But Why EMS Podcast
Our mission is to provide education to the EMS practitioner who is always asking “but, why” using physician-level expert commentary, queries from paramedics, and some good old fashioned humor. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. All information is meant for use by healthcare workers and not the general public.
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Episode 37: Artificial Intelligence and EMS
03/06/2024
Episode 37: Artificial Intelligence and EMS
For paramedics, click This episode is brought to you by . General Devices is the one-stop app for healthcare professionals. The Eolas platform is a mobile-first file-sharing and communications platform designed specifically for frontline clinical staff. It's built for clinicians, by clinicians and our mission is to connect healthcare professionals with the information they need at the bedside super-fast and super-easily Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here whether you like it or not. On the one hand, AI evokes nefarious images of Skynet from the Terminator movies. On the other hand, our conversation with United Kingdom cardiologist, self-proclaimed tech nerd, and Chief Scientific Officer with reassures us that AI is not as threatening as Hollywood would have us believe. In this upcoming episode, the But Why EMS podcast hosts interview Robert Brisk MD Chief Scientific Officer with Click to download it today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Episode 36: There is no job too small
08/31/2023
Episode 36: There is no job too small
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, Hello But Why EMS podcast listeners! Disaster medicine is a unique field of prehospital medicine. Planning for a possible disaster is one thing, but preparation goes out the window when it happens in real life. In this episode we interview Dr. Joshua Stilley FAEMS Chief of Division of EMS at the University of Missouri Medical Director of Chariton County EMS about lessons learned at a train derailment disaster. Click to download it today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 35: What's in the Box?!?!?
07/31/2023
Ep. 35: What's in the Box?!?!?
For paramedics, click HERE for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, Hello But Why EMS podcast listeners! Have you ever seen the quarterback of a professional football game review videos of the last play in real-time? The act of reviewing your actions with the intent of figuring out what you can improve upon is the key to improvement. What if we can do that with our intubations? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Brian Miller as he shares his experience and lessons learned when his EMS system recorded intubation attempts. Dr. Brian Miller Emergency Physician/EMS Physician Associate Assistant Medical Director for MedStar Mobile Healthcare Deputy Medical Director of Dallas Fire Rescue Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UTSW Click to download it today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Episode 34: What we have here is a failure to communicate...
06/30/2023
Episode 34: What we have here is a failure to communicate...
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! This episode is brought to you by . General Devices is a health tech company specializing in communication solutions that help EMS and hospitals deliver simply seamless patient care. Don't you love having dropped calls when signing out a patient? Isn't it fun repeating your sign-out over and over? How about explaining your EKG findings over the phone? Welcome to communication in EMS :). On top of everything else, communication between the prehospital and in-hospital world is complicated by technical glitches and multiple healthcare clinicians. In this upcoming episode, the But Why EMS podcast hosts interview Kayla Jacquez FF-P Paramedic & Regional Manager for Click to download it today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Episode 34: What we have here is a failure to communicate...
06/28/2023
Episode 34: What we have here is a failure to communicate...
