Secondshift

Look, most of our episodes have a tinge of disorganization….this one is no exceptions…in fact, it’s probably one of the most dysfunctional episodes we have EVER released!! In this episode, Mike and Ritu welcome Dr. Jeff Jarvis EMS Physician and Medical Director for Williamson County, Texas. We also unintentionally welcome, Dr. Ed Racht, Dr. Paul Rostykus, Dr. Justin Sales as they barge in as we are recording…If you can make it through all that, you will find Dr. Jarvis is full of amazing Airway information as he discusses the talk he gave at the conference we were at. We appreciate EMS1.com naming SecondShift as one of the top 10 EMS Podcasts! We appreciate your subscriptions and ratings! Without you, we are nothing! THANK YOU!

Oregon Paramedic Maurice “Mo” Stadeli lost this fight with Cancer on February 25th, 2019. Mo was an amazing public servant who touched many lives. Mo served with multiple agencies in his long and amazing 30-year career. He spent most of his time at Salem Fire at station 6. Cheers to you, Mo….We have the watch. In this episode, Mike and Ritu welcome Shawn Baird, President elect for the American Ambulance Association to discuss the new ET3 Payment model. Many believe that ET3 is one of the biggest steps forward in EMS reimbursement in history. Tune in and find out for yourself and let us know. We appreciate EMS1.com naming SecondShift as one of the top 10 EMS Podcasts! We appreciate your subscriptions and ratings! Without you, we are nothing! THANK YOU! We appreciate you listening to one of the top 10 EMS podcasts according to EMS1.com. We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

In this episode, Ritu and Mike are joined by Dr. Clay Mann, Ph.D. Dr. Mann is the Man when it comes to NEMSIS. NEMSIS? Yea.. you know, the reason we have the ability to look at 31 million EMS encounters across the United States….as the P.I, He is the key holder to unlocking some amazing EMS research. These guys have held up their end of the deal by recording more often, now what you can do is share, rate and leave us some feedback! We appreciate you listening to one of the top 10 EMS podcasts according to EMS1.com. We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Ritu discuss the degree requirement conundrum, review the NAEMSP Annual meeting from a former Presidents perspective and a first-time attendee perspective ....and if you’ve listened before, you know that there are a ton of SQUIRREL!! Moments, oddball EMS topics and of course, the usual banter. Sit back, relax and punch in for your SecondShift! We are coming to you! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Join Mike and Ritu as they discuss the Christmas... and um, other winter celebration dinner adventures as well as the usual banter! In this episode, Protocol development and changes are discussed as we begin the new year! Learn how one area decides on and implements new patient care guidelines. We can’t thank you enough for your support! The SecondShift continues to grow and we look forward to an amazing 2019! Be sure to share and subscribe to all three FlightBridgeED podcasts! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Mike and Ritu helped kicked off the 2018 Oregon EMS Conference with “Case Review REMIX” on September 27, 2018, Salem, Oregon! Join us for part 2! Anyway, grab a cold snack, sit back, relax and enjoy part 2 of SecondShift LIVE! From Oregon! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Mike and Ritu helped kick off the 2018 Oregon EMS Conference with “Case Review REMIX” on September 27th from 7-930pm in Salem, Oregon! We apologize ahead of time for the lower quality audio as we were using the house equipment to record….plus, you will hear interaction with the audience that is really one way since they were not mic’d. Anyway, grab a cold snack, sit back, relax and enjoy part 1 of 2 of SecondShift LIVE! From Oregon! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Mike and Ritu have a less than satisfactory experience this time while recording at the usual spot….if you listen closely, you may hear someone order tots….Anyway, on this episode, we talk Telehealth, SMR, Plasma and a variety of other delicious EMS topics. Our old friend Ben Sorenson sits in the pews and lobs grenades into the conversation….he’s too chicken to pull up a mic! You don’t want to miss this episode, so sit back relax and get ready to punch in for your SecondShift! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Mike and Ritu have a less than satisfactory experience this time while recording at the usual spot….if you listen closely, you may hear someone order tots….Anyway, on this episode, we talk Telehealth, SMR, Plasma and a variety of other delicious EMS topics. Our old friend Ben Sorenson sits in the pews and lobs grenades into the conversation….he’s too chicken to pull up a mic! You don’t want to miss this episode, so sit back relax and get ready to punch in for your SecondShift! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Mike is back with his brother from another mother's second cousin......?! Join us for this great episode where we dive into the hot topics currently trending in EMS! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

Mike and Ritu are back at it! This month the boys dive in to the recently released PART Trail Abstract, (which has some people losing their mind) EMS Agenda 2050, Ebola, sports and more! As usual, they have a unique perspective and want to share it with you! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you listening and joining in on the discussion!

The guys are back at McMenamin’s Old Church! No guests today – so its just a solid hour of Mike and Ritu! No…wait. Its still a great episode. Ritu has a couple of major life announcements to make (ok nothing that major). Surprisingly, there is a discussion about advocacy as Ritu recaps the NAEMSP Government Relations Academy and EMS on the Hill. Mike takes the lead in discussing the most recent Southwest Airlines incident and its applicability to EMS. This segues into multi-agency and sim-based training. There’s a little bit of sporty-sports and most important – Cajun tots!

In this new episode, Dr. Sahni sits down for a one-on-one interview with Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator, Edward Byers (Seal). We were honored to have Senior Chief Byers as our keynote speaker at FAST18. Senior Chief Byers is the highest decorated active duty Navy Seal and was the recipient of the Congressional Medal Of Honor in 2016. Sit back and listen to his story, the events behind the mission in 2012, being a MOH recipient, and how he honors his fallen Seal brother Nic Checque. You don't want to miss this! Download, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. If you have never taken a moment to write a short review, would you please do that for us? People love to read your response to what we do, and that helps drive more downloads, which of course results in more podcasts getting produced. Thanks so much for listening! We couldn’t do this without you!

