Bad information abounds. We wanted to get the band back together and give you a no-nonsense, non-political, non-biased easy to understand podcast about the COVID Vaccines (well, the mRNA versions) and talk about safety, efficacy and everything else you wanted to know. We want you to be able to share this with your non-medical friends and family who may be on the fence when it comes to getting vaccinated. Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know many of our episodes can also be ...
Sep 03, 2021•2 hr 5 min
The weeks keep getting longer, more things are irritating, EMS providers are getting gunned down on calls, it’s too much. This is what we could muster. Are you feeling the same? Take a listen. Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know many of our episodes can also be watched? Be sure to check out the FlightBridgeED channel on YouTube! We appreciate your subscriptions and views! Be sure to leave us a review and rating!
Aug 06, 2021•57 min
Well, it was a hell of a long week and the boys just couldn’t muster the time or energy to meet up at the old church, so what did they do? Just logged on and did a spontaneous live!! New Ketamine LAW in Colorado, the Atlantic Magazine article on Paramedics and a tone more! Take a listen! Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know many of our episodes can also be watched ? Be sure to check out the FlightBridgeED channel on YouTube! We appreciate your subscriptions and views! Be su...
Jul 20, 2021•56 min
Mike and Ritu meet up IN PERSON for the first time Since January of 2020….and it shows! We were a little cattywampus and trying to find our groove and we did! We discuss all things EMS including a look at a newly released paper our friends at ESO released to Annals of Emergency Medicine. ! Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know many of our episodes can also be watched on YouTube? Be sure to check out the FlightBridgeED channel on YouTube! We appreciate your subscriptions and ...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Time for the annual EMS week episode! Mike and Ritu discuss all things EMS including a wrap up of FAST21! Thanks for continuing to support our podcast! Did you know most of our episodes can also be watched on YouTube? Be sure to check out the FlightBridgeED channel on YouTube! We appreciate your subscriptions and views! Be sure to leave us a review and rating!
May 28, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Dr. Sahni was on vacation, but it was time to record, so we called in the bullpen! Dr. Jeff Jarvis, Dr. Peter Antevy, Ashley Liebig, and Tom Bouthillet join Mike Verkest as we discuss in-hospital cardiac arrest management and discuss why it seems they go better in the field.. Thank you for subscribing to the hottest podcast in EMS. We strive to bring you timely, pertinent EMS Information about relevant topics. Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you listen!
May 03, 2021•1 hr 39 min
What a journey. For EMS providers, among other healthcare workers, the last year has been a living hell. Mike Verkest hosts SecondShift Podcast host Dr. Ritu Sahni, Along with fellow EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast host Dr. Jeff Jarvis, ESO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brent Myers, and EMS Medical Director Andy McCoy and discuss what things have been like and what the future holds. Thank you for subscribing to the hottest podcast in EMS. We strive to bring you timely, pertinent EMS Information about...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Does your service offer care equitably to all patients? Have you ever thought about it? Do you think there are any disparities in EMS care and, if so, to what extent does it impact the patients in your system? Drs. Sahni and Jarvis had a conversation about just this topic as part of ESO’s virtual WAVE conference. We did a live episode with Professor Jamie Kennel on his work, so we will call this part II! We appreciate having ESO as a partner in EMS! Be sure to RESUBSCRIBE if you haven't listened...
Mar 11, 2021•33 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by Dr. John Turner for the annual protocol update! This is a staple of the SecondShift Podcast that goes back to around 2016. We even lost an episode somewhere along the way..Anyway, the real reason we do this episode is for folks to hear about what we do, and to hear what's new with you! Sit back, watch the video version on YouTube or Facebook and chill with us! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review ...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by Professor Jamie Kennel for a special LIVE broadcast in this important episode. Do you unconsciously treat people differently? We look at the work being done in this area of research…PS, the answer is yes…we do. Sit back, watch the video version on YouTube or Facebook and chill with us! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much.
Dec 31, 2020•58 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by Doctors Jeff Jarvis and Hayden Smith for a special LIVE broadcast in this important episode. This is an IMPORTANT episode that should affect every EMS Provider. Our Guest, Dr. Smith had the same questions you do about mRNA vaccines and wanted the answers. Having his background, he went on a journey of discovery and broke it down for us. Please share this widely to get the discussion going. Sit back, watch the video version on YouTube or Facebook and chill with us! Tha...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Mike and Ritu are LIVE in this important episode. 5 years ago we started the discussion on the issue of the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 and how there were no provisions for EMS. The DEA came to the table to explain the conundrum we are in as an industry. There was only one option. CHANGE THE LAW! Well, guess what. That is exactly what was done. 3 years later, we finally have a draft version of the rules to comply with the law and Mike and Ritu break it down. This is an IMPORTANT episode tha...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Mike and Ritu are getting you back up to date on EMS. More COVID, Ketamine, and a quick overview of a couple of recent studies...TXA in TBI and Intra-arrest transport. You always have a leg up on early releases here on YouTube! The audio podcast will be out in a week or so! Thanks for subscribing to the FlightBridgeED Channel! Sit back, watch the video version on YouTube and chill with us! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great revie...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Who is tired? Mike and Ritu are tired. This episode we talk about convalescent plasma, CDC data, Ketamine… to quote Mike, "What fresh hell will September bring?" Sit back, watch the video version on YouTube and chill with us! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much.
Sep 07, 2020•56 min
Ok, who said Ritu could take time off? Really? In the middle of a PANDEMIC? Fine…I guess we will throw it way back to 2015 and bring Eric back. Mr. Excitement and I discuss "the situation", body cameras in EMS among other things! Sit back, watch the video version on YouTube and chill with us! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much.