This episode is brought to you by . General Devices is a health tech company specializing in communication solutions that help EMS and hospitals deliver simply seamless patient care. Don't you love having dropped calls when signing out a patient? Isn't it fun repeating your sign-out over and over? How about explaining your EKG findings over the phone? Welcome to communication in EMS :). On top of everything else, communication between the prehospital and in-hospital world is complicated by technical glitches and multiple healthcare clinicians. In this upcoming episode, the But Why EMS podcast hosts talk with a fellow paramedic and Regional Manager for General Devices, Kayla Jacquez, talk about prehospital communication with hospitals and what we can do about it. Brought to you by the creators of , a communication platform for prehospital and in-hospital clinicians, get ready for Episode 34 of the But Why EMS podcast to be released THIS Friday 6/30/23 at NOON. Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 33 Working in the Crossroads of medicine
05/26/2023
Ep. 33 Working in the Crossroads of medicine
For paramedics, click HERE for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real time, Happy EMS Week you prehospital studs!!! We’ve all heard of the law EMTALA or otherwise known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. But how does this law affect what we do in the world of EMS? We know it’s usually hospitals who are liable…not EMS systems...right!?!?!? Maybe not! Little do you know, that EMS systems can be liable. Why do you ask? Well in this episode of the But Why EMS podcast, the team explores what EMTALA is and how it affects your everyday practice of Prehospital Medicine. We’re joined by our special guest. Hashim Zaidi MD (Right) Medical Director and Emergency Physician in Houston Texas Click to check it out today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 32: The Better Angels of our Nature: Trauma Informed Consent
04/28/2023
Ep. 32: The Better Angels of our Nature: Trauma Informed Consent
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, While we in EMS LOVE new shiny toys or flashy treatments that were only used in the hospital, some patient treatments require us to take a step back and see our patients as more than just that traumatic accident. Enter Trauma Informed Care, which is a way to treat our patients not only with their immediate medical needs but a way to prevent the long-lasting effects of trauma. This requires us to take a step back and see trauma in all its forms and treat our patients by the better angels of our nature. To understand this further, the But Why EMS team interviews: Dr. Lekshmi Kumar Emergency Medicine, EMS Physician, and Medical Director of Grady EMS Click to check it out today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 31 Servant Leadership in MIH
03/31/2023
Ep. 31 Servant Leadership in MIH
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real time, Hello, But Why EMS Podcast listeners! What do Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have in common? They're both NOT servant leaders. What are servant leaders you ask? And what does this have to do with EMS? Well check out this episode of the But Why EMS podcast to hear Dr. Phil and Gina talk with MIH guests: Dr. Melissa Kroll Jennifer Rieker, Paramedic, Community Paramedic Jane Reilly BA, NRP, FP-C, CP Click to check it out today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito NRP John Reagan NRP Paul Schuler NRP Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Episode 30: Ego is the Enemy
02/27/2023
Episode 30: Ego is the Enemy
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, Happy New Year But Why EMS Podcast listeners! And with a new year comes the promise to become a better you personally and professionally. So let’s start with changing our mindset when it comes to education. In this episode, we have our But Why crew, Gina, Paul Schuler, and I talking with our special guest: Elizabeth Kendrick NREMTP about how amazing paramedics can be as healthcare clinicians, but how paramedics get in their own way when it comes to improving themselves. Click to check it out today! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 29: Finding water in the Desert
12/26/2022
Ep. 29: Finding water in the Desert
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, In the current state of affairs and the decreasing number of OB/GYN specialists in our communities, EMS will endure long transports of high-risk OB to tertiary care facilities. As a prehospital clinician, you will be the one caring for these sick OB patient(s). Are you ready? To help you prepare, the But Why EMS podcast team discusses high-risk OB pathologies with our content expert Dr. Karin Fox, OB/GYN, Maternal Fetal Medicine, and EMS Physician at Texas Children's Hospital Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 28: What do I do with my hands?
11/11/2022
Ep. 28: What do I do with my hands?
