Rotor Wash

On today’s episode, listen as we revisit the Critical Care Panel Discussion from our 2018 Annual Conference ECHONooga. Our critical care panel which is comprised of critical care experts will continue the discussion on topics and interventions that are ongoing amidst clinicians in the field. This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 3 will air next week.    The CME Collective can be found at the link below and the content will continue to grow so make sure you check back often.   CME COLLECTIVE   CAMP IS ALMOST HERE!!! As discussed at the beginning of this episode, if you as a flight crew member are in need of help, you can call our ECHO FAST (Flight crew Assistance and Support Team) line at 1-833-AIR-FAST which is available 24/7. The peer support team is made up of flight crews from across the country just for you. You can also reach out to us via Facebook Messenger from our facebook page @echoheliops and our website http://www.echoheliops.org/fast-team/

On today’s episode, listen as we revisit the Critical Care Panel Discussion from our 2018 Annual Conference ECHONooga. Our panel will provide introductions and discuss some topics and interventions that are ongoing amidst critical care clinicians. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Part 2 will air next week.    The CME Collective can be found at the link below and the content will continue to grow so make sure you check back often.   CME COLLECTIVE   CAMP IS ALMOST HERE!!! As discussed at the beginning of this episode, if you as a flight crew member are in need of help, you can call our ECHO FAST (Flight crew Assistance and Support Team) line at 1-833-AIR-FAST which is available 24/7. The peer support team is made up of flight crews from across the country just for you. You can also reach out to us via Facebook Messenger from our facebook page @echoheliops and our website http://www.echoheliops.org/fast-team/

On today's Rotor Wash episode, Dan Rauh, a flight Nurse Practitioner at the University of Cincinnati Air Care and ICU intensivist, will discuss Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS). We will look at the differences and discuss treatment options in the critical care setting. Dan will also be presenting at #CAMPECHO next month. Take a look at our website for more details on the speaker line-up. We hope to see you there!    #CAMPECHO IS NEXT MONTH!!! As discussed at the beginning of this episode, if you as a flight crew member are in need of help, you can call our ECHO FAST (Flight crew Assistance and Support Team) line at 1-833-AIR-FAST which is available 24/7. The peer support team is made up of flight crews from across the country just for you. You can also reach out to us via Facebook Messenger from our facebook page @echoheliops and our website http://www.echoheliops.org/fast-team/       Check out one of our key partners, IA Med!   

Today’s Podcast was recorded with Jon Reed and Chris Smetana from IA MED. The Podcast focuses on who they are, who IA MED is, and why they chose to partner with ECHO. Also, make sure you listen until the end where we discuss what has now been named the CME Collective. The CME Collective is a growing community of podcasts and blogs which are and will always be 100% free to read or listen to, but now you can now get CEU/CEH credit for by taking a test and paying a small fee. Best of all the fee goes to support all the amazing programs that ECHO has.    As with everything we do at ECHO we do It a little different then and always with our mission of providing affordable training the person doing the job every day. We see this as a way to shake up the landscape of continuing education and allow those that were not able to travel to our conferences to take advantage of the world-class education and get some credit for it.    The CME Collective can be found at the link below and the content will continue to grow so

Today's podcast highlights some of our sponsors as interviewed at ECHONooga. Capewell Aerial Systems and The Rescue Company 1 are both exceptional resources for all public safety aviation agencies. Take a look at what they have to offer you!   Capewell Aerial Systems CAPEWELL AERIAL SYSTEMS IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN AVIATION AND LIFE SUPPORT.  We are a respected provider of engineered products for aerial delivery, life support and tactical gear for military, law enforcement and humanitarian agencies worldwide. Founded in 1881, Capewell has thrived by helping customers conceive, engineer, prototype, manufacture and field test products that must perform flawlessly in critical situations.   The Rescue Company 1 "We strive to provide high level education in emergency, flight, and transport medicine. The Rescue Company 1 is open to physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and anyone looking to advance their knowledge and skill set regarding rescue care. The Rescue Company 1 guarantees that students at

In this presentation, Dr. Dave Gaieski of Jefferson Health will discuss the pathophysiologic rationale for using physiology-guided CPR instead of protocol-based CPR. He will discuss animal data, human data, implications for the pre-hospital setting, the Emergency Department, and the cardiac catheterization laboratory.    #CAMPECHO COMING SOON! As discussed at the beginning of this episode, if you as a flight crew member are in need of help, you can call our ECHO FAST (Flight crew Assistance and Support Team) line at 1-833-AIR-FAST which is available 24/7. The peer support team is made up of flight crews from across the country just for you. You can also reach out to us via Facebook Messenger from our facebook page @echoheliops and out website http://www.echoheliops.org/fast-team/       Check out one of our partners IA Med!  IA MED is coming to Jacksonville, FL in partnership with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue with their all-new redesigned Critical Care Prep course.  For more information about hosting an EC

Todays Rotor Wash episode is from our ECHONooga Rewind content. Erlanger Life Force base manager and flight nurse Tim Perry talks about employee motivation from a leader's point of view. He will challenge you to look at the importance of hiring the right motivated, skilled employees to include work ethics and people skills that positively affect your program. Interview process to include questions and upfront expectations and setting a positive example. Every person has different things that motivate them to be engaged in their job and the importance of being engaged with and learning what motivates your employees (there are several different motivators, rarely is it money!). Even prior to the interview, it starts with the right high-performance culture with in your program.   DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR #CAMPECHO! 

