83 Newbie JD Meyerdirk
(23:49) Ron’s not going to be a paramedic in the near future so we are talking with some other newbies. JD Meyerdirk is getting ready...
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Confessions of an EMS Newbie
Confessions of an EMS Newbie is a weekly podcast for beginning EMS providers. As Ron goes through paramedic school he'll sit down and discuss what he's learning with experienced Paramedic an...
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20 of 95 episodes82 NREMT-P
(25:00) Despite many many failures, Ron has finally come to the end of his Paramedic training experience. This week he retook the skill he f...
81 NREMT Skills Testing
(34:56) Ron passed his oral boards but didn’t pass all of his skills. This week we talk about pediatric airways and prepping for the w...
80 Not So Done
(22:48) Well I thought I was done, but it turns out I was living an illusion. What I Did This Week I did not pass my orals, as a matter of f...
SP09 My Clinical Preceptor – Sarah Francis McClure
(58:06) In this episode Ron talks with Licensed Paramedic Sarah Francis McClure his paramedic clinical internship preceptor about the time t...
79 Finished Paramedic School
(46:21) For Ron paramedic school is over. Finished his clinicals including getting his vaginal birth, took his department’s oral board...
78 Plug The Holes
(35:31) Ron finally had that call he was so worried about when he started EMT Basic all those years ago. He’s almost done with paramed...
77 Breakdown
(38:42) Ron has a bit of an emotional breakdown during a clinical this week and we talk about the effects of fatigue and how you handle not...
SP08 – National Test Prep
(26:25) This week the Newbie sets down with Joseph Storm of MedicTests.com and talks about preparing for the national registry EMT and Param...
76 Calling In Reports
(32:01) Starting a new semester with testing. And doing medic things everyone does, but that he hasn’t learned yet. What I Did This We...
75 Real Medic Stuff Now
(45:44) We’re back from a long break and the Newbie has been busy. Ron started his clinical internship and have now done 4 24 hour shi...
74 The Final Final
(21:58) Ron goes through his final final and some skills testing. No more lectures, no more teacher’s dirty looks. What I Did This Wee...
73 Environmental Emergencies
(29:40) Ron has his last lecture of paramedic school and it is about Environmental Emergencies. What I Did This Week Medical Emergencies Env...
72 Hematology and Burn Out
(33:54) Blooooodddd, maybe this should have been the halloween episode. Ron learns about blood diseases. Its also scary how burned out every...
71 2011 Texas EMS Conference
(27:30) This week Ron and Kelly podcast live from the 2011 Texas EMS Conference. They discuss the different lectures and sessions they atten...
70 Toxicology and Abuse
(42:15) Ron and Kelly talk about overdoses and antidotes, how to deal with calls that have signs of domestic abuse, and we hear that RonR...
69 NICU and Geriatrics
(24:42) Ron and Kelly talk about the upcoming Texas EMS conference, Syncopal episodes in geriatric patients, the rainbow of newborns and why...
68 Kidneys and Geriatrics
(42:07) This week we talk note taking technologies, nephronology, bio-chemistry, greek god’s wooden parts, and army medics. Kelly also...
67 Gastro Intestinal Distress
(44:59) Kelly has an abdominal complaint just for the show, so Ron tries not to make him laugh. What I Did This Week Medical Emergencies Gas...
66 More Pediatrics
(29:26) What I Did this week: Medical Emergencies Tests and scenarios Special Populations Dextrose IO? How do you recognize child abuse? Mos...