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.
Episodes
81 episodes
Cyanide Toxicity Case Study
In this episode of the EMS on AIR podcast, retired Battalion Chief Doug Burke shares his firsthand experience with cyanide poisoning during a fire incident. Despite wearing full PPE, Burke encountered cyanide toxicity due to the hazardous mater...
Fireground Resuscitation with Dr. Robert Dunne
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Robert Dunne, who is the EMS Medical Director for the Detroit Fire Department, as well as the Detroit East Medical Control Authority. Dr. Dunne is here to describe why fire departments and EMS agencies shou...
A thoughtful approach to fluid resuscitation with Dr. Mark Piehl and Dr. Peter Antevy (recorded April 27, 2022)
In this episode, Dr. Mark Piehl and Dr. Peter Antevy discuss why EMS must adopt a more thoughtful approach to fluid resuscitation for critically ill or injured patients. Specifically, patients in shock. It turns out that EMS needs to take...
EMS, STEMI, and e-Bridge (recorded March 10, 2022)
During this episode, we welcome Nathan Stanaway, MS, NRP and Alina Capatina MSN, CCRN-K, CNL. These skilled process improvement professionals discuss the strengths and potential roadblocks of integrating a new app that supports EMS when they no...
Season 3 Preview (recorded April 18, 2022)
This episode is a preview of the interviews and discussions scheduled EMS on AIR Podcast Season 3. Below are links to information and references from this episode. Visit GuardianCME.com for access to free CAPCE accredited EM...
S2E40: Another COVID-19 update with Dr. Steve McGraw and Dr. Russell Faust. Recorded August 13, 2021
This episode is yet another COVID update from our resident experts Steve McGraw, D.O. and Dr. Russell Faust, MD, PhD. Steve and Russ are both considered experts in their respective fields and they’re back to give us a COVID-...
S2:E39 - "Stroke Systems of Care and the SUBurban Environment - A discussion with Dr. Christian Martin-Gill, MD, MPH." Recorded July 14, 2021
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Christian Martin-Gill, MD, MPH, who is here to provide us with his perspective regarding the development of stroke systems of care in the suburban environment. Doc is an ED physician with a deep back...
S2:E38 - "Stroke Systems of Care and the Urban Environment - A discussion with Dr. Christopher T. Richards, MD, MS, FAEMS, FACEP." Recorded June 14, 2021
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Christopher Richards MD, MS, FAEMS, FACEP to the show. Dr. Richards is an emergency medicine and EMS physician in the Division of EMS in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati,...
S2:E37 - "Kids, COVID and MIS-C - A discussion with Dr. Kelly Levasseur and Dr. Sam Mishra." Recorded April 22, 2021
In this episode, Dr. Samantha Mishra and I introduce you to Dr.Kelly Levasseur, DO, MS, who is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Children’s Hospital of Michigan located in Detroit. Dr. Levasseur is a graduate of Michigan ...
S2:E36 - "FAST-ED in North Carolina - A discussion with Jon Studnek, PhD, NRP, and Patricia Dowbiggin, MPH, EMT-P about stroke, EMS and data driven decisions." Recorded May 7, 2021
Right now, stroke systems of care are being developed and/or fortified all over the world in order to connect the latest advancements in hospital stroke care directly to stroke victims through collaborative, data driven strategic planning and e...
S2:E35 - "TXA, traumatic bleeding and EMS - A discussion with Dr. Steve McGraw, Luke Bowen and John Theut about the introduction of TXA for Southeast Michigan EMS agencies." Recorded May 5, 2021
In today’s episode, we discuss tranexamic acid, or TXA. TXA is a medication that helps prevent the body from prematurely breaking down clots. It doesn’t make new clots. It protects existing clots as they are formed. TXA was originally dev...
S2:E34 - "Preventing sleep-related infant deaths in Michigan with EMS – A discussion with the State of Michigan Infant Safe Sleep Program." Recorded May 3, 2021
According to the CDC SUID Case Registry Project, every year approximately 150 sleep-related infant deaths occur in Michigan. That’s about three deceased infants a week. The causes typically include a person or an object in the baby’...
S2:E33 - "Evolving your Stroke System of Care - An interview with Edward Jauch, MD, MS, FAHA FACEP and Dr. Steve McGraw, D.O." Recorded May 3, 2021
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Edward Jauch, the Chief of System Research, at the Mission Research Institute/Mission Health System. Dr. Jauch served as the Chair of Stroke Council for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associ...
