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Want to stay up-to-date on the world of EMS? EMS World Podcasts, hosted by Chief Mike McCabe of Bayonne, NJ, brings you article readalouds, interviews with EMS thought leaders and innovators, and the latest in patient care. Check out our website at www.emsworld.com, subscribe to our magazine and e-newsletters, and register for the 2025 EMS World Expo, the world’s largest EMS-dedicated conference, Oct. 20-24 in Indianapolis. Follow us @emsworldOFCL on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
Episodes

May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021
16 min
The need for higher learning to drive our professional recognition and respect continues to grow, but given their hectic schedules, it can be difficult for EMS providers to take advantage of educational opportunities. In this special podcast host Mike McCabe speaks with Columbia Southern University's David Becker about flexible learning options and the role of higher education in EMS. Sponsored by Columbia Southern University.
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Apr 15, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
18 min
EMS providers often have uneasy relationships with their infusion pumps. How can they be better? In the latest EMS World podcast, host Mike McCabe speaks with L.J. Relle, a veteran paramedic and clinical consultant for Eitan Medical, about the attributes needed in a pump that's truly EMS-friendly. Sponsored by Eitan Medical.
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Apr 1, 2021
Apr 1, 2021
19 min
Massachusetts' South Shore Hospital launched its mobile integrated healthcare program in early 2020—just in time for the COVID-19 pandemic to arrive. But the new platform quickly proved ideally suited to delivering the care locals needed. This month Dr. William Tollefson, lead author of a January EMS World article on the program, examines its success with host Mike McCabe.
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Mar 24, 2021

Mar 15, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
19 min
The back of a moving ambulance remains a dangerous place to make your living. But as awareness of the risks grows, progressive departments and manufacturers are taking proactive steps to help protect their patients and crews. In this latest EMS World podcast host Mike McCabe speaks to Horton Emergency Vehicles VP/GM Lance Randolph and Violet Township (Ohio) Fire and EMS Assistant Chief Jim Paxton about their collaboration and attempts to grow and reinforce the EMS safety culture.
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Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
21 min
Eventually we face the reality that there is absolutely nothing optional about coping with death. EMS providers will never overcome being uncomfortable with the death notification skill as long as we ignore the need for it. Alexandra Jabr, EMT-P, is the creator of Emergency Resilience, LLC and the course “Death Communication for First Responders: How to Deliver Unfortunate News.” In this month's first podcast she speaks with host Mike McCabe about this neglected portion of our training and its impacts. Don't miss the associated print article, “Death Communication—What We've Failed to Teach.”
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Feb 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021
17 min
The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized safety protocols in prehospital care and opened many eyes to the importance of keeping patients and crews safe from infectious disease transmission. Innovative EMS systems are adopting ICU-level attention to detail in their disinfection protocols for vehicles, equipment, and PPE. Host Mike McCabe sits down with Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine and executive director of Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, to discuss ambulance decontamination practices during day-to-day EMS operations.
Sponsored by Demers Ambulances, Braun Ambulances, and Crestline Coach—three great brands, one great future.
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Feb 1, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
17 min
The new safety measures built into ambulances will positively affect patients, providers and the environment. Listen as Host Mike McCabe interviews safety experts about features like real-time driving coaching that can actually prevent ambulance crashes.
Sponsored by AEV, the American crafted experience.
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Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
25 min
Michael Bascom, president of the New Jersey EMS Task Force, explains the history, formation and responsibilities of his state's Task Force. Host Mike McCabe interviews Bascom about the group's recent activities such as COVID, Ebola, Superstorm Sandy and the Superbowl.
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Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
24 min
Ann Hirschman is a founding member of the group of healthcare providers known as street medics. She has a rich history of helping patients in various protests and gatherings, including working at Stonewall and Wounded Knee, beginning in the 1960s. Join host Mike McCabe as Ann details the origins of street medics and their training: "Our job is to be where EMS can't." Read the accompanying article here.
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