Dr Ella Corrick discusses her experiences at the Special Operations Medical Association's conference, her work in mountain rescue, and her insights from the AEC instructor development course. She also shares her experiences with traditional American food and her involvement in the CoROM doctoral programme. Keywords Special Operations Medical Association, conference experiences, mountain rescue, AEC instructor development course, traditional American food, Coram doctoral program Takeaways Cross-p...
May 31, 2024•30 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric O’Kelly talks with Eric Holmstrøm, who runs the mobile training team and short courses in Malta, and discusses his experiences and upcoming projects. He talks about his background in the Norwegian military and his involvement in training NATO Special Forces. Eric also mentions the success of the tactical paramedic exam and the need for more European representation in the exam. He highlights the popularity of the courses in Malta, such as the Austere and prehospital ultrasound ...
May 24, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric O'Kelly talks with Jason Jarvis about the operational importance of helminths. Takeaways Tropical medicine focuses on helping people in tropical areas with high rates of parasitic worms and tropical diseases. Parasitic worms are classified into species, including Annelida, Nematodes, and Platyhelminths. Worm infestations are more common in developing countries and rural areas. Diagnosing and treating worm infestations are crucial, especially in remote and austere environments....
May 17, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Dr Sam Slishman, who is a medical doctor and inventor of the Slishman traction splint and other medical kit. https://slishmanpressurewrap.com/
May 10, 2024•40 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric O'Kelly talks with Dr Giulio Novarese, an operational medic for many different tactical organisations. They discuss lessons learned in operational medicine over the decades and discuss teaching for Dr John Hagmann and Deployment Medicine International.
May 03, 2024•42 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Cole Shaver and Greydon Ratushny, who are Critical Care Paramedics working in British Columbia, Canada. They discuss their experience in the MSc Austere Critical Care programme and what it is like to work as a paramedic in Canada.
Apr 26, 2024•43 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Krissie Stiles who is a nurse focusing on burns casualties. She has great advice for the Remote Medic on how to assess and manage the burns casualty in austere environments.
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric OKelly talks with Burjor Langdana about Wilderness and Expedition Dentistry. wildernessdentistry.com
Apr 12, 2024•35 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric talks with Kate, who is a Polish paramedic working on the front lines of Ukraine. How to donate to Kate's non-profit: https://zrzutka.pl/w7dfhk Kate's social media: https://www.facebook.com/awangardamedycy https://www.instagram.com/awangardamedycy...
Apr 05, 2024•54 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric talks with CJ Malcolm, who runs the EMS in Gunnison, Colorado. CJ has introduced blood and blood products to his department. He has also pushed for ultrasound and prolonged field care training. The Gunnison paramedics are practising in extreme austere environments.
Mar 29, 2024•50 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric talks with Alfredo Leal, who is a critical care flight paramedic working in Saudi Arabia and who will be defending his master's thesis for the Austere Critical Care programme.
Mar 22, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric O'Kelly talks with Dr. Jørgen Melau from Norway, who has published research on cold weather medicine. They discuss the difficulties of operating in cold environments and the options available to keep a casualty warm.
Mar 15, 2024•38 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Ella Corrick, MD PhD, about her experiences working prehospital, on mountain rescue teams and her work with the College on the postgraduate faculty. They discuss the best way to treat blisters. Aebhric mentioned the Valkyrie Extraction System, which can be found here. https://www.britishrescue.com/pages/the-valkyrie-extraction-system
Mar 08, 2024•34 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric O'Kelly talks with Dan Taylor, who graduated from the CoROM Remote Paramedic programme and has deployed to Ukraine many times, as well as Iraq and other interesting places.
Mar 01, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Will Smith is a pillar in the wilderness medical community and military medicine. He has been part of the Wilderness Medical Society and the Special Operations Medicine Association. He recently joined the CoROM faculty and will teach the MSc Austere Critical Care.
