Monash Paramedicine Podcast

Airway management in Paramedic practice - An airway course and getting better together

In this episode we are thrilled to speak with not just one guest but three! This episode discusses contemporary airway management in the emergency medicine context and includes lessons specifically for the out of hospital setting for paramedics and how we can learn from our emergency medicine colleagues. Our guest in this episode are: * Matt Humar- is an Intensive Care Paramedic with Ambulance Victoria, and a teaching associate with Monash University’s undergraduate and postgraduate paramedic degrees. Matt is a board director with the Safe Airway Society (SAS), [https://www.safeairwaysociety.org/] and is passionate about airway management, patient safety and furthering paramedic education, training, and practice. * Chris Groombridge- is a director of emergency medicine training and a trauma physician working at the Alfred hospital, in Melbourne. Chris has a particular interest in the prehospital management of trauma and has worked as a retrieval specialist with Sydney HEMS, CareFlight NSW, and Adult Retrieval Victoria, and internationally with London’s Air Ambulance and Essex & Hertfordshire Air Ambulance in the UK. * Amit Maini-  is an emergency physician & director of emergency medicine training at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University Matt, Chris and Amit are all involved in an upcoming airway course run through Monash University and the Alfred hospital. The Paramedic-Focused Cadaveric Airway Course (in Melbourne) is just around the corner (Feb 24th) and registration is open. To find out more and potentially get involved follow the link here to register your interest! [https://emergencyeducation.org.au/program/the-airway-course-2023/] Link to study discussed at the end of the episode found here [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-022-01049-7].

Katie Palmer- is it heart failure or heart improvement?

In this episode we are thrilled to speak with Katie Palmer. Katie is a Physiotherapist and PhD candidate with Monash University Department of Paramedicine and is soon to complete. Katie speaks to us about her recently published qualitative research exploring the heartache of living with failure: The experience of people with chronic heart failure, it's a brilliant exploration of the lived experience of living and managing heart failure from a patients and family members perspective with rich insights into their lived experience. Learnings for the paramedic are explored and the links to the paper are below, check it out! The heartache of living with failure: The experience of people with chronic heart failure [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1322769622001524?dgcid=author]

Rachel Irvine- paediatric out of hospital cardiac arrest

In this episode we are privileged to speak with Rachel Irvine. Rachel is a Paramedic and PhD candidate with Monash University Department of Paramedicine. Rachel speaks to us about her recently published research exploring the epidemiological factors associated with paediatric out of hospital cardiac arrest. Disclaimer: the content discussed in this episode discusses concepts that may be challenging for some listeners. This podcast discusses death of children including suicide. We urge those that think it best for them to not listen to skip this episode and for anyone needing support they reach out to support services in their local area. For those in Australia support services can be found in the link here. [https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-helplines] The study to be discussed is linked are below: Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: An Epidemiological Study [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35771687/]

Ultrasound in paramedic practice- does it present bang for buck?

In this episode we are thrilled to speak with not just one guest but three! Sam, Jake and Ben are Intensive Care Paramedics and researchers with the Monash University Department of Paramedicine. Sam, Jake and Ben will discuss complementing articles they have recently co authored all focused around Paramedic use of ultrasound.  The title of the studies to be discussed and links are below: Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound by Non-Physicians to Assess Respiratory Distress in the Out-of-Hospital Environment: A Scoping Review [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/use-of-pointofcare-ultrasound-by-nonphysicians-to-assess-respiratory-distress-in-the-outofhospital-environment-a-scoping-review/79F613E3DD93E4AF0946B77F46BE5FA3] Can Non-Physician Providers Use Ultrasound to Aid in Establishing Peripheral IV Access in Patients Who are Difficult to Cannulate? A Scoping Review [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/can-nonphysician-providers-use-ultrasound-to-aid-in-establishing-peripheral-iv-access-in-patients-who-are-difficult-to-cannulate-a-scoping-review/014BE3985437C89C0A0F0DB6FA357051]

Paramedicine in the USA with Justin Hunter- Learning from our mistakes

In this episode we are thrilled to speak with Justin Hunter. Justin is a Critical Care Paramedic, Paramedicine Program Director and Assistant Professor with Oklahoma State University and has recently completed his PhD at Monash University investigating situational awareness in paramedicine. This podcast episode continues our international theme exploring EMS in the United States of America (USA), how it works and some of the unique challenges being faced. Within the episode Justin and I talk on many topics and here are the links to the articles and websites discussed: * EMS Success- non for profit charity that provides scholarships to students looking to become a paramedic and willing to stay in rural and remote communities [https://emssuccess.org/] * Dr. Medic- Justin's YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0xx6TBUGmGMPJuSFtk9etQ] * Justin's most recent research paper: Can a targeted educational approach improve situational awareness in paramedicine during 911 emergency calls? [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1755599X220003] We hope you enjoy the episode!