STAT MedEvac Airpod - So You Want To Be an EMS Pilot?

William Horner, EMS pilot and Regional Manager for STAT MedEvac takes time to chat witih Kristen regarding his "dream job" as an EMS Pilot.  Where does one learn to be a pilot?  How long does it take to become an EMS helicopter pilot and what attracted Bill to STAT MedEvac specifically?

Thanks to Chief Tom Bell of the Greensburg Fire Department for having a chat about carbon monoxide.  As we are in the throws of winter and our houses are closed up, this is a good time for all of us to be familiar with the assessment of carbon monoxide hazards as well as the detectors that many fire departments make available.  

Kristen talks to Dr. Jenny Ziembicki, Medical Director of the UPMC/Mercy Burn Center about cold weather emergencies such as frost bite.  What is it?  How do first responders assess and treat it properly.  How to first responders prevent themselves from cold weather injuries when on calls?

Our guest, this month, is the Allegheny County Medical Society's Executive Director Sara C. Hussey, MBA, CAE.  The discussion this month is the mental health of physicians, the rising suicide rate of physcians and prevention/awareness.

In this episode, William Ankrom, an Instructor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition for the Athletic Training Program at UPMC, gets more into detail regarding the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of concussions. Is there a rapid test that first responders and first caregivers can use to assess for a concussion?

William Ankrom is an Instructor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition for the Athletic Training Program at UPMC.  He talks about being prepared for all emergencies at sports events and discusses who is in charge when it comes to injuries.... parents.. team trainer... physician.. EMS?

Thank you to: William K. Ankrom, MS, LAT, ATC Clinical Education Coordinator and Instructor, Athletic Training Education Program Instructor

Flight Nurse, Jill Ekis talks about STAT MedEvac's recent involement in tactical medicine under the direction of Dr. Weiss who has overseen the tactical medicine teams for the City of Pittsburgh EMS. 

Elizabeth Wolfe, Executive Director at Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation talks about the inception of PEMF. The organization has funded over 200 grants and have their hands in everything that has to do with emergency medicine, research and education. Find more information on that at www.PEMF.net and on Facebook. Elizabeth also introduces Amy and Bill Norton. The couple shares the story of how EMS helped save Bill’s life.

Our own Hollee Russell has been a self-proclaimed "crazy dog lady" for as long as she can remember. As she puts it, she has had "the honor of being on the other end of a the leash" of her dogs. She has  trained for numerous situations and has trained additional dogs and handlers.  She tells her story in this episode of STAT AirPod.

In this episode, compassion fatigue expert, Sharise Nance, discusses the idea of the potential to become a mentally fatigued caregiver simply because of the day-to-day operations of caring for patients.  She makes us aware of how to sense it in ourselves as well as our peers.  You can find more about Sharise on her website, ShariseNance.com.