Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
Episodes
Pre-hospital Urgent Care with Kate Hardy
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the anatomy of the Advanced Paramedic Practitioner in Urgent Care (APPUC) scheme as it currently stands within Lo...
A pre-hospital blood transfusion protocol with Adam Greene
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the recent recommendations and development of a national out-of-hospital transfusion protocol for critical care s...
Part 2 - Reflections on major incident management with Keir Rutherford & Alec Wilding
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second instalment of the conversation on the approach to major incidents with Keir Rutherford & Alec Wilding. We examine triage tools ...
Reflections on Major Incident Management with Keir Rutherford and Alec Wilding
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine some of the lessons learnt from anecdotal experiences in major incidents, together with the reflections from prev...
Innovations in Non-Invasive Ventilation with Aurika Savickaite
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the latest in non-invasive ventilation via the helmet interface. Recent empirical research has shown that venti...
Bleeding and coagulation in Trauma with Ross Davenport
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the principles of coagulopathy and novel approaches to coagulopathy within pre-hospital care. We will examine the...
The performance pizza with Stephen Hearns
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the concept of the performance pizza. This is a concept which examines three main domains of performance within p...
Breaking ground with Consultant Paramedic Vicki Brown
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the career progression of Vicki Brown, who is an Advanced Practitioner in Critical Care, and is the first person ...
The most downloaded episode - The High Acuity Response Unit (HARU) & Critical Care with Stephen Rashford
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a repost of an episode I recorded back in the early years of podcasting. It remains the most downloaded episode of the entire podcast. Steve R...
Human Factors within practice part 3: Task & patient safety with Jim Walmsley
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the fundamentals of human factors within tasks with Jim Walmsley. We will focus on Human factors from a task per...
Flash Teams with Ben Watts
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the concept of flash teams with Ben Watts. We will focus on why they can pose such a challenge in highly stress...
Human factors and leadership with Clare Fitchett
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I am speaking with Clare Fitchett as we explore the fundamentals of human factors and the interplay of leadership. In the conversation...
High Fidelity Simulation with Neel Bhanderi
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, I am speaking with Neel Bhanderi on the advantages of high-fidelity training within clinical practice. In the conversation, we examin...
Human factors and crisis management with Matt Edwards
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the fundamentals of human factors with Matt Edwards. We will focus on Human factors from an individual perspecti...
Human Factors in practice
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we kick off a mini-series on human factors in practice. I will be speaking with a cross section of clinicians on what human factors me...
The Turkey Earthquake UKISAR deployment with Debs Swann
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am speaking with Debs Swann on her recent deployment to the Turkey Earthquake disaster. It is the deadliest earthquake in what is pr...
Spinal immobilisation with Jim Walmsley
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the recent changes in spinal immobilisation within pre-hospital practice. We will look at the historic literature...
How to deal with sexual assault with CEO Jayne Butler
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the immediate, mid-term and long-term effects of sexual assault. We will also examine the short-term treatment th...
Pelvic Trauma with Ash Vasireddy
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we will examine the prevalence, types, and challenges of pelvic trauma. We will also look at some of the pre-hospital and Emergen...
Myocardial Hypo-perfusion in Trauma with Robbie Lendrum
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I am speaking with Robbie Lendrum on the Myocardial Hypoperfusion & injury in Trauma. We examine the Windkessel concept of pulsati...
The Ukrainian Crisis with Mark, Luca and Alione.
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I am speaking with Mark Hannaford, Luca Alfatti, and Alione Hlivco around the current logistical aid efforts, implementation, climate ...
Recreational Drug Toxicology with Dima Abdulrahim
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the latest perspectives and insights into recreational drug toxicology with Dima Abdulrahim. I wanted to unpack some o...
Crew Resource Management (CRM) with Neil Jeffers
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I will be talking with Neil Jeffers on CRM or Crew Resource Management. We will examine a working definition of CRM, why it’s of fun...
The pre-hospital airway with John Chatterjee
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the fundamentals of the pre-hospital airway from airway assessment all the way through to the difficulties posed in pr...
