Host Jeff Matcha, along with Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey and special guests from WAFD Cpt Steve Kaltenbrun, HEO Dan Groh, FF/PM Anthony Bilderback, FF/PM Samuel Knutson, FF/PM Andrew Crum, and FF/EMT Brandon Chastain, talk through the treatment of a difficult patient.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

This episode focus' on the pneumonic SPIKES and delivering bad news to parents or family of our pediatric patients.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guest from Children's Hospital Dr. Amy Romashko and from Milwaukee Fire Dept. Lt. Zak HennessyOleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Engel, and special guest Mike Bindokas, discuss some of the latest guideline updates.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guest Sean Duffey, J.D., discuss the issues surrounding Elijah McClain's death and what we can learn from it.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, Joel Vallier, and special guest pediatric emergency fellow Dr. Jamie Holland, discuss system updates, and using our critical thinking skills in pediatric patients.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, Joel Vallier, and special guest Dr. Jamie Jasti, discuss system updates, and honing our critical thinking skills.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, and PA Joel Vallier, discuss how to choose the right airway adjunct for a patient.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and special guests Greendale FF/PM's Jim Hintz, Tim Couillard, and Connor Risberg, discuss system updates, and a recent call that required the crew to perform a surgical cricothyrotomy.…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, PA Joel Vallier, and special guests Dr. Manish Shah and Dr. Lorin Browne, discuss pediatric EMS research, PECARN, CHaMPS, and the legacy of Dr. E. Brooke Lerner. More info about EMS-C and Dr. Brooke Lernerhttps://medicin…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, discuss system updates, the hospital side of STEMI alerts, and the complications that come with STEMI.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, and EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, discuss system updates and the ins and outs of STEMI alerts.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Data and Analytics Manager Michelle Anderson and QA Manager Linda Mattrisch, bring you a special edition of Push Dose EMS on the updates coming with NEMSIS 3.5 and what this means for providers, services, and the public.…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, and Assistant Medical Directors Dr. Grawey and Dr. Engel, discuss system updates and the nuances of A Fib with RVR and Diltiazem administration.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Dr. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest MCW Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Dr. Swathi Prasad, discuss the ins-and-outs of stroke assessment and recognition.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Dr. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest MCW Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Dr. Madeline Field, discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the updated Trauma Management and Trauma Field Triage guidelines.…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, and EMS Fellows Dr. McGlynn and Wleklinski, discuss Milwaukee County system updates, the upcoming Standard Care Guidelines update, and discuss Magnesium, a new pre-hospital medication in Milwaukee County.…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellow Dr. McGlynn, and special guest toxicologist Dr. Damilola Idowu, discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and finish our series on overdose, focusing on helping patients with OUD overcome opioid dependence, and discussing Buprenorphine, a new…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest MCW psychiatrist Dr. Julie Owen, discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and continue our series on overdose, focusing on communicating with patients experiencing addiction.…

Host Jeff Matcha, along with EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, System Medical Director Dr. Weston, and EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and start our series discussing overdose.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, Dr. Engel, and EMS Fellow Dr. Wleklinski, talk about handling dialysis patients.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, EMS Fellow Dr. Wleklinski, and special guests Battalion Chief Bob Manke and Kristen Herreid, navigate the topic of provider mental health.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski, and special guest Dr. Renee Foutz discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and discuss the difficult task of death notifications.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, and EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and finish up the episode series on pediatrics.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr. Weston, and new EMS Fellows Drs. McGlynn and Wleklinski discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and the recent outbreak of Monkeypox.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and pediatric trauma assessment.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates, and answer (fabricated) questions about the MKE CTY 2022 Standard of Care Updates.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates, discuss ROSC and achieving optimal perfusion post-ROSC.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the third of three episodes on OB/GYN.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the second of three episodes on OB/GYN.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston, Engel, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the first of three episodes on OB/GYN.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, special guest DC Chris Sandoval along with Division Director Dan Pojar, Dr's Weston Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and the triage of mass casualty.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha is joined for system updates by Dan Pojar and Drs. Weston. Plus a discussion on Burns and quality care, from Drs. Drazich and Arendovich.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha is joined by EMS Division Director Dan Pojar and Drs. Weston, Chinn, Drazich and Arendovich to discuss system updates and Abdominal Trauma.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Division Director Dan Pojar, QA Supervisor Linda Mattrisch and Dr's Weston, Chinn, Drazich and Arendovich discuss Milwaukee County system updates and Chest Trauma.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha is joined by guests Division Director Dan Pojar, QA Coordinator Bill Soderbeck and Drs. Weston, Chinn, Engel, Drazich and Arendovich to discuss Milwaukee County EMS system updates, highlights of Stroke physiology, emergency Stroke care and Stroke KPI's from quality assurance.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha along Dan Pojar, Linda Mattrisch with Drs. Weston, Chinn, Engel, Grover and some special guests, talk Cardiac Arrest, Survival Rates and Quality Improvement for the Milwaukee County EMS System.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha along with guests Dan Pojar, Dr. Ben Weston, Dr. Matt Chinn, Dr. Luke Grover and special guest Dr. Dominique Diggs, discuss Milwaukee County EMS system updates, Covid -19 variants and Covid-19 vaccine facts and misinformation.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha along with Director Dan Pojar, Dr. Weston and Dr. Chinn discuss system updates and the COVID-19 vaccine. This includes information on the vaccine(s), informed choices, hesitancy, myths and where providers can go for administration.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha with guests Dr. Weston, County Executive Crowley and Dr. Thrasher discuss Mental Health, and well being for both providers and patients within Milwaukee County.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha with guests Dr. Weston, Dr. Chinn, Dr. Grover, Dr. Engel, Linda Mattrisch and Dan Pojar discuss system updates, Ketamine administration and Excited Delirium.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, with Dr. Chinn, Dr. Grover, Dr. Engel and Linda Mattrisch discuss traumatic brain injury. Plus, system updates from Dan Pojar and Dr. Weston.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha, along with Drs. Weston, Chinn and Grover - plus guests EMS Division Director Dan Pojar, and QA Supervisor Linda Mattrisch, discuss Motorcyle MVC's patients and stats, in addition to system updates.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host and QA/Edu Manager Jeff Matcha, along with Drs. Weston, Chinn, Grover, QA Supervisor Linda Mattrisch and EMS Division Director Dan Pojar discuss heat and water emergencies, plus Milwaukee County system updates.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

Host Jeff Matcha along with Dr's Weston, Chinn, Engel, Linda Mattrisch and Director Pojar have a discussion about the progression from Spinal Immobilization to Spinal Motion Restrictions.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

In this month's episode, Jeff Matcha, Linda Mattrisch, Dr. Weston, Dr. Engel, Dr. Sinclair and Dr. Chinn discuss Pediatric Seizures and changes to the Milwaukee County OEM Standard of Care Guidelines.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

A discussion between Jeff Matcha, Dr. Chinn, Dr. Sinclair, Dr. Engel and Linda Mattrisch. The conversation delves into the pathophysiology of Covid-19, and it's impact on the Milwaukee County EMS system.Oleh Milwaukee County OEM EMS

In this month's episode we discuss the plans and actions that are currently underway in Milwaukee County in regards to Covid-19. As a caveat, all information contained within is relevant to 04/07/2020. As with all things Covid conditions and information changes rapidly. For MCOEM personnel please reference the most current numbered notice for the m…

In our inaugural episode we discuss the importance of STEMI recognition, how STEMIs are QA'd by the county and what metrics are tracked. We also take a look at common 12-lead mistakes and those things that can mimic a STEMI on a 12-lead.Oleh pushdoseEMS