Talk Presenters:  Ruth Myles, CFRN, EMT from Dartmouth-Hitchcock (DHART)    Joel G. Coelho, NRP, FP-C, TP-C from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center EMS Coordinator and US Army Flight Paramedic  A “dual-rotor” presentation on the pro’s and con’s of tactical emergency medicine in the hot zone at an active shooter or MCI event. We will look at lessons learned and emerging theories from recent international terror events and present the complex and diverse arguments for and against critical care in the hot zone.    #CAMPECHO COMING SOON! As discussed at the beginning of this episode, if you as a flight crew member are in need of help, you can call our ECHO FAST (Flight crew Assistance and Support Team) line at 1-833-AIR-FAST which is available 24/7. The peer support team is made up of flight crews from across the country just for you. You can also reach out to us via Facebook Messenger from our facebook page @echoheliops and out website http://www.echoheliops.org/fast-team/       Check out one of our partn

Today's episode comes from our 2018 Annual Conference ECHONooga and features 2 talks.  Talk 1: Flight Paramedic Joey Loehner presents his talk entitled: Hyperthermia, Excited Delirium, and Dantrolene - A Rave New Treatment  Joey will provide a brief overview of common party/rave drugs, the effect they have on users, and types of patients we treat at our large music festivals (150,000 attendees). This will be followed by how/why we treat the way we do, evidence to support our treatment modalities, and how to effectively transport these patients. We will then discuss what can be done by Flight Crew to maximize the benefits of these treatments in the transport environment.   Talk 2: Flight Paramedic and Life Force Air Medical Base Educator Joshua Piotrowski presents his talk entitled: Under Pressure After this lecture, you will have a different respect for the venous system and understand the fine balance needed between vasopressors and fluid resuscitation to return the body to a more normalized state. We need t

During this episode, we go back to ECHONooga where Rachel Tester, an expert in IFR infrastructure and John Fetzer, an experienced IFR pilot, were interviewed in regards to the new pilot track that was offered at the conference. We discussed some information in regards to ECHO and public safety aviation pilots and how we want to continue offering support and industry specific information to them. 

From ECHONooga, Dan Rauh and Bill Hinckley bring us their talks on bleeding. Dan Rauh will discuss coagulopathy/anticoagulants.  Do you understand the difference between a NOAC, VKA, INR, 4 factor PCC AND FFP? Do the concepts of intrinsic and extrinsic pathway trigger a migraine? Not anymore!!! Who, when and how to reverse will be covered as well as the most important question....”How do I do that?!”   Dr. Bill Hinckley will bring his talk, Master of the Massive UGIB. We’re experts in managing hemorrhagic shock from trauma, and we know that in bleeding trauma patients, the care that we bring to the patient is at least as important as the rapid transport we provide to the Level 1 Trauma Center. I get stoked about massive UGIBs in the same way that we all get fired up to take care of that MVC patient with severe TBI and florid shock. Why? Because I know there’s very little the accepting GI doc and intensivist have that my partner and I don’t have in terms of definitive care for that massive UGIB patient. I kno

On today's Rotor Wash episode which is sponsored by AeroComputors, Jason Sams and I interview the crew that was instrumental in the apprehending of the Boston Marathon bomber. We discuss the challenges and efforts provided by those involved during the multiagency search. The tactical flight officers and pilot will discuss their roles and responsibilities as the events unfolded and how technology, teamwork and collective tactical operations made for a successful mission.  Please visit our sponsor's website for more details on their products how they are enhancing the airborne capabilities of public safety aviation agencies worldwide. For more information about hosting an ECHO conference or becoming a sponsor, please email info@echoheliops.org. For info about the podcast, send me an email! tony.falzone@echoheliops.org 

This episode features interviews of both ECHONooga attendees such as the Massachusetts State Police and some of our vendors like AeroComputers and Phoenix Survival Systems. This is part 1 in a series of recaps from our conference that will be aired over the next few podcasts.  For more information about hosting an ECHO conference or becoming a sponsor, please email info@echoheliops.org. For info about the podcast, send me an email! tony.falzone@echoheliops.org 

