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Medic Up!
by Medic Up!
Are you an EMT or paramedic student? A newbie, probie or FNG just hitting the street in EMS? Maybe you’re an EMS veteran: salty, grizzled or just toasty around the edges? The Medic Up! podcast has something for you! Join us for a mix of education, entertainment and just the right amount of EMS war stories to keep you coming back.
Episodes
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Ep. 29 Rachael Bailey – Canadian Advanced Care Paramedic
Rachael Bailey, an Advanced Care Paramedic from Alberta, Canada, joins me on the podcast to talk about the the different levels of providers and working in Canada. I thought it would be interesting to hear how EMS works in places other than the United States. Rachael was good enough to come on an...
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**RE-RELEASE** Ep. 16 Dr. Kari Jerge M.D. Trauma Surgeon Part 2
Here’s Part 2 of my Interview with Dr. Kari Jerge M.D. We talk about: *Emerging trends in trauma care *Whole Blood *EMSPOCUS *REBOA Dr. Jerge gives some advice to the EMTs and Paramedics about becoming MASTERS of trauma care and the physiology trauma Our mutual love for gangsta rap. Dr. Jerge is…
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**RE-RELEASE** Ep. 15 Dr. Kari Jerge M.D. Trauma Surgeon Part 1
Dr. Kari Jerge M.D. is a double board certified in trauma and critical care medicine. She is a trauma surgeon who found her way into the world of tactical medicine as a SWAT Physician. She is a TCCC Instructor and a champion of prehospital providers. She regularly assists with education and...
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Ep. 28 Phil Sharpe – Owner / Operator of Fuel the Machine Apparel
In this episode, Phil Sharpe, the President, CEO, Owner, Lead Designer of Fuel the Machine Apparel sits down to talk about being a full time paramedic and part time small business owner. Phil has been in EMS since 2005 and recently started Fuel the Machine Apparel as a way to generate some extra...
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Ep. 27 Jessica Arno aka @combatmidwife
I’m joined on the podcast by Jessica Arno to share tales of catching babies & teaching US service members the best in combat casualty care. Jessica has been affectionately dubbed: “The Combat Midwife’ by the over 10,000 US Army combat medics she has taught since 2004. She’s a Certified…
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Ep. 26 Alaina’s 1st Year as a Paramedic.
First of all, Happy Birthday to us! The Medic Up! Podcast is turning 3 years old this month and if you’ve listened from the beginning or you’re a die hard follower (all 6 of you) then you know that the Medic Up! Podcast started with a series I loosely termed “The Student Project.” I interviewed a...
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Ep. 25 Bill Harris First CARE Provider Pt.2
Bill Harris and I finish our conversation about bleeding control, discuss some roadblocks to delivering courses like Stop the Bleed and Bill outlines the future of First CARE Provider including the First CARE Project that donates a bleeding control kit to a classroom for every bleeding control…
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Ep. 24 Bill Harris: First Care Provider Co-Founder Pt. 1
May is National Stop the Bleed Month month so, Bill Harris from First CARE Provider sat down to talk about the Stop the Bleed initiative and the innovative things that the First CARE Provider organization is doing to empower individuals to provide care in the event of a trauma emergency. About…
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Ep. 23 “Top 10” Questions E.D. Nurses Have About Paramedics aka: “What Do Medics Even Do, Bro?”
Nurse Chelsie was kind enough to answer my questions about nursing for the “April Fools” episode. If you haven’t listened to Episode 21: “Medic Up! to Nursing Bridge Program aka: Chris from @Medic Up! is Going to Nursing School” go listen. Then go listen to Episode 22: “Medics and Nurses” to find...
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Ep. 22 Medics and Nurses with Nurse Trish from The Honest Nurse Podcast
In the world there are things that seem to just go together. Peanut butter and jelly, cops and doughnuts, firefighters and recliners (errr, I mean Dalmations) and medics and nurses. Nurse Trish from The Honest Nurse Podcast and Medic Up! have collaborated to deep dive in to the enigma of the...
