

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast
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 experienced clinician, this podcast is for you.
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Apr 19, 2020 • 21min
Sharpen Your Saw, Don't Be a Slug
Covey, S. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Hadfield, C. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.
Willink, J. Discipline Equals Freedom. Field Manual.
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Apr 16, 2020 • 27min
Ventilators for Dummies, Lessons from a Peds NP

Apr 15, 2020 • 11min
BONUS: COVID-19 Cardiovascular Effects
References:
Clerkin, et. al. (2020) COVID-19 and CV disease. Circulation.
Guo, Fan, & Chen. (2020). CV implications of fatal outcomes of patients with COVID-19. JAMA Cardiology.
Hua, et. al. (2020). Life threatening cardiac tamponade complicating myopericarditis in COVID-19. European Heart Journal.
Meyer, et. al. (2020). Typical takotsubo syndrome triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection. European Heart Journal.
Links mentioned in this episode:
http://www.litfl.com/coronvirus-disease-2019-covid-19
http://emcrit.org/ibcc/covid19
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Apr 8, 2020 • 24min
Atypical Stroke
REFERENCES:
Gustafson, Y., et. al. (1991). Acute confusional states (delirium) in stroke patients. Cerebrovascular Diseases 1, 257-64.
Murano, T., and Myers, K. (2019). Stroke: The subtle, atypical, and egnimatic. Emergency Medicine Reports 40(6).
Nydahl, P., Bartoszek, G., Binder, A., Paschen, L., Margraf, N. G., Witt, K., & Ewers, A. (2017). Prevalence for delirium in stroke patients: A prospective controlled study. Brain and behavior, 7(8)
Pasinska, P., Kowalska, K., Klimiec, E., Szyper-Maciejowska, A., Wilk, A., & Klimkowicz-Mrowiec, A. (2018). Frequency and predictors of post-stroke delirium in PRospective Observational POLIsh Study (PROPOLIS). Journal of neurology, 265(4), 863–870.
Shaw, R., Drozdowska, B., Taylor-Rowan, M., Elliott, E., Cuthbertson, G., Stott, D. J., & Quinn, T. J. (2019). Delirium in an Acute Stroke Setting, Occurrence, and Risk Factors. Stroke, 50(11), 3265–326
Taming the SRU. (2019). Prehospital Stroke Triage. Retrieved from http://www.tamingthesru.com/blog/2019/10/22/prehospital-stroke-triage

Apr 3, 2020 • 25min
The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918
Not your typical FOAMed topic. The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918.
"Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it."

Mar 30, 2020 • 20min
Rectal Bleeding, Meet Ashley, "Non-Cardiac" Chest Pain
References:
Rectal Bleeding
http://emcrit.org/ibcc/gi-bleeding
http://www.litfl.com/gastrointestinal-haemorrhage
http://www.litfl.com/lower-gastrointestinal-haemorrhage-ddx
Chadhry, Singh, & Subhar. (1997). Octreotde in Gastroenterology.
Ramaekers, et. al (2019). Predictive Model for 30 Day Outcomes Among ED Patients with Lower GI Bleeding.
Sildiroglu, et. al. (2018). Acute LGIB: Predictive Factors and Clinical Outcome for Patients Who Need First Time Mesenteric Clinical Angiography.
Sitrate & Gralnek. (2016). Management of Patients with Acute GI Bleeding.
"Non-Cardiac Chest Pain"
El-Menyar, et. al (2010)
Junghaus, et. al (2015)
Ricci, et. al (2016)
Spalding, et. al (2003)
Swap & Nagurney (2005)

Mar 27, 2020 • 30min
Dealing with the Alcoholic Patient
From my lecture at the Texas EMS Conference "Dealing with the Alcoholic Patient"
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Mar 27, 2020 • 22min
ARDS, Bleeding Control, SWAT, Leadership
This week, [someone], [someone else] and [another person] cover [topic].....
Topics discussed:
Topic A
Topic B
Topic C
Links mentioned in this episode:
http://example.com
http://second-example.com
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Mar 22, 2020 • 21min
Aortoenteric Fistula, COVID-19, Bad Attitudes in EMS
WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
References:
Busuttil, Goldstone, & Drigimari. (2001). Management of AEF. Semin Vasc Surg 14(1).
Cedars-Sinai. (2019). Aortoenteric Fistula. http://cedars-sinai.edu/patients/health-conditions/aortoenteric-fistula-AEF.aspx
Schmitz, Steffen, & Grundmani. (2015). When is surgery recommended for treatment of AAA? Institute of Quality and Efficiency in Health Care. http://informedhealth.org
Xirometeritis, Dalainas, Samatakos, and Filis. (2011). Aortoenteric Fistula: Present Day Management. Int Surg 96: 266-73.
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Mar 20, 2020 • 0sec
Gear, Head Bangers, & Critical Stress Incidents
The podcast discusses the significance of proper gear in emergency responses and maintaining consistent intracranial pressure. It explores the risks of increased intracranial pressure, symptoms, and management techniques. The episode also covers the psychological effects on first responders post-critical stress incidents and the importance of rest in replenishing neurotransmitters.