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, What do I do with my hands?” Have you ever been in an awkward conversation trying to keep it going…but run out of things to say? Talking to a patient with psychiatric issues is similar. And you want to know something? That’s normal and it does feel weird. But that doesn’t mean we should let it drive our care. In this episode, we have our content expert, Dr. Jessica Gold, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 27 I Be Banging IRL
10/11/2022
Ep. 27 I Be Banging IRL
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, If you're in the world of EMS, you've heard of the movie, "Bringing Out the Dead." It's a classic movie where two paramedics played by Ving Rhames and Nicholas Cage go through their day working in EMS. There is a famous scene in the middle of a party where both medics are dispatched to save a life. In this episode, we explore a case that may have captured this scene IRL. In this episode, we have special guests from the Chicago Fire Department teach us about lessons learned from their "I Be Banging" experience. Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 26 It's all about the basics
09/09/2022
Ep. 26 It's all about the basics
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, Have you ever responded to a call and when you arrive on the scene you and your partner looked at each other like this? Our hosts Gina and John have! Listen to them recount a baby delivery that isn't like our typical simulation cases. We also have special guests EMS Physician Maia Dorsett MD PhD and Pediatric and Adult Emergency Physician Kara LaBarge MD Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Episode 25: To be or Not to be
07/27/2022
Episode 25: To be or Not to be
For paramedics, click for CAPCE credit! Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, But Why EMS Podcast brings you today's episode... Episode 24: "To be or not to be..." ~Hamlet Treating patients with end-of-life variables is difficult for all areas of medicine. EMS is no exception. Today the But Why EMS Podcast crew clarifies the world of end-of-life care with two very special guests. Amelia Breyre MD () Emergency Medicine/EMS/Palliative Care Physician & Kenneth Hanson MD (@Kenneth_Hanson) Emergency Medicine/EMS/Palliative Care Physician Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Episode 24: Pediatric TXA
06/29/2022
Episode 24: Pediatric TXA
Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, But Why EMS Podcast brings you today's episode... While summertime is a time of swimming pools, road trips, and backyard parties, for clinicians it also means it's trauma season. For the past 10 years, EMS systems and trauma hospitals have used Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for adult traumas to slow the bleed. But what about using TXA for children with traumatic injuries? Does it provide the same benefit? In this episode, we'll focus on the medication Tranexamic Acid (TXA) with our special guest: Jennifer Flint, MD Internal Medicine | Pediatrics | Pediatric Critical Care Medical Director, Pediatric Critical Care Transport Department of Critical Care Medicine Children’s Mercy Kansas City Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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But Why EMS Ep. 23 EMS week Rising to the Challenge
05/20/2022
But Why EMS Ep. 23 EMS week Rising to the Challenge
Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, But Why EMS Podcast brings you today's episode... EMS Week: Rising to the challenge As EMS week comes to a close, NAEMSP, , and podcast would like to highlight a NAEMSP member who has Risen to the Challenge of the war in Ukraine. Dr. Kasia Hampton () & her medical student daughter Livia Van Humbeeck () have been helping their home country Poland and their neighbor Ukraine during this horrendous time in history. We talk to Dr. Hampton and Livia about their initial experiences and their continued plans to aid Ukraine. Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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But Why EMS Ep. 22 Peds EMS Podcast
05/18/2022
But Why EMS Ep. 22 Peds EMS Podcast
Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, Ouch-less Pediatrics Happy EMS Week: Pediatrics Day! The But Why EMS Podcast team would like to highlight NAEMSP's newest podcast to our family In their first episode, hosts Dr. Joseph Finney and Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann talk about Safely and effectively managing pain in our pediatric patients. Medical directors and prehospital clinicians must be able to identify gaps in pediatric pain management and provide the necessary QA/QI to close those gaps. In this episode, we focus on exactly that, with several experts in EMS joining us to offer their knowledge and critical appraisal of the evidence in order to identify and close the gaps in the management of pain in children. Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on: Disclaimer The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov. To learn more about the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center visit https://emscimprovement.center Email [email protected] Follow on Twitter @EMSCImprovement Sources: International Association for the Society of Pain Subcommittee on Taxonomy WT Zempsky NL Schechter 2003 What’s new in the management of pain in children Pediatrics Rev 24 10 337 347 16 SJ Weisman B Bernstein NL Schechter 1998 Consequences of inadequate analgesia during painful procedures in children Arch Pediatrics Adolescent Med 152 2 147 149 17 JT Pate 1996 Childhood medical experience and temperament as predictors of adult fu Educational Module on Prehospital Pain Management in Children (Targeted Issues Grant): Lorin R. Browne, Manish I. Shah, Jonathan R. Studnek, Daniel G. Ostermayer, Stacy Reynolds, Clare E. Guse, David C. Brousseau & E. Brooke Lerner (2016) Multicenter Evaluation of Prehospital Opioid Pain Management in Injured Children, Prehospital Emergency Care, 20:6, 759-767, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1194931
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But Why EMS Podcast Ep. 21: Guest Podcast AMPED "You save a life you save the world entire."