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Ep. 21 Medic Up! To Nursing Bridge Program aka: Chris @Medic Up! is Going to Nursing School
As many of you know I am an EMS educator. I am the Academic Program Director for a 2-year Technical College in the Upstate of South Carolina. This year is my 27th of EMS. In the last several months I’ve done some serious soul searching. I’ve recognized the writing on the wall and it’s time to…
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Ep.20 Katie Contreras (@kmcontreras8) – @skinnymedic and Me – Rainy Day Paramedic Ramblings. Pt. 2 aka: “Batbelts and Bleeding Control Courses”
Part 2 with our friend from the Interwebz, Katie Contreras (kmcontreras8) Mostly, it’s a lot of Katie and Dietrich making fun of my batbelt. It’s rambling and I don’t even know why you’re listening. Come for the rambling shit talk, stay for the “self-applied-NPA” reference. Also don’t forget…
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Ep.19 Katie Contreras (@kmcontreras8) – @skinnymedic and Me – Rainy Day Paramedic Ramblings. aka: “The Internet Friends Episode” Pt.1
A few weeks back one of our “Internet Friends” Katie Contreras stopped by the Medic Up! Studios to hang out while she was checking out #yeahthatgreenville. Katie is an Education and Training Lieutenant for San Marcos County EMS in Texas. The three of us share a lot of the same interests and have...
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Ep. 18 Special Forces Medic: Tyr aka Charlie Martel aka @redleader_standingby
Since starting the Medic Up! Podcast it has amazed me what you get if you just ask. I have followed @redleader_standingby since about mid-2017 when he posted a photo essay to his Instagram that depicted an elective field amputation of an Afgan national in 2003 near the Pakistan border. I was...
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Ep. 17 Samuel & Christian Adams: Authors of “Life and Death Matters: Professionalism and Decision-Making for the First Responder; How Paramedics Act Decisively in the Chaos of Prehospital Emergency Medicine”
Today on the Medic Up! Podcast I have Christian and Samuel Adams who are identical twin brothers and that wrote a book titled: “Life and Death Matters: Professionalism and Decision-Making for the First Responder; How paramedics act decisively in the chaos of Prehospital emergency Medicine. Sam…
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Ep. #14 Joe Connelly Talks About *NYC Medics Global Disaster Relief
Part 2 of my conversation with author Joe Connelly as he tells me what it is like operating a Trauma Stabilization Point (TSP) in Iraq during the Battle of Mosul in 2016/2017 as part of NYC Medics Global Disaster Relief. Joe is a founding member of *NYC Medics. “*NYC Medics rapidly deploys mobile...
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Medic Up! Episode #12 Joe Connelly: Author of Bringing Out The Dead Pt. 1
Joe Connelly Bio He was born in St Clare’s Hospital in Hells Kitchen Manhattan, the same hospital his mother worked for, and went to nursing school at, and where his parents met, at a dance in the basement. He grew up in Queens, and then upstate in Orange County. After 12 years of Catholic school...
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Medic Up! Episode # 11 Lt. Alex Roehner from Nightwatch Nation & Me
Today I sit down with Lt. Alex Roehner from the A&E Network show: Nightwatch Nation. Alex is a Paramedic Supervisor as well as the Coordinator of the Community Paramedic Division at Empress EMS in Yonkers, New York. Alex has a very powerful story about her personal battle with addiction…
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“Late Calls” Episode # 4 – Situational Awareness
Today on “Late Calls,” I talk about: Situational Awareness Follow Me On: YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter Google Podcasts iTunes DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed on the Medic Up! Podcast are those of the individual host and guest (s) and do not necessarily reflect the official…
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“Late Calls” Podcast Episode # 3
Today on “Late Calls,” I talk about: Provider Safety: “So, You’ve Been Ambushed” Follow the link to my YouTube channel to see the slides that go along with the presentation. Urban Counter-Ambush Tactics: Avoid the kill zone when responding to calls for service with these simple approach technique...
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“Late Calls” Podcast Episode # 2
Today on “Late Calls,” I talk about: Bullying in EMS Cop cars being used as ambulances to transport GSWs and stabbings. Enough is enough: 5 ways to end bullying in EMS Nurse Speaks Out Against Colleagues Who Bully EMS Workers Where Cop Cars Double as Ambulances To Follow Me On: YouTube Facebook...