In this new episode, the guys jump into the booth while at the State of Jefferson Conference in Medford, OR. They jump into some (deeeeep) conversations about men in tights, flutes, brass instruments and band camp! All kidding aside, the boys discuss their time in beautiful Southern Oregon and the Shakespeare Festival. Once they get going, Dr. Dave Slattery, the EMS Medical Director for the City of Las Vegas and Las Vegas Fire, joins Mike and Ritu for a great discussion on the October 1, 2017, Las Vegas Shootings. The boys discuss lessons learned, coping with the aftermath, and the hot topic of dealing with the stress of the job! You don’t want to miss this episode. If you love Mike and Ritu, please help keep them talking! Download, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. If you have never taken a moment to write a short review, would you please do that for us? People love to read your response to what we do, and that helps drive more downloads, which pays the bills at the restaurant they record

It’s a brand new year, and a brand new podcast episode! Welcome to 2018, in case you missed the celebration! The guys hop back into the booth at McMenamins to try to stuff their faces and talk at the same time. (My grandma told me not to do that, but they take the risk of grandma’s revenge for your entertainment!) Ritu fills us in on what is happening at NAEMSP, and desperately wants you to join his PAC… you’ll have to listen to figure out what that means… unless you also attended the NAEMSP Annual Meeting. If you did… listen anyway (it’s important). And the boys hate on the producer who can only produce their podcast when there is a complete audio recording… just saying… so look out for the mysterious podcast they speak of, in the future (maybe). If you love Mike and Ritu, please help keep them talking! Download, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. If you have never taken a moment to write a short review, would you please do that for us? People love to read your response to what we do, and tha

Around the holidays, some of our staff eat way too much turkey, and mashed taters, then curl up in the corner for a long winters nap. As the tryptophan starts wearing off, it’s time to get back to work. SecondShift has always been the “lighter-side” of our podcast family, and through that lens we have been able to have some very real conversations about difficult EMS policies, and laws, as well as opinion, politics, and life. With our United States in division over so many things, we feel like it’s incredibly important to remember that whatever our differences, we are all people trying to find our way through an ever changing landscape. No matter what your view, conservative, or liberal, we are all discovering that the definition of gender is not as simple as what you were assigned at birth. In this episode of SecondShift, Mike and Ritu welcome Bennett Pendleton, and Taylor Sprecher to the show to discuss life in EMS, and healthcare as a transgender person. The great thing about a microphone is it opens the d

Ritu called in sick to this episode, we think it may be something that rhymes with “Gerpes,” but we haven’t found any of the nurses in Vegas willing to give out HIPPA protected information over the phone. (Guess they have been down that road before.) We will keep trying to figure this out. Mike did happen to run into a guy without too many issues below his equator who agreed to hop on the podcast with him! From the green fields, and purple mountains majesty of Las Vegas, Nevada and the famous EMS World Expo 2017 floor, FlightBridgeED is proud to present Mike Verkest and Eric Bauer! (This is where you applaud…) We have a ton of (uninvited) guests who wandered by the booth to say hello to all you beautiful people out there listening! You won’t want to miss this episode of SecondShift! Download, rate, and review wherever you found us. Remember to help us out and take a couple minutes to review the podcast (we spent hours making this thing… you telling me you don’t have 2 minutes?!). Reviews help keep us high on

In this very special Extended Play episode of SecondShift, Mike and Ritu seem to have taken up residence in the middle of the 2017 Oregon EMS Conference to aggravate passersby. Some of those folks are astonishingly important to the past, present, and future of EMS not only in the Pacific Northwest, but in the nation. If you miss this episode then nothing else in your career will ever make sense again. (Actually that’s not true. That’s what we call clickbait in the business. Supposed to get more downloads, or something like that.) Please, download, rate and review wherever you get our podcast. Reviews are key to keeping us high on the charts so your friends and colleagues can find us when you tell them how amazing your life is now that you are listening to SecondShift. Thanks so much for listening! We couldn’t make SecondShift without you. (Actually that’s also not true, but your desire to download and listen does make it much more appealing for us to make more episodes. We don’t do this thing just to hear our

In this episode of SecondShift, Mike and Ritu record themselves eating. And drinking. No, seriously they are really enjoying an incredible meal with tasty beverages while you slave away on shift. Talk about rude! At least you can enjoy their conversation! They cram-packed this 33rd episode of the podcast with tons of entertainment, EMS information and much more. You can't miss this episode! Download, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!

It's been a long hiatus for SecondShift. Which is pretty typical for this podcast, right? I mean we pretty much just stay on a hiatus. You'll be pretty surprised what happens in this episode though... other than the fact that it's actually for real a new episode. Looks like somebody missed the party? Our good friend Ritu is back (we missed him) as well as a very special guest known as the lovely, fair maiden Bobbi Sue McCollum who can performed rocket surgery with astounding accuracy, and/or the WORLD-FAMOUS inventor of the Goldilocks Valve (http://www.goldilocksvalves.com/). You, of course, will laugh, cry, and other contrasting emotions when you listen to this episode of the SecondShift Podcast apply named, "...And The 3 Bears." ...well actually it's just named Episode 32, but the bear thing seemed pretty clever. Get it? Since Bobbi is on here and she invented the Goldilocks Valves... Whatever. It's funny. Anyway... download, rate, and especially review wherever you get your podcasts. Reviews are really im