Alert Medic 1

Alert Medic 1 is a podcast developed by EMS professionals with strict physician oversight focused on educating EMS providers on all aspects of the sciences and medicine. We accomplish our goal through blog entries, case studies, video lectures, and social media interaction. We encourage and welcome health care providers of all backgrounds to join in our discussion.

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Episodes

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast [Delayed Release]: The Human Factor in EMS, Part 2

In this previosly recorded series, Mustafa discusses the human factor in EMS with two EMS leaders from the American Midwest.

Nov 25, 2019•24 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast [Delayed Release]: The Human Factor in EMS, Part 1

In a previously recorded series, Mustafa talks about the human factor in EMS with two EMS leaders from the midwest.

Nov 13, 2019•26 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast: Pharmaceutical Management of TBI, Part 3

The Alert Medic 1 crew, including the AM1 medical director, Dr. David Vitberg, and Brian Spoelhof, the team's pharmacist, get together to complete their series on the pharmaceutical management of traumatic brain injury,

Oct 20, 2019•46 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast: Concepts in Flight Physiology

The Alert Medic 1 Team meets with Arron Berry, who is a flight nurse with the Johns Hopkins Lifeline Critical Transport Team. Various topics regarding flight medicine, including changes in a patient's physiology during flight.

Oct 07, 2019•32 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast: Pharmaceutical Management of TBI, Part 2

The Alert Medic 1 team gathers with Dr. David Vitberg and Dr.Brian Spoelhof to record the second part of their pharmaceutical management of traumatic brain injury series. In this episode, the discuss glucose use in the presence of TBI, along with the various agents involved in rapid sequence intubation (RSI), including fentanyl, etomidate, ketamine, midazolam, succinylcholine, rocuronium, vecuronium, lidocaine, and atropine.

Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 2 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast: The Power of Positive Thinking & Other Mental Health Topics

The AM1 Crew gathers to discuss various mental health topics in a more relaxed setting from our usual recordings. The crew recorded an editorial that discusses various topics including EMS Provider mental health, barriers to retrieving mental health care, and the power of positive thinking.

Sep 02, 2019•28 min

The Yin & Yang of Clot Physiology: TXA and it's role within prehospital medicine

The AM1 crew along with their medical director, Dr. David Vitberg, meet to discuss TXA and it's role within prehospital medicine. Topics discussed include normal blood and clot physiology, the relationship of TXA, TPA, fibrin, thrombin, along with a robust discussion of recent studies that researched the efficacy of TXA. The discussion concludes with a discussion on the concept of a "Number Needed to Treat."

Aug 26, 2019•29 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast: Opioid Overdose & Complications Secondary To Naloxone Administration

The AM1 crew returns to discuss the physiology of Opioids and a recent publication regarding complications secondary to Naloxone administration.

Aug 12, 2019•44 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast - Airway Management: Part 5

The AM1 crew completes it's series on Airway Management with their medical director, Dr. David Vitberg.

Jul 22, 2019•18 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast - Airway Management: Part 4

The AM1 crew discusses airway management in the 4th part in their airway management series.

Jul 15, 2019•22 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast: Airway Management-Part 3

The AM1 team meets with their medical director, Dr. David Vitberg, to record part 3 of their Airway Management series.

Jul 08, 2019•30 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast- Airway Management: Part 2

The AM1 crew returns with the second part of their airway management series with their medical director, Dr. David Vitberg.

Jul 01, 2019•26 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast- Airway Management: Part 1

The AM1 crew begins their series on airway management with their medical director, Dr. David Vitberg, by discussing airway management basics, including anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system.

Jun 24, 2019•16 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast- Vital Signs: Episode 4

The AM1 crew completes their series on Vital Signs & Diagnostics by discussing their personal views on the tools EMS professionals use in their patient assessments.

Jun 24, 2019•13 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast- Vital Signs: Part 3

The AM1 crew continues with the their third part of their series on vital signs & diagnostics.

Jun 17, 2019•16 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast- Vital Signs: Part 2

The AM1 crew meet again to discuss vital signs and diagnostics in the second part of their vital signs and diagnostics series.

Jun 10, 2019•21 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast - Vitals Signs Episode- Part 1

Alert Medic 1 - Vitals Signs Episode- Part 1. The AM1 crew starts off a series discussing vital signs and diagnostic tools.

May 28, 2019•21 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast - Episode 0

Alert Medic 1 - Episode 0. The crew of AM1 introduces their first podcast episode with a quick description of their project.

May 28, 2019•10 min

The Alert Medic 1 Podcast - Pharmaceutical Management of TBI

Alert Medic 1 - Pharmaceutical Management of TBI. Dr. Brian Spoeholf joins the Alert Medic 1 crew to discuss management of the TBI patient.

May 10, 2019•20 min

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