Feb 23, 2024•28 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Darren Torpey who works on the search and rescue helicopter in NW Ireland. Darren is an alumnus of the Remote Paramedic programme and used his training to get a job on the SAR helicopters. He talks about his experience working in difficult and austere environments and how he uses prolonged field care daily.
Feb 16, 2024•50 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Nick, who is a doctorate-level paramedic who works in Gunnison, CO, where he provides extended EMS care in austere environments.
Feb 09, 2024•44 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric OKelly and Dennis Jarema do a deep dive into improvised medicine. This recording was 2.5 hours long. So, we split it into two podcasts. This is part 2, where we discuss Circulation emergencies and Prolonged Field Care improvisation.
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric OKelly and Dennis Jarema do a deep dive into improvised medicine. This recording was 2.5 hours long. So we split it into two podcasts. This is part 1, where we discuss Massive Haemmoraghe, Airway and Breathing improvisation. Stay tuned next week for part 2.
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Brian Foy, former Marine Recon, who became a paramedic and is currently working in Kenya teaching TCCC and Remote Medicine to the military and for civilians.
Jan 19, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric OKelly talks with Nick Dillon, a masters-level paramedic who has worked as a Remote Medic in many environments. He has been a country manager for several organisations and is an academic lecturer for a paramedic university in the UK. Nick and Aebhric discuss their history together and some of the extraordinary deployments that Nick has been part of.
Jan 12, 2024•51 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric OKelly talks with Adam Gent who runs the Real First Aid programme in the UK. Adam focuses on getting the basic medical skills practiced to perfection. He teaches PFC at the BLS level and created the HEROTIME mneumonic for the Prolonged Field Care skills. H ygiene E levation R ehydration O bservations and Records T esting and Diagnostics I nfection M edication E nvironmental...
Jan 05, 2024•43 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric recaps the 2023 podcast analytics and how we grew and developed this year. Top Five Podcasts of 2023 1. MSc Paramedic Practitioner with David Fifer (57) 2. Tropical Medicine Update with Jason Jarvis (48) 3. Ukraine Aeromedical Evac team from Norway (42) 4. Life as an Offshore Medic (66) 5. PFC for EMS with Dr Tom (68)
Dec 29, 2023•36 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Arne Dierlich who is a German offshore paramedic working on the windfarms in the North Sea. They discuss the requirements for the job and why Prolonged Field Care needs to be in the required curriculum.
Dec 22, 2023•38 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Simon Puparelia, a 3rd year BSc Remote Paramedic student. They discussed his experience at the Kibosho District Hospital, which is 14km up Mount Kilimanjaro. Aebhric set this placement up specifically for SOF medics but found it a perfect place for the advanced paramedic practice.
Dec 15, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Dr Tom Mallinson about their published article focusing on prolonged field care for EMS. In the UK, it is common for ambulances to sit in the car park of the hospital for six hours waiting to hand over their patient to the A&E department. Their research shows that the PFC protocols would be beneficial for paramedics.
Dec 08, 2023•50 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Dr Theo Aslanidis who runs the PhD programme for the College. They discuss research for paramedics and healthcare providers working in remote and austere environments.
Dec 01, 2023•24 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric talks with Tim Cranton, who has worked as an offshore medic for 25 years. They discuss his daily routines and what medical emergencies he can expect. Tim talks about what courses and training are required to get a job as an Offshore Medic.
Nov 24, 2023•51 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Aebhric talks with Dr John Quinn, who has been going to Ukraine since 2001. He has worked in Eastern Ukraine since the war started in 2014. John was instrumental in getting blood approved by non-doctors in Ukraine for prehospital use.
Nov 17, 2023•48 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Aebhric O'Kelly and Jason Jarvis discuss current tropical disease outbreaks in the US and Europe. The discussion went over time, so we broke the talk into two parts. Part 1: Malaria and Dengue (dropped last week) Part 2: Leishmaniasis and Schistosomiasis
Nov 10, 2023•41 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast 
