STAT MedEvac Airpod - Depression and Suicide Awareness in the Healthcare Provider
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Vint Blackburn, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with advanced training in child and adolescent psychiatry. He practices in the Pittsburgh area through Blackburn Psychiatry and is also affiliated with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Beyond his clinical work, he is an active member of the Allegheny County Medical Society and leads the Physician Wellness Advisory Board for the Physician Wellness Program. Dr. Blackburn brings not only medical expertise but also creativity, curiosity, and a deep commitment to supporting physician wellness and community health. From teacher to EMT to...
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STAT MedEvac Airpod - Toddler Drownings
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Zachary Reiser is a Nurse on the UPMC Children’s Hospital Critical Care Transport Team. In this episode, drowning is the topic of this episode. Nearly 70% of toddler drownings occur in non-swim time. More than 80% of drownings occur with at least 1 adult in the patient’s presence. More than 90% of drownings are preventable.
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STAT MedEvac Airpod - Using Machine Learning to Improve Triage
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As in multiple blood pressure and pulse assessments, "analylizing" and trending data is not new to patient care to assess a situation. Our guest on this podcast, Aaron Weidman, PhD, MA a Data Scientist at UPMC, has been involved in a research project of trending data at an entirely different level... patient triage using machine learning!
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STAT MedEvac Airpod - Sleep Pattern Research for EMS (Shift Work)
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Dr. Daniel Patterson is a clinician-scientist who studies safety in emergency care settings with special emphasis on safety culture, fatigue, shift work, sleep health, teamwork, medical errors and adverse events, and clinician injury in the prehospital EMS setting. He reviews the details of his work on this episode of the AirPod.
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STAT MedEvac Airpod - Brian Shaw, Deputy Director, EMS West
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As an experienced field provider and now a regional adminstrator, Brian Shaw, Deputy Director of the , has seen the EMS systems and profession from all sides. As Brian prepares to accept the role of Executive Director, what does he see in the future for the profession? Brian is fresh off the 2025 annual EMS educational symposium at 7 Springs with insights.
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STAT MedEvac Airpod - Winter Operations Precautions
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Greg Winkle, STAT MedEvac's Regional Field Support Maintenance Manager talks about special precautions with operations and maintenance in the winter months. From salt that can corrode helicopter's parts, inside and out to precautions when there is snow at the LZ.
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CPAP for EMS and Critical Care Transport - Don't Be Intimidated By It!
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Bradley A. Kuch, STAT MedEvac's Director of Medical Operations, discusses the usage of CPAP in the field and transport settings. It's a great tool to help the patient and the provider! Brad brings his practical experience as a respiratory therapist and transport clinician to the podcast to help us understand why it's not something by which to be intimidated.
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STAT MedEvac AirPod - The Dramatic History of Fire Prevention Week
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This episode of the STAT MedEvac AirPod: Phil Little, whose father created the , talks about the great Chicago fire of 1871 , how it happened, the dispelled rumors of how it started, the creation of fireground procedures since then and, of course, the creation of Fire Prevention Week by President Woodrow Wilson in 1920.
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Navigating the Route to Become and EMS Pilot
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One of STAT MedEvac's new EMS pilots, Amanda Montour, explains her love for aviation and her path to accumulating the flight hours to become a STAT MedEvac EMS Pilot. One key component is dedication and persisitence. Second, "Love learning!"
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Needle Chest Decompression - Is the OG EMS Skill Effective and Useful?
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This podcast, we talk about the OG EMS skill, needle chest decompression. Many EMS providers learn and practice it in their annual skills review. But how many have done it on an actual patient? Is it still an effective skill? UPMC-Presbyterian trauma surgeon, Joshua Brown, MD MSc overviews the latest research.
info_outlineOne of STAT MedEvac's new EMS pilots, Amanda Montour, explains her love for aviation and her path to accumulating the flight hours to become a STAT MedEvac EMS Pilot. One key component is dedication and persisitence. Second, "Love learning!"