SMFR EMS Podcast
Welcome to South Metro Fire Rescue's Emergency Medical Services Podcast.
Displaying items 1-10 of 29 in total of SMFR EMS Podcast with the tag "smfr ems podcast".
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Episode 29: Alpha-gal Case Study
July 1st, 2026 | 20 mins 18 secs
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In this episode of the South Metro EMS Podcast the crew talk though a midnight call for difficulty breathing at a Chatfield campsite quickly turned into a peri-arrest, leaving the crew to manage severe anaphylaxis with no clear trigger and no known allergy history.
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Episode 28: Competent to Confident
June 1st, 2026 | 22 mins 18 secs
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In this episode of the South Metro EMS Podcast, the crew tackles something that doesn't get talked about enough, the gap between competence and confidence in paramedicine.
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Episode 27: Pediatric Emergencies - Pattern Recognition
May 1st, 2026 | 17 mins 2 secs
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In this episode of the SMFR EMS Podcast, we sit down with our Medical Director Jonathan Apfelbaum, and Associate Medical Director of EMS of Children's Hospital Dr. Claire Gahm to review pediatric emergencies, a patient population we don't run often but one that can catch you off guard when we do.
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Episode 26: Adenosine and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
April 1st, 2026 | 20 mins 40 secs
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In this episode, Dusty King and Medical Director Jonathan Apfelbaum break down adenosine in a practical, field-ready way. They review how the medication works at the AV node, when it is appropriate for narrow-complex regular tachycardia, and why Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) does not automatically rule it out.
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Episode 25: Blood on Board
March 1st, 2026 | 23 mins 11 secs
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In this episode of the South Metro EMS Podcast, “Blood on Board,” EMS Lieutenant Dusty King sits down with EMS Battalion Chief Glenn Maxson (Med 1) and Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Apfelbaum to break down SMFR’s prehospital blood program from the street level to the system impact.
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Episode 24: Difficult Airways - Right Tool, Right Patient
February 1st, 2026 | 22 mins 54 secs
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In this episode of Real Calls. Real Conversations. Real EMS., we take you into the cadaver lab at Link to Learn for a real-time look at managing difficult airways.
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Episode 23: Epi - Volume vs Tone
December 1st, 2025 | 27 mins 52 secs
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This episode features Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Apfelbaum and EMS Lieutenant Dusty King as they unpack when epi helps, when it adds nothing, and when it can actually work against your patient. Using real cases, they revisit alpha and beta receptor effects, walk through why there is no evidence-based role for epi in classic traumatic arrest, and contrast that with scenarios like neurogenic shock, tamponade, tension pneumothorax, and peri-RSI hypotension where carefully titrated push-dose epi can be appropriate.
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Episode 22: Geriatrics Unfiltered
November 3rd, 2025 | 24 mins 42 secs
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This episode takes a closer look at geriatric care, why “minor” complaints aren’t always minor, and how small misses can become big problems.
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Episode 21: STEMI Alerts: Getting the Call Right
October 1st, 2025 | 31 mins 12 secs
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This episode takes a closer look at STEMI alerts—when they apply, when they don’t, and why accuracy matters. Together with Dr. Jonathan Apfelbaum and EMS Lieutenant Dusty King, reviews the four key criteria, discusses common pitfalls and mimics, and walks through real-world cases where judgment calls made all the difference.
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Episode 20: Episode 20: Overheated: EMS Lessons in Heat Stroke
September 1st, 2025 | 23 mins 29 secs
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This episode dives into a real-world case of a patient found altered and seizing at Cherry Creek State Park during a string of heat-related calls.