S2:E32 - "Carter Kits™ Sensory Bags – A conversation with Dr. Sam Mishra, Justin Severs and Brandon Hausbeck about EMS and being prepared to care for children with autism." Recorded February 24, 2021
In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Sam Mishra, DO, MPH, the EMS for Children Coordinator for the State of Michigan. Our buddy Sam brought along the founders of Carter Kits™, which is an amazing organization that is helping first respon...
S2E31 - "The value of "knowing" your EMS system – A discussion with Emily Bergquist, MSA, Paramedic-I/C and Joe Ferrell about EMS and data." Recorded January 25, 2021
In this episode, we introduce you to Joe Ferrell, Senior Program Manager, Customer Technical Solutions, Biospatial, Inc. We also welcome back Emily Bergquist, the Medical Control Authority Coordinator for the State of Michigan EMS ...
S2:E30 - "Another COVID-19 update with Dr. Steve McGraw and Dr. Russell Faust." Recorded April 15, 2021
We're back! It’s been over two months since our last COVID update, so we thought we’d kick off our return to season 2 with a discussion with our resident experts, Steve McGraw, D.O. and Dr. Russell Faust, MD, PhD. Steve and ...
S2:E29 - "I can’t believe it has already been one year - A brief overview of the EMS on AIR Podcast and what we have planned for the future." Recorded March 21, 2021
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the EMS on AIR Podcast! During this brief episode, we reflect on what we’ve achieved in our first year, as well as what we have planned for the near future. We’re currently in season 2, which k...
S2:E28 - "EMS Patient Care Report Narratives." Recorded February 22, 2021
This episode is the fourth in a four-part series focusing on EMS patient care reports, or PCRs. This series has been developed in collaboration with the Oakland County Medical Control Authority (OCMCA) and various EMS providers as a way o...
S2:E27 - "EMS Patient Care Reports - Data Elements and Requirements." Recorded February 16, 2021
This episode is the third in a four-part series focusing on EMS patient care reports, or PCRs. This series has been developed in collaboration with the Oakland County Medical Control Authority (OCMCA) and various EMS providers as a way of...
S2:E26 - "EMS Patient Care Reports - The Rules of the Game." Recorded February 12, 2021
This episode is the second in a four-part series focusing on EMS patient care reports, or PCRs. This series has been developed in collaboration with the Oakland County Medical Control Authority (OCMCA) and various EMS providers as a way o...
S2:E25 - "The Value of EMS Patient Care Reports." Recorded February 12, 2021
This episode is the first in a four-part series focusing on EMS patient care reports, or PCRs. This series has been developed in collaboration with the Oakland County Medical Control Authority (OCMCA) and various EMS providers as a way of...
S2:E24 - "Implementing DOSE in targeted areas – A discussion with Dave Roth, DrPH, BSN, RN and Samantha DeMont, BSN RN about using local data and resources to prevent infant sleep related deaths." Recorded February 8, 2021
In this episode, we welcome Dave Roth, DrPH, BSN, RN and Samantha DeMont, BSN RN. Dave is the Oakland County Public Health Nursing Supervisor as well as the Health Division Safe Sleep Coordinator and the Coordinator for the ...
S2:E23 - "DOSE from a state-wide EMS perspective – An interview with Dr. Samantha Mishra DO, MPH and Terrie Godde M.Ed., CCP, Paramedic-IC about EMS preventing infant sleep related deaths in Michigan with DOSE." Recorded January 29, 2021
In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Samantha Mishra DO, MPH and Terrie S. Godde, M.Ed., CCP, Paramedic-IC to talk about how EMS agencies in Michigan can easily and painlessly adopt and implement DOSE with the full backing of the ...
S2:E22 - "OCMCA EMS Emergency Protocols Update" - Recorded February 12, 2021
This episode is an update of the recent changes made to the Oakland County Medical Control Authority Emergency EMS Protocols. As of January 28, 2021, emergency protocols 11-1 and 11-2 have been modified. Please review these protocols to a...
S2:E21 - "Another COVID Vaccine Update / Q&A with Dr. Russell Faust and Dr. Steve McGraw." Recorded February 8, 2021
This episode is yet another COVID Vaccine Update from our resident experts Steve McGraw, D.O. and Dr. Russell Faust, MD, PhD. Steve and Russ are both considered experts in their respective fields and they’re back to give us ...