… Episode 83 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

… Episode 82 is up on Confessions Of An EMS Newbie.

Go by and give Ron some congratulations on finally getting his disco patch.

It’s Confessions Of An EMS Newbie, the podcast now with two paramedics and… no newbies.

If you’re a true EMS newbie lusting for Internet stardom, maybe you could change that. Drop us a line.

… Episode 81 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I discuss the bane of his existence, the NREMT pediatric airway skills station, talk about medic math, and answer a few listener questions.

We're looking for a new Newbie, folks. As you may have noticed from the infrequency of new episodes, Ron and I are running out of new things to talk about.

So if you're an EMT student (we'd like real newbies, not people with years of experience just entering medic school) with an engaging on-air personality and the time to commit to a weekly podcast all the way through paramedic school, drop us a line.

Better yet, send us your listener questions and express your willingness to discuss it on air, and we'll treat it as your live audition.

So make with the clicky and send us your questions!
 

… Episode 80 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Turns out Ron didn't pass all of his practical exams, and will have to retest a few of them. He's a bit bummed about it.

Y'all drop by and give him a few words of support. Like I keep telling him, your patients never care what you made on the test.

… Episode 78 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I talk about the Big Bad Call he has dreaded since EMT-B class, and finally ran.

We answer a few listener questions, and Ron also passed his paramedic final exam, which means that paramedic school is officially over, and only the NREMT exam stands in the way of him being a real, sho nuff paramedic!

*sniff*

They grow up so fast!

… Episode 76 is up on Confessions of An EMS Newbie.

Ron and I discuss, among other things, the fine art of pre-arrival ED notifications, and answer a few good listener questions along the way.

It's Confessions of An EMS Newbie, the only podcast rated by the Office for National Drug Control Policy as being riveting enough to make a pothead put down the Cheetos. You should, like, totally give it a listen, dude.

… Episode 72 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I talk about hematology and paramedic class burnout, and why EMS instructors ask tricky questions on the tests. Ron gloats because not only did he get hired for a real, sho nuff paid EMS job, he also got Bryan Bledsoe to add some information to the newest edition of the paramedic textbook.

It's Confessions of an EMS Newbie, the only podcast where you can learn about sickle cell anemia and rectal glucose in the same episode. If that doesn't give you extra bang for you podcast buck, I don't know what does.

… we'll be having a Confessions of an EMS Newbie meetup at Bull McCabe's Irish Pub at 7:00 pm.

All the cool kids will be there, make sure you are too!

… Episode 67 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Give it a listen, and you can hear what a paramedic sounds like when he's trying to pass a kidney stone.

… Episode 66 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I talk about blue baby syndromes, Cushing's Triad, recognizing child abuse, and meningitis exposure. It's like a smorgasbord of the last semester of paramedic school!

Sadly, there were no listener questions, and we're running out of sidekick references. So hit us up with the sidekick suggestions and listener questions, people!

…  Episode 65 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Kelly and Ron discuss why fever is your friend, whether or not succinylcholine actually stops laryngospasm, and why L&D nurses are so mean to paramedics.

It's Confesssions of an EMS Newbie, the podcast that answers the eternal question of "Why?" with "Why the hell not?"

If you don't subscribe to us, why the hell not?

… Episode 64 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I talk about the endocrine system, why the ICU scares the heck out of Ron, why you don't really need to do tracheal suctioning for most newborns with meconium staining, and why color is an unreliable indicator of oxygenation in newborns.

We also answer a few listener questions on how to man up and get over your fear of needle sticks, and what paramedic textbooks are available in E-book format.

It's Confessions of an EMS Newbie, the most addictive podcast on the Internet, in the same way that powerful sedatives are addictive. Listen to us, and never fear insomnia again!

… Episode 63 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I discuss birthin' babies, projectile vomiting, pooping on babies, and why it's not really necessary to do deep tracheal suctioning for meconium babies.

You know, your typical dinner conversation for Confessions of an EMS Newbie. Play us next time you're at a restaurant, and watch the patrons seated around you turn a sickly green and beckon for the check!

… Episode 60 is upon Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I talk about how absurdly easy ACLS has gotten and how it was in the bad old days, how cardiology was anticlimactic, and answer a few questions about CPAP and how our perception of EMS has changed since we entered the profession.

The next time you listen to an episode of Confessions of an EMS Newbie, we'll be doing it from the podcast studio in Vegas, baby!

… Episode 59 is up on Confessions of An EMS Newbie.

Ron learns the basics of infarct recognition using a 12-lead ECG, and I make the point that infarct recognition is only a small facet of 12 lead interpretation. We talk about inhaled corticosteroids in asthma, the value of mean arterial pressure, and how to buff your resume and sanitize your social media presence before looking for a job. Somewhere in there, Ron crosses over to the Littmann Dark Side and abandons the One True Stethoscope.

You Newbies these days and your 12-lead ECG and your CPAP and your fancy schmancy cardiology stethoscopes. In my day, we made do with a LifePak 5 and a non-rebreather, and when we wanted to hear heart or lung sounds, we put our ear to the patient's chest and listened. And when we finally did get a cheap Sprague-Rappaport stethoscope, by God, we were grateful.

… Episode 58 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and I discuss CHF treatment and why Lasix is better left in the drug box unused, how the training focus is different for nurses vs paramedics and how that difference manifests itself in a resuscitation, and we wax rhapsodic about Harris County Emergency Corps' medical director, Dr. George Kiss.

It's Confessions of an EMS Newbie. If this episode were Blazing Saddles, Ron and I would be Mongo, and Dr. Kiss would be Sheriff Bart.

And Mongo have deep feelings of respect and affection for Sheriff Bart.

… Episode 57 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.

Ron and Kelly talk about the AHA's long and tangled history with stroke treatment recommendations, how oxygen can actually harm someone, and how paramedic instructors like to torture their students by making them convert apothecary measurements to terms people use here in the 21st century.

It's Confessions of an EMS Newbie, slaughtering sacred cows so often that India's government has declared us Public Enemy Podcast #1. Give us a listen, and bask in the sweet, dulcet tones of EMS heresy!