT: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Evaluation. Up-to-Date.
Farré J, Rubio JM, Sternick EB. Confounding factors leading to misdiagnosing ventricular tachycardia as supraventricular in the emergency room. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2023;23(1):1-13. doi:10.1016/j.ipej.2022.11.002
Kashou AH, Evenson CM, Noseworthy PA, et al. Differentiating wide complex tachycardias: A historical perspective. Indian Heart J. 2021;73(1):7-13. doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2020.09.006
Salim Rezaie, "SVT With Aberrancy Versus VT", REBEL EM blog, November 22, 2013. Available at: https://rebelem.com/svt-aberrancy-versus-vt/.
 Steinman RT, Herrera C, Schuger CD, Lehmann MH. Wide QRS tachycardia in the conscious adult. Ventricular tachycardia is the most frequent cause. JAMA. 1989 Feb 17;261(7):1013-6. PMID: 2915409.
Vereckei A. Current algorithms for the diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardias. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2014 Aug;10(3):262-76. doi: 10.2174/1573403x10666140514103309. PMID: 24827795; PMCID: PMC4040878.
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August 20, 2025 Listener Questions, NEMSAC Termination
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August 10, 2025 Random Ramblings: Dan Rauh
Listener discretion is advised.
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August 03, 2025 Case Study: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Listener discretion is advised.
References:
Cook AM, Morgan Jones G, Hawryluk GWJ, Mailloux P, McLaughlin D, Papangelou A, Samuel S, Tokumaru S, Venkatasubramanian C, Zacko C, Zimmermann LL, Hirsch K, Shutter L. Guidelines for the Acute Treatment of Cerebral Edema in Neurocritical Care Patients. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Jun;32(3):647-666. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-00959-7. PMID: 32227294; PMCID: PMC7272487.
Desai A, Damani R. Hyperosmolar therapy: A century of treating cerebral edema. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jul;206:106704. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106704. Epub 2021 May 20. PMID: 34045110.
Mount CA, Das JM. Cerebral Perfusion Pressure. [Updated 2023 Apr 3]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537271/
Susanto M, Riantri I. Optimal Dose and Concentration of Hypertonic Saline in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. Medeni Med J. 2022 Jun 23;37(2):203-211. doi: 10.4274/MMJ.galenos.2022.75725. PMID: 35735001; PMCID: PMC9234368.
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August 01, 2025 Jake Potter & Josh Cooke
Listener discretion is advised.
Jake Potter from Scope Education and Josh Cooke from The Alert Medic One Podcast joined me for an agendaless discussion.
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July 28, 2025 Surgical Airway Debrief
Listener discretion is advised.
Thank you to Dr. Haney Mallemat and my partner Cameron for coming on to discuss a high-risk/low-frequency case.
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July 23, 2025 Case Study: 84 Year Old with Chest Pain
Listener discretion is advised.
Reference:
Tsukube, T., Okita, Y. (2017). Cardiac tamponade due to aortic dissection: clinical picture and treatment with focus on pericardiocentesis. E-Journal of Cardiology Practice. European Society of Cardiology. Available: https://www.escardio.org/Journals/E-Journal-of-Cardiology-Practice/Volume-15/Cardiac-tamponade-due-to-aortic-dissection-clinical-picture-and-treatment-with-focus-on-pericardiocentesis
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35min
July 20, 2025 Conversation with a 911 Telecommunicator
Listener discretion is advised.
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47min
July 13, 2025 July Listener Questions (Clinical)
LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
More thoughts on OB
Learning 12-leads
Paralytic choices
ALS for AMS
Cash RE, Kaimal AJ, Samuels-Kalow ME, Boggs KM, Swanton MF, Camargo CA Jr. Epidemiology of Emergency Medical Services-Attended out-of-Hospital Deliveries and Complications in the United States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024;28(7):890-897.
Dexter F, Epstein RH, Wachtel RE, Rosenberg H. Estimate of the relative risk of succinylcholine for triggering malignant hyperthermia. Anesth Analg. 2013 Jan;116(1):118-22.
Nunnally ME, O'Connor MF, Kordylewski H, Westlake B, Dutton RP. The incidence and risk factors for perioperative cardiac arrest observed in the national anesthesia clinical outcomes registry. Anesth Analg. 2015 Feb;120(2):364-70.
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43min
June 28, 2025Hard Hitting Listener Questions
Listener discretion is advised.
We will address three topics on this episode:
Burnout: "I hate my patients."
Managers who don't handle a low performing employee
"I don't feel accepted by my new team."
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47min

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