Episodes

7 days ago
Violent Encounters in Healthcare
7 days ago
7 days ago
This week on the EMS Handoff Podcast, Hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins take on the North Carolina EMS Expo and this episode brings together the Handoff team and the founder of Dt4EMS, Jason Brooks, to talk about the violence toward healthcare providers. There is a lot of information about the encounters and how to preemptively identify different threats, and ways to evade if needed. If you want to bring this to your service, reach out to Jason below.
Contact us
Bradley Dean: Bradley.dean@handoffmedia.com
David Blevins: David.blevins@handoffmedia.com
Guests
Jason Brooks. jbrooks@dt4ems.com

Wednesday May 17, 2023
Physicians On Scene with Dr. Howie Mell
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
This week on the EMS Handoff Podcast, Hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins bring on Howie Mell, a paramedic turned physician who talks all about physicians in EMS. This podcast is for those who happen upon a scene and offer to help, to those that have given orders. Have you ever wondered what you should do with physicians and what authorization do they have on your dispatched scene?
Contact us
Bradley Dean: Bradley.dean@handoffmedia.com
David Blevins: David.blevins@handoffmedia.com
Howie Mell - howie.mell@gmail.com

Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Here’s a talk Jonathon Feit gave at the National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers in March 2023.

Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
When applying a device to deliver noninvasive ventilation (e.g., CPAP or BiPAP) to a patient, many providers forget to pay attention to one of the most critical aspects of using these lifesaving devices: the mask that assists to deliver oxygen at the flow rate set on the device.
Read the full article here on EMS Airway.

Wednesday May 10, 2023
Is There a Doctor on the Plane?
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this episode, Dov and Raphael get into high-flying and hijinks of responding to medical emergencies that take place in flight.
From emergency calls of fainting and blood pressure problems to full-on anaphylactic shock and CPRs, Dov, and Raphael talk about a series of real-life stories of medical intervention from 35,000 feet and up. What would you do if you were asked to be the medical responder on-board a mid-air flight?

Tuesday May 09, 2023
It Is OK to Not Be OK!
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Eric Chase has an open and transparent dialogue with Chris Smetana.

Friday May 05, 2023
The EMS P.O.D. at FDIC
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Douglas Randell speaks with NREMT President-Elect Mike McEvoy and Chief Operating Officer Alan Arguello at FDIC International. Doug later talks to Nina Powell, a public information officer for the Brownsburg (IN) Fire Territory.

Wednesday May 03, 2023
People Don’t (Usually) ‘Just Fall Down!’
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
In this week’s episode of the EMS Handoff Podcast, Hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins are joined by Jonathan Jenkins, a paramedic, educator and innovator. He serves as the education and training administrator with Mutual Aid Ambulance, Inc. and program director with Mutual Aid – Excela Health Paramedic Training Program.
In this session, we talk about lift assist calls, or the cases that are simply quickly assessed and released. What is the true meaning behind that lift assist? Maybe it’s something more than you originally thought.
Contact us
Bradley Dean: Bradley.dean@handoffmedia.com
David Blevins: David.blevins@handoffmedia.com
Jonathan Jenkins: clinical conceptspodcast@gmail.com

Tuesday May 02, 2023
The Legacy of Freedom House
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Host Eric Chase sits down with Freedom House Paramedic John Moon about the history of the trailblazing service and its legacy today.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
Joining Forces for the Betterment of EMS with Rob Lawrence
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
On this week’s episode of the EMS Handoff, Bradley and David are joined by Rob Lawrence to discuss recruitment and retention, fees for readiness, and how to take that first bite out of the elephant in the room, or maybe the 10 of them. Joined live with Bradley Dean at the North Carolina EMS Expo, Rob has just concluded one of the keynote presentations.
How to reach us:
Bradley Dean: Bradley.dean@handoffmedia.com
David Blevins: David.blevins@handoffmedia.com