EMS on AIR Podcast
EMS on AIR is an education and entertainment podcast designed to keep healthcare providers safe, informed, and prepared. The EMS on AIR Podcast was originally launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to communicate efficiently and directly with EMS personnel. Now, we’ve started branching out to all things healthcare but still tailored with the national EMS audience in mind. This podcast has begun to transform into a bridge between subject matter experts, the most recent data, and the EMS providers who make a difference every day in the field.
The EMS on AIR Podcast is hosted by Geoff Lassers and Dr. Robert Dunne.
Geoff Lassers began his career as a first responder in 2002. Since then, he has earned a depth of experience as a professional firefighter, paramedic, EMS instructor, and in the hospital as an ED tech. Geoff has been a professional firefighter/paramedic and EMS instructor with the West Bloomfield Fire Department since 2004. In 2020, the EMS on AIR Podcast was launched to provide up-to-date information to the local, state, and national EMS community regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as express best practices. Since then, the EMS on AIR Podcast has expanded to all topics related to prehospital care.
Robert Dunne, M.D., FACEP, FAEMS, is an Emergency Medicine and EMS physician located in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Dunne is currently the EMS Medical Director of the Detroit Fire Department, as well as a professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University, and directs the School of Medicine’s pre-hospital programming, including Emergency Medical Services, Preparedness, EMS Research and more. He is also program director of the Emergency Medical Services fellowship. Additionally, Dr. Dunne is the elected medical director of the Detroit East Medical Control Authority, the local version of the state-designated entity that supervises all pre-hospital care in Detroit and eastern Wayne County.
EMS on AIR Podcast
E:26 COVID-19 Update with Dr. McGraw and Dr. Faust – June 15, 2020
In this episode, Dr. Faust provides us an update on the most recent national, state and local COVID stats, as well as an overview of current trends we’re seeing out there. Then, Dr. McGraw addresses recent concerns from the EMS community about loosening up our airway management restrictions, found in our protocols during the pandemic. He also touches on why we saw a near doubling of priority 4 patients in February through May of 2020 compared to 2019 and it isn’t due to the airway procedures listed in our Emergency Protocols. We finish with a discussion about the recommendations for hospitals in the new Executive Orders to allow one visitor per patient in hospitals. Remember, these are just guidelines and each hospital gets to make their rules in the best interest of their patients. So, please contact your EMS Coordinator to identify the patient visitor rules at your local hospitals.
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