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“Late Calls” Podcast Episode # 1
“Late Calls” you ask? Episode #1, you say?Oh yeah, you read it correctly. “Late Calls” is the new solo podcast from Medic Up! Simple premise: This will allow us to put out more frequent content and engage, you, the listener. Medic Up! isn’t going anywhere. In fact it’s expanding. See below for…
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Medic Up! Episode # 10 – Lacey Spencer from Nightwatch Nation & Me
I have one of the Rockstar paramedics from Nightwatch Nation on the show, LACEY SPENCER from EAST BATON ROUGE EMS. Lacey is as high speed as they come, literally: street medic, bike medic, SWAT medic, East Baton Rouge EMS Paramedic of the Year 2015, Louisiana State Paramedic of Year 2015 and now…
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Medic Up! Episode # 9 – Clardy & Me: 2 Medics Talking – Part 2
Medic Up! Episode # 9 – Clardy & Me: 2 Medics Talking – Part 2 When we recorded this it felt like we had 2 very distinct conversations. As I was editing I noticed that there were very natural segues to the different topics we covered. There was a comment that Clardy made that stood out, “This job...
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Medic Up! Episode #8 – Clardy & Me: 2 Medics Talking – Part 1
Medic Up! Episode #8 – Clardy & Me: 2 Medics Talking – Part 1 EXACTLY 366 days since the last episode was uploaded!!! Welcome back everyone to the Medic Up! Podcast. We took a little break there for a minute. A “hiatus” if you will. Just over 365 days since the last episode was posted. But guess...
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Medic Up! Episode #7 – Aaron Dix – The Greenwood Nursing Home Fire
Medic Up! Episode #7 – Aaron Dix – Greenwood Nursing Home Fire This week I’ve got my good friend, Aaron Dix on the podcast. Aaron comes to the Upstate of South Carolina by way of Hartford Ct. We have very similar experiences in EMS from being brought up through the Exploring program to having…
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Medic Up! Episode #6 – Shawn W. – 2017 Paramedic Graduate & Me
This week is the final week of the “Recent Paramedic Graduate” or whatever I’ve been calling it week-to-week series. I hope you’ve enjoyed listening to these guys and girls as they shared their experiences from medic school and their first few years in the career field. Shawn stopped by the Medic...
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Medic Up! Podcast Episode #5 – Kirstin (Not Kristen) 2012 Paramedic Graduate
Kirstin (not Kristen) is the EMS Veteran of the group having just completed her 5th year in EMS practice. She sits down to share some insights of being a very young student paramedic with very little life experience, progressing through paramedic school and being a new medic in a busy system. She...
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Medic Up! Podcast Episode 4: O.B. – 2015 Paramedic Graduate & Me
Welcome back boys and girls to the Medic Up! podcast. This week continues with the 3rd installment where I sit down with some of my former students who are now practicing paramedics to get their thoughts on making the transition from paramedic student to prehospital clinician. O.B. stopped by…
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Medic Up!Podcast Episode #3 Jen – 2016 Paramedic Graduate & Me
Episode 3 continues the series in which I sit down with recent paramedic school graduates from my past student cohorts. Jennifer graduated in 2016. She successfully completed her probationary period at a busy 911 service and has recently completed her “Survival Year” as a 1st year practicing...
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Medic Up! Episode 2: Rita F. – 2014 Paramedic Graduate & Me
Episode 2 I have finally gotten around to getting the podcast going. It’s still a little rough around the edges but I am learning. Episode 2 starts a series of interviews with 5 “recent” paramedic school graduates. I think that most students have similar experiences during school that bring them...
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Medic Up! Episode 1 – National Tactical Medical Competition – AAR
Episode 1 – National Tactical Medical Competition 2017 – AAR Dietrich Easter aka on the YouTubes as “Skinny Medic” and the CEO of Medical Gear Outfitters and I sit down to talk about our lessons learned from competing in the National Tactical Medical Competition held in Charlotte, NC on Sunday…
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Are you an EMT or paramedic student? A newbie, probie or FNG just hitting the street in EMS? Maybe you’re an EMS veteran: salty, grizzled or just toasty around the edges? The Medic Up! podcast has something for you! Join us for a mix of education, entertainment and just the right amount of EMS war stories to keep you coming back.
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Are you an EMT or paramedic student? A newbie, probie or FNG just hitting the street in EMS? Maybe you’re an EMS veteran: salty, grizzled or just toasty around the edges? The Medic Up! podcast has something for you! Join us for a mix of education, entertainment and just the right amount of EMS war...
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