04/29/2022
But Why EMS Podcast Ep. 21: Guest Podcast AMPED "You save a life you save the world entire."
For paramedics, Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, In this episode, we highlight our sister podcast: In this episode, we talk about what happens when a tornado strikes and causes a mass casualty incident (MCI). How does the team integrate itself into a larger team of first responders doing a variety of different jobs? How does the team arrive on the scene when a flight is impossible? And upon successfully saving one life, how does the team reconcile that success with the multiple other lives lost? These questions and a harrowing story await in this edition of the podcast. We are joined by: Amy Boultinghouse, RN, Chase Niewoehner, RN, Kasia Hampton, MD, Rebecca Tracy, DO, Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Ep. 20 D Bolus No More!
03/31/2022
Ep. 20 D Bolus No More!
For paramedics, Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, The But Why EMS Podcast team brings to you a great conversation with Kim McKenna PhD, RN, EMT-P about everything about getting rid of the term "Diesel Bolus," the NAEMSP's joint position statement on , and how to educate and unlearn what we've learned! Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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But Why EMS Podcast Ep. 19 PALing around with Antevy
02/28/2022
But Why EMS Podcast Ep. 19 PALing around with Antevy
For paramedics, Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, the But Why EMS Podcast team is proud to bring you our recurring guest, Dr. Peter Antevy Pediatric Emergency Physician & EMS Physician who will talk about issues with the 2020 PALS guidelines. Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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But Why EMS Podcast
01/21/2022
But Why EMS Podcast
For paramedics, . Brought to you by which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, Happy 2022 But Why EMS listeners. Welcome to part two of our podcast series on Peds Respiratory Distress! A quick reminder, if you haven't listened to go ahead, stop listening to this episode, and download and listen to . We'll still be here when you get back. Ready for this episode? In part 2, we cover the spectrum of pediatric airway care with: Tara Copper MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Joseph Finney MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician and EMS Fellow Thank you for listening! Hawnwan Philip Moy MD Gina Pellerito EMT-P John Reagan EMT-P Please subscribe and review our podcasts on:
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Peds Resp Distress = D-bolus?
12/31/2021
Peds Resp Distress = D-bolus?
Brought to you by Urgent Admin which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, this timely episode covers that time of year when our pediatric patients get the sniffles. Every once in a while, those sniffles can become life-threatening. In this podcast, our special guests, Dr. Copper and Dr. Finney discuss what to look for and what to do when we become concerned about our little patients. Thanks for listening!
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But Why EMS Podcast
11/30/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
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But Why EMS Podcast
10/29/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
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But Why EMS Podcast
09/29/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
Brought to you by Urgent Admin which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, this episode covers the challenge of the prehospital airway. The But Why team covers unique ways to secure the airway that include "Ghosting the Airway" and "Romantic Hands." Hear the But Why EMS Podcast team discuss this situation with:
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But Why EMS Podcast
08/31/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
Brought to you by Urgent Admin which is an intuitive one-touch solution that connects in-field clinicians and medical directors in real-time, this But Why EMS Podcast episode is a continuation of our last episode. In this episode, we discuss a unique case study in which a child is in status epilepticus.
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But Why EMS Podcast
07/28/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
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But Why EMS Podcast
06/30/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
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But Why EMS Podcast
05/31/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
We all know the standard phrase in EMS: BSI/Scene Safety.
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But Why EMS Podcast
04/30/2021
But Why EMS Podcast
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