Episodes
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.
Published 05/03/24
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.
Published 04/26/24
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.
Published 04/19/24
Aebhric OKelly talks with Burjor Langdana about Wilderness and Expedition Dentistry. wildernessdentistry.com
Published 04/12/24
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
Published 04/05/24
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.
Published 03/29/24
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.
Published 03/22/24
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.
Published 03/15/24
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
Published 03/08/24
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.
Published 03/01/24
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.
Published 02/23/24
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.
Published 02/16/24
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.
Published 02/09/24
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.
Published 02/02/24
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.
Published 01/26/24
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.
Published 01/19/24
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.
Published 01/12/24
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. Hygiene Elevation Rehydration Observations and Records Testing and Diagnostics Infection Medication Environmental
Published 01/05/24
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)
Published 12/29/23
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.
Published 12/22/23
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.
Published 12/15/23
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.
Published 12/08/23
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.
Published 12/01/23