The FlightBridgeED Podcast

In this podcast, Eric is joined my Mike Verkest and our special guest, Flight Paramedic Kyle Driesse. We discuss the implementation and ongoing performance for the The Minnesota mobile extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation program. This is the first program serving an entire metropolitan area designed to rapidly deliver extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) facilitated resuscitation to patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT)...

In this video podcast, Eric takes a look at clinical pearls within the realm of advanced hemodynamics and cardiac physiology. He dives into the 1:5 rule and uses simulation from iSimulate, with case studies to illustrate how your hemodynamic numbers can help you in decision making. This is an information-packed episode, with a focus on current evidence-based practice and treatment guidelines. Don't miss it! Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play,...

Part 1: Bad information abounds. We wanted to get the band back together and give you a no-nonsense, non-political, non-biased easy to understand podcast about the COVID Vaccines (well, the mRNA versions) and talk about safety, efficacy, and everything else you wanted to know. We want you to be able to share this with your non-medical friends and family who may be on the fence when it comes to getting vaccinated. Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know many of our episodes...

Part 2: Bad information abounds. We wanted to get the band back together and give you a no-nonsense, non-political, non-biased easy to understand podcast about the COVID Vaccines (well, the mRNA versions) and talk about safety, efficacy, and everything else you wanted to know. We want you to be able to share this with your non-medical friends and family who may be on the fence when it comes to getting vaccinated. Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know many of our episodes...

In this video podcast, Eric takes a look at the concept of damage control resuscitation and the new concept of the "Lethal Trauma Diamond". In this podcast we dive into all things trauma resuscitation, focusing on current evidence-based practice as it relates to component therapy (1:1:1), whole blood administration, and the four components of the lethal diamond. We investigate the newest of the four, hypocalcemia, and look at the pathophysiology around ionized calcium and the impact on...

Join Eric as he takes a DEEP DIVE into all things Spinal Cord Injury. Spinal cord injuries are catastrophic injuries that can be hard to manage. Each year approximately 17,000 new spinal cord injuries occur in the United States, with trauma from motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause. In this video podcast, we take a look at anatomy and physiology, injury location, and associated presentations for anterior cord, central cord, posterior and Brown-Sequard syndrome. This is an...

Join Dr. Zaffer Qasim for this video Podcast: "Better than the sum of its parts: Whole Blood In Trauma" This insightful video podcast will take an in-depth look at the evidence surrounding Whole Blood administration and the current practices surrounding trauma resuscitation. Join Dr. Zaffer Qasim for this excellent look at one of the hottest topics in pre-hospital and emergency medicine - Whole Blood!. Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play,...

Join Dr. Peter Antevy for this exclusive FAST21 video talk: "Hail to the Receptor in Chief"! This insightful video podcast will take an in-depth look at the evidence surrounding Ketamine and the impact on MDMA receptors. Join Dr. Antevy for this excellent look at one of the hottest topics in pre-hospital and emergency medicine. Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, PodBean, and many more.

In this episode, Eric discusses our impact on our environment and the people around us. How do you come across to others? Are you a (-1), (0) or (+1)? How does this impact your ability to grow in an organization? Join Eric for: "Aim To Be A ZERO! Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, PodBean, and many more.

In this episode, Eric takes a look at key elements of differential diagnosis and how being thorough in our approach will often save us from making big mistakes. One of the highest risk areas in prehospital EMS and emergency medicine is cognitive bias. You will not make a diagnosis of the disease that you didn’t include in your differential. Join us for "The Eyes Don't See what the Brain Doesn't Consider"! Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play,...

In this episode, Eric takes a look at key elements that will help you be successful in your life, career, or any other pursuits you make seek through throughout your life. The "Rage: 5 Pillars of Mastery", takes a look at my top five areas of focus to help you be the best version of yourself! Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, PodBean, and many more.

In this episode, Eric discusses the current evidence and analysis of the RCT on Ketamine use in RSI as published in the Air Medical Journal. Does this RCT show us anything we didn't already know? How can we optimize a neutral hemodynamic response in our sickest patients? Join us for "Prehospital Ketamine Use for Rapid Sequence Intubation - RCT Review"! Please like and review on your current podcast app, including Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, PodBean and many more.

In this episode, Eric discusses the current evidence, approach and opinions on treating patients in metabolic acidosis w/ partial compensation. How do we determine the correct minute ventilation? Does education cause us to have calculated discrimination for these patients? How do we best approach this type of patient and how often do we really see a patient that needs high minute ventilation? Should education focus more on critical thinking and the identification of these patients? Join us...

In this Episode, Mike Verkest joins Eric and Dr. Dimitri Yannopoulos to discuss the role of ECMO in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Dr. Yannopoulos’s research involves cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hypothermia, and myocardial salvage during acute coronary syndromes. He is considered an authority in cardiorespiratory interactions and hypothermia during CPR. His work in the laboratories of Dr. Keith Lurie (at the University of Minnesota) and Dr. Henry Halperin (at Johns Hopkins University)...

This is a special edition podcast that was recorded from a live broadcast on September 24th 2020 featuring Sea-Long Medical Industries and their partnership with Life Link III. This discussion will cover the unique collaboration that all started with a news story on ABC Nightly News. Hear how the relationship formed and how Life Link III took on the task of implementing this nontraditional, yet ground breaking treatment modality for COVID-19.

You are called for an 18-year-old male who was intubated at a community hospital. That is probably the best thing they could have done. Listen to Eric as he describes the challenge of this patient and the associated ventilator strategies. Join the conversation! Download, subscribe, listen and share this podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

Eric discusses a recent paper on the predictive values of POC Glucose and its relationship to hypotension in the adult trauma patient. Join the conversation! Download, subscribe, listen and share this podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

Ashley Bauer continues her COVID conversation, with a focus on the pediatric population. The number of cases involving children and changes in symptoms have sparked a world-wide discussion as to what to do with these cases. Join the conversation! Download, subscribe, listen and share this podcast. We couldn’t make this podcast without you. Please rate, and review wherever you download the podcast. Thanks so much for listening!

In this special episode, Ashley has kicked Eric out of the podcast studio and has gone solo. Join Ashley Bauer as she hosts the podcast and takes you through a Nightmare case study of a COVID-19 positive patient. She breaks down the initial presentation and moves through diagnostic studies, including labs, chest x-ray findings and much more! This is a can't miss episode! We couldn’t make this podcast without you. Please rate, and review wherever you download the podcast. Thanks so much for...

Join Mike Verkest, Eric Bauer and Bruce Hoffman as we discuss all things Advanced Hemodynamics. This topic can be complex and is often not used enough to get proficient. Join us as we discuss "tips and tricks" and answer your common questions. We finish with a look at the application and how to make the correct pharmacology decision based on the hemodynamic numbers you are seeing. Download, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Reviews help us stay high on the chart where your...