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Mike and Ritu are back at it in the first ever Video Podcast. While at first glance it may seem like just a video, but the reality is, its edited and produced to give you a little more than just an audio experience! This episode we are talking about the Situation, Ketamine is back in the news again, and we welcome Mark Terry, who is the Chief Certification Officer for the NREMT to discuss a new program for EMS physicians to get certified as an EMT or Paramedic! Thanks for making the SecondShift ...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Mike and pinch hitter Dr. Jeff Jarvis were joined by Samantha Johnson, Esq, MBA, MHA is a Senior Associate General Counsel for Grady Health System, one of the largest public academic healthcare systems in the United States and is also the Chair of the In-House Counsel Association of the Georgia Hospital Association. She serves as an adjunct professor for the Georgia State University College of Law and the Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business. We discussed everything HIPA...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Mike and Ritu welcome G Wade, an old co-worker and friend of Dr. Sahni, who shares his perspective on current events, which leads to a broader discussion of Diversity in EMS. Aired initially via Facebook Live on June 11, 2020., the video is available on both Youtube and Facebook. Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much. Thanks for trusting FlightBridgeED for your EMS e...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by the Sklar Brothers as they spread the thanks to all of our workers on the front lines! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much. Thanks for trusting FlightBridgeED for your EMS education and entertainment desires!
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by Dr. Jeff Jarvis for another happy hour! This episode had it all..Vote by maik, COVID, COVID Testing, Pressures from SGA nd their effect on the patient and MORE! This is a replay of our FlightBrideED LIVE from 5.14.20 Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much. Thanks for trusting FlightBridgeED for your EMS education and entertainment desires!
May 20, 2020•1 hr 40 min
Mike and Ritu are once again joined by Dr. Ed Racht, GMR Chief Medical Officer and first-time guest Dr. Andy McCoy who is an emergency physician at the University of Washington and an EMS Medical Director in the Seattle area. We talk about the COVID response in Seattle, the national effort from the GMR perspective. If you hang to the end (no cheating), you will hear Ritu go on a rant about the AHA that would make Clark W. Griswold proud! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you l...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by Dr. Jeff Jarvis for happy hour! No agenda, no problem. We wanted to check in with each other and YOU! This is a replay of our FlightBrideED LIVE from 4.5.20 Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much. Thanks for trusting FlightBridgeED for your EMS education and entertainment!
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Mike is joined today with two of his kids, Kaleb and Carmella. The impact on families throughout the world can not be measured. The economic impact is global and far-reaching. Join Mike as he talks with his kids in this light-hearted look at the family dynamics, school, quarantine and loss of work that most of us can relate to. Listen to the perspective of the teenager and young adult as they wade through the COVID-19 quarantine. Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! W...
Apr 01, 2020•23 min
Mike and Ritu are joined by Dr. Peter Antevy (making his 5th appearance on SecondShift) and Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, State EMS Medical Director for Florida, to have a practical discussion about the state of the virus on the two coastlines and what you can do to hang in there during these trying times. Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much. Thanks for trusting FlightBrid...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 22 min
In this episode, Mike leaves Ritu and special Guest host, Dr. Jeff Jarvis, to themselves to struggle with recording a podcast! They are both down at the ESO Wave conference in Austin and had a chance to catch up on how things are going. They also welcome guest Dr. Brent Meyers, Chief Medical Officer for ESO to talk about the future of EMS Data collection! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen!...
Feb 27, 2020•43 min
In this episode, Mike and Ritu catch up on the new year happenings and take a quick dive into a new paper released this week that took a closer look at the Amiodarone, Lidocaine Placebo Study (ALPS) trial from 2012. Was the IO the reason it was a negative study? Take a listen and find out! Thanks for making the SecondShift the fastest growing podcast on the network! Please leave us a great review on iTunes or wherever you listen! We appreciate you so much. Thanks for trusting FlightBridgeED for ...
Jan 25, 2020•56 min
HAPPY NEW YEARS! We hope you are celebrating 2020 at the NAEMSP National Conference in San Diego. If you're around, stop by and say hi to the PEC podcast team! This year, we teamed up with our brand new podcast partners Mike Verkest (@MikeVerkest)and Dr. Ritu Sahni (@MD59) of the Second Shift Podcast and Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis (@DrJeffJarvis) of the EMS Lighthouse Project for the VERY first bi-annual EMS Collaborative podcast. In this special episode of the EMS Collaborative, we talk about the wonde...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min
If you have sensitive ears, take heed and remember we are rated Explicit…MikeyV was pissed and on a mission. Hearing about the atrocities in Rhode Island occurring with airway management, he wants to know where the medical directors were in this whole mess…he sets his sights on Ritu! Grab your torch and pitch forks as we jump into this mess.
Dec 28, 2019•55 min
The long-awaited, highly anticipated ANNUAL Protocol Update Podcast! This one should get you through a few commutes….it's nearly 2 hours (we know…sorry) Find out what is new for our system and hear about the process we have for updating protocols! We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! We are growing at a tremendous rate! It is truly INCREDIBLE...Thank you! We couldn’t do it without your support! Thank you for the comments, reviews and emails. If you haven’t, please go to your f...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 57 min
Mike and Ritu welcome friend and colleague Dr. Craig Newgard!. Dr. Newgard is a professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University and the Director for the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine. He was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine! Wow! We talk about research, past, and present and ho wEMS needs to continue in the future! We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! We are growing at a tremendous rate! It is truly INCREDIBLE...T...
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 20 min
