
The FlightBridgeED Podcast
The FlightBridgeED Podcast provides convenient, easy-to-understand critical care medical education and current topics related to the air medical industry. Each topic builds on another and weaves together a solid foundation of emergency, critical care, and prehospital medicine.
Latest episodes

Jun 5, 2017 • 24min
E108: ASV - Dissecting the Evidence
In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, we take a look at a new mode of ventilation found on some transport ventilators made by Hamilton. Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV) has been touted as a completely hands-off mode in a “set-it-and-forget-it” sort of way. You won’t believe what a recent study uncovered about this mode! Download, rate, and review wherever you get your podcast. Remember, reviews help keep us high on the charts where your friends and colleagues can find us. If you love our podcast, help us out! It only takes a couple of minutes and your review might light the fire of knowledge for someone else! Thanks for listening!

May 29, 2017 • 1h 2min
E107: The Endocrine Nightmare
In critical care medicine, lab values are a standard tool for determining a patient’s course of care, but they are often misunderstood. In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, Eric is joined by his lovely wife, Ashley Bauer as they dissect several complicated patient care scenarios. These cases are lab value intense and each value is explained clearly and applied to the patient so that you can easily understand what they mean for your next critically ill patient. Download, rate, and review wherever you get our podcast. Remember that reviews help us stay high on the charts where your friends and colleagues can find us. If you love our podcasts, please help us out and spread the word online and in the streets. Thanks for listening!

May 16, 2017 • 46min
E106: Patient BVM Advocacy with Tyler Christifulli of the Lifestar Podcast
In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, Eric is joined by Tyler Christifulli from the Lifestar podcast to talk about the ongoing debate over using pediatric BVMs for our adult patients. Regardless of what side of the argument you’re on, you won’t want to miss this episode! Download, subscribe, rate, and review from wherever you get our podcast! Thanks for listening!

May 15, 2017 • 59sec
FAST18 Announcement
We are proud to announce the launch of our biggest event yet! On March 20 and 21, 2018 you will want to join us for the first-ever FlightBridgeED Air and Surface Transport Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee! World-class speakers, vendors, of course, the FlightBridgeED Team will be in attendance, and much, much more! Go to our website now to register! Join the revolution!

May 8, 2017 • 28min
E105: Blankets are for Naps, Not Medicine: Is a 6 mL/kg Tidal Volume for Everyone?
Medicine is an ever-evolving practice of learning from mistakes, conquering diseases, and seeing the needs of a unique individual who is desperate for a cure. It would be nice to be able to throw the same things at everyone and get the same results, but if we do that we forget the of the individual and the uniqueness of their body. In this episode, we discuss the trend of “blanket medicine,” and how it specifically relates to the once king of tidal volumes, 6 mL/kg. If you love our podcast, don’t forget to rate and especially review wherever you get your podcasts.

May 1, 2017 • 17min
E104: Adult or Pediatric BVM
In this episode of the podcast, Eric explains and offers insight into an old argument that has recently been given a spotlight by industry professionals. Are adult bag valve masks a dangerous tool? Should we be using pediatric equipment for adults? Join the conversation with our community on FaceBook and Twitter! Don't forget to rate, and review our podcast from wherever you get your podcasts. Taking the time to write a review helps keep our podcast high on the charts so it can easily be found by everyone. If you love the podcast, you can give back to us by reviewing the content we make on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or any other podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

Apr 3, 2017 • 22min
E103: Overcoming the Need for Speed
In this special episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, join Eric Bauer, Mike Verkest, Ryan Wyatt, and Dave Olvera at the ECHO conference for an incredible meeting of the minds for what could be considered an industry-changing, best practice for airway management. These powerhouses of the pre-hospital world are shattering old paradigms and raising the bar of quality patient care. You won’t want to miss it! Don’t forget to download, rate, and review from wherever you get our podcast. Remember, reviews help keep us high on the charts so your friends and colleagues can find us more easily. Help us drive the future of pre-hospital, critical care, and emergency medicine.

Mar 20, 2017 • 35min
E102: Acidosis Rodeo - Part 2
Part 2 of 3 in the Acidosis Rodeo is a continuation of our previous case study. In this episode, Eric dives into DKA and HHNK from differential diagnosis to lab values. This episode will link up with part 3 to give you an incredibly in-depth picture of acidosis and how you can put this information into use in your practice. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Rating, and especially reviews help us stay high on the charts so that your friends and co-workers can find us more easily. We believe in our mission to bring high-level critical care education to the masses. If you believe in us as much as we believe in you, take a couple of minutes and give us a review! We will be forever grateful!

Mar 1, 2017 • 44min
E101: Damage Control Resuscitation - Part 2 of 2
In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, Eric is joined, once again, by Rahkeem Francis for part 2 in this series entitled “Damage Control Resuscitation.” Covered in this episode are the topics of blood, vasopressin, the lethal trauma triad, and more! Download, rate, and review from wherever you get our podcast. Remember that reviews matter so much because they help our podcast stay high on the charts so our industry peers can find us. Help us change the face of pre-hospital, critical care, and emergency medicine!

Feb 13, 2017 • 1h 18min
E100: The FlightBridgeED Podcast's 100th Episode
In this special 100th episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, Eric is joined by Mike for a look back over the journey thus far. Filled with stories, some laughs, and even a little crying, you won’t want to miss this incredible milestone episode! As downloads climb, and review courses fill we want you to know one very important thing… FlightBridgeED is still dedicated to you! Congratulations to you, our community of friends and family, for the success of FlightBridgeED over the years! This one is dedicated to all of you. Download, rate, and don’t forget to review the podcast wherever you get it. Reviews help us stay high on the charts so your friends and co-workers can find us. If you love what you hear, let us know!