In this podcast episode, I have the privilege of doing a recap interview with Flight Nurse Robin House and Flight Paramedic Shane Turner from Life Force Air Medical at Erlanger who delivered the Keynote presentation at #ECHONooga.   Why are we accepting mediocre performance in an extraordinary-consequence environment? Do you have to be a manager to fix it? The answer is no. We use the rotor-wing phenomenon of Retreating Stall as an analogy for a check up on team health. Utilizing audience participation, real life examples, and role playing will enable participants to recognize, target, and repair poor team dynamics. It’s time to do work.  Understand Retreating Stall as an analogy for organizational illness, specifically related to rotor wing crews. Identify signs and symptoms your team is weak. List examples of how we miss the mark as HROs. How to recover from the organizational stall using practical applications. Identify informal and embedded leadership methods to toughen teams. We want to extend a cont

In this podcast episode, Flight Nurse Robin House and Flight Paramedic Shane Turner from Life Force Air Medical at Erlanger bring the Keynote presentation to #ECHONooga. They will examine everyday issues that keep us from reaching potential as the high reliability organizations (HRO) we market ourselves to be. Why are we accepting mediocre performance in an extraordinary-consequence environment? Do you have to be a manager to fix it? The answer is no. We use the rotor-wing phenomenon of Retreating Stall as an analogy for a check up on team health. Utilizing audience participation, real life examples, and role playing will enable participants to recognize, target, and repair poor team dynamics. It’s time to do work.   Understand Retreating Stall as an analogy for organizational illness, specifically related to rotor wing crews. Identify signs and symptoms your team is weak. List examples of how we miss the mark as HROs. How to recover from the organizational stall using practical applications. Identify info

This podcast features Flight Paramedic Robbie Tester, the Program Director of Life Force Air Medical, Flight Paramedic Stacy Prater, the Business Development Manager and a Clinical Educator and ECHO Founder Jon Kaminski. We will discuss the ECHO Annual Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee and how both Life Force and ECHO worked together to provide conference attendees with an exceptional educational and networking opportunity. The conference was SOLD OUT and everyone had a great time! We want to extend a continued thanks to everyone at Life Force and the Erlanger Health System for their sponsorship and support of #ECHONOOGA! Check them out at http://lifeforceairmed.com/www and https://www.erlanger.org/default.aspx  For more information about hosting an ECHO conference or becoming a sponsor, please email info@echoheliops.org. For info about the podcast, send me an email! tony.falzone@echoheliops.org   Photos provided by ECHO member and photographer Jim Phipps

So you want to be a flight nurse or a flight paramedic? Then take a listen to this podcast as one of the Future Flight Crew (FFC) directors, Matt Adams of Duke Life Flight and FFC Alumni Matt Whitaker and I talk about the FFC and how it can (and will) impact your career exponentially. Future Flight Crew applications are NOW OPEN so head over to the website (click here) and begin the process! For questions regarding ECHO's Future Flight Crew, send us an email at:    ffc@echoheliops.org   RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.  Music provided by BenSounds.com

Natalin Hammond is the widow of HEMS Pilot Chad Hammond who was killed in the March 26th, 2016 crash along with flight paramedic Jason Snipes, flight nurse Stacey Cernadas and patient Zach Strickland. During this episode, Natalin explains the gaps in support for the air medical community when disaster occurs. We are also joined by ECHO founder and president Jon Kaminski who explains what the FAST team does and how we can better support the crews and their families. Jon also details goals that ECHO has going forward to further assist families of the fallen.  The FAST team can be contacted at 1-833-AIR FAST (247-3278) and is available 24/7.  Check out our website for more information about upcoming events and announcements! ECHO HeliOps  Email tony.falzone@echoheliops.org for any questions about the podcast.  RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission. 

In today's podcast, Sgt. John Rawls of the Marion County Sheriff Department in Marion County Florida will discuss his experience as a law enforcement aviator and how his prior training, planning ahead and safety-first decisions made the life or death difference when the unthinkable happened on May 2nd, 2017. Be sure to visit one of our top sponsors Capewell Aerial Systems! Check out our website for more information about upcoming events and announcements! ECHO HeliOps  Email tony.falzone@echoheliops.org for flight ops comms submissions!  RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.  Music provided by BenSounds.com

Dr. George Koenig presented at the ECHO Annual Conference in 2017 addressing trauma and the standards to what is done during the "critical times" after injury to a patient. Dr. Koenig will discuss current standards and trends that he has seen as a medical director in the prehospital environment. He is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in 2003. He also holds a Masters degree in Biomedical Science from PCOM. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Acute Care Surgery: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery of Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson Univeristy. He is the Associate Medical Director of JeffSTAT. Check out our website for more information about upcoming events and announcements! ECHO HeliOps  Email tony.falzone@echoheliops.org for flight ops comms submissions!  RW logo designed in conjunction with ECHO member Bud Lavin photo submission.  Music provided by BenSounds.com