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Flight Paramedic Offers a Way Out!!! | The Doctor Medic Podcast LIVE!

There's an elephant in the room,,,,, Flight Paramedic and first responder mental health expert, Chris Smetana, will be in the studio for this one....Be there. @MindTheFrontline 
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Medical Helicopter Rolls Upside Down and Then Crashes! Baby on Board! | N531LN

Original story located here - https://youtu.be/ria05NiDjHI
This is the FINAL updated story of Airmethods LifeNet 8-1 out of Hagerstown Regional Airport in Washington County, Maryland.  On January 11, 2022 this medical helicopter crashed into a church in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania while transporting a 2-month old infant.  How in the world did this kid, and the entire crew, survive?  And what caused this accident?  All of this and more in this episode.  
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Arizona Firefighters Ambulance Refusal Nightmare!!! | The Doctor Medic Podcast

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This Paramedic Works on Fire Trucks, Ambulances, Blackhawks, Lakotas, and even Boats!

Tonight, we welcome Ben Kupec to the studio.  Firefighter, paramedic, swift water rescuer, flight medic, educator, father, husband.  This dude does it all.  See you here, LIVE, at 1845!
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How Did These Firefighters Kill Elijah McClain with Ketamine??? | The Doctor Medic Podcast

Hey let's try a new thing and go LIVE! on the Doctor Medic Podcast.  Returning to the studio is ECMO flight nurse/paramedic Zac Reaves! 
 
And new to the studio is firefighter/paramedic and educator, Justin Garrett.  
 
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Flight Paramedic Amputee Who Is Also An Olympian! Charlie Swearingen | The Doctor Medic Podcast

In this podcast, I welcome flight paramedic and U.S.A. Olympic athlete, Charlie Swearingen.  Charlie continues to work as a flight paramedic at a large hospital-based program in Mississippi.  Even as a double amputee, Charlie represented the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  
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Bronny James Did NOT Suffer A Cardiac Arrest | The Doctor Medic Podcast

In this podcast, Zac Reaves and I will discuss the recent story regarding Bronny James and his supposed cardiac arrest he suffered while practicing at USC.  
Do you think Bronny actually suffered a cardiac arrest?  Why or why not?  Let us know below in the comments!!
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Oklahoma City Bombing Firefighter in Iconic Photo Speaks Out | Chris Fields

In this podcast, I welcome retired Oklahoma City Firefighter, Chris Fields, to the studio.  Chris tells his story before the Oklahoma City bombing, outlines that terrible day, and discusses the ongoing mental repercussions of being thrust into the worldwide spotlight and becoming the symbol of this terrible tragedy all over the world in less than 12 hours.  
Chris is an advocate for mental health resources for all first responders and will also discuss suicide, chronic depression, and other ever-lasting effects that take their toll on thousands of first responders around the world each and every day.  
Chris helps to run a weekly webinar series at https://www.traumabehindthebadge.us/ and is also involved with https://survivefirst.us/ which is an online resource for first responders and their families to speak confidentially with former law enforcement officers, fire fighters, first responder professionals, and/or mental health care providers who are familiar with your line of work. 
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Scud Running Pilot Gets Himself, Physician, and Nurse Killed | The Story of Medflight N135UW

In this episode, I will tell the full story of the University of Wisconsin's UW Health Medflight medical helicopter crash that took place on May 10, 2008, just southeast of downtown La Crosse, WI, U.S.A., in a Eurocopter EC135T2+ with tail number N135UW.
What safety recommendations do you believe are still lacking in the helicopter EMS (HEMS) world?
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What Happened to The Sleepy Paramedic | The Doctor Medic Podcast

In this podcast, Zac Reaves and I will discuss craziness surrounding The Sleepy Paramedic controversy.  
Was The Sleepy Paramedic out of line?  Or, was he simply dealing with his own trauma by expressing his dark humor?  Let us know what you think in the comments below!!
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Research articles on paramedic empathy - 
https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/jpar.2019.11.4.CPD1
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/abs/measurement-of-empathy-levels-in-undergraduate-paramedic-students/517C4102D2CC7A8F971B8B63BE577752
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1037/0002-9432.72.4.505
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/PRBM.S145810
https://eprints.qut.edu.au/53874/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.33151/ajp.18.925 
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