Ten Second Triage (TST) with Claire Park
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I am speaking with Claire Park on a new primary triage tool developed by Claire and a research team. It has been accepted and agreed b...
The UK Paramedic Strikes with Carl Betts - reflections on a sad day.
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are examining the recent strikes and pay freeze that frontline paramedics have been experiencing. This is on the background of incr...
The Trauma Handover with Andrew Pearce
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I am speaking with Andrew Pearce on the concept of the trauma handover. We examine the definition of the handover, the commonly expect...
Schwartz Rounds – The emotional debrief with Aggie Rice
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I am speaking with Aggie Rice on the concept and tool of Schwartz rounds and her journey of implementation within the NHS. Schwartz ro...
Thoracotomy: The current research and outcomes with Zane Perkins
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the latest research to emerge from Zane Perkins and Mike Christian around Resuscitative Thoracotomy (RT). The research...
Effective teams and dealing with difficult people
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of the lecture series on building effective teams and dealing with difficult people. The concepts taught here involve models o...
Exertional Heat Injury with Harvey Pynn
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine Exertional Heat Injury (EHI) within individuals undertaking endurance races, military exercises, or extreme activity. ...
The art of active listening
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I examine the art of active listening. It is a slightly different episode and one of a number to come where I give a series of lecture...
Fighting fatigue in the EMS workforce with Kristy Sanderson.
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine one of the common greatest human factors challenges within pre-hospital care, that of acute fatigue within clinical pr...
Combat Casualty Care with Ed Barnard
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the bleeding patient in the tactical and combat environment. We will dig into some of the fundamental education that h...
The root of improvement with Carl Betts
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I will be talking with Carl Betts on the anatomy of quality improvement and some of the pitfalls that occur along the way. Carl is a P...
'Public Health Paramedicine' with Andrew Furber
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will examine how the evolution of public health is migrating through to ambulance services and creating future opportunities within...
‘Blood Products and the SWIFT trial for traumatic haemorrhage’ with Jason Smith
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the bleeding patient in the tactical and combat environment. We will dig into some of the fundamental education that h...
Surviving Cardiac Arrest part 2 with Zoe Hitchcock
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will be talking with Zoe Hitchcock. Zoe, 9 years ago in 2013 had a seminal event whilst walking on Oxford St in London. Zoe suffere...
Risk Mitigation with Dave Callen
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will examine the true story of the tragic death of a Search and Rescue medic Dave VanBuskirk. On the evening of the 22nd of July, 2...
The COPD Pathway with Jonathon Will and Tom Fardon
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine a new pathway which is emerging within Scotland and north of England. The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)...
‘Emerging research priorities within pre-hospital care’ with Sarah McLaughlin and Lisa Ramage.
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview we will examine the emerging research priorities within pre-hospital care from the perspective of priority and importance. I will be...
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest with Richard Lyon
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the latest research and approaches to traumatic cardiac arrest with Richard Lyon. We will examine the demographics and...
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease with Jennifer Bute
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview we will examine some of the prevailing issues and incremental rise of Alzheimer’s disease within the global healthcare system. Cog...
The 'seesaw balance of frustration and contentment'. Retention in the world of frontline ambulance staff with Carl Betts
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation I talk with Carl Betts about his reflections on paramedic retention in contemporary practice. Carl is a paramedic and quality imp...
‘Surviving cardiac arrest’ with Noah and Erran
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will be talking with Noah Baron Cohen. Noah, now 22, 6 years ago in 2016 had a seminal event whilst exercising at The Jewish Commun...
Monkeypox Virus with Professor Kelechi Nnoaham
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the recent viral Monkeypox (MPV) outbreak with Professor Kelechi Nnoaham. We dig into the anatomy of the virus, the po...
Emergency dispatch with Jerry Overton
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the importance and art of dispatch with Jerry Overton. Jerry Overton serves as the President of the International Acad...
Head injuries with consultant neurosurgeon Mark Wilson
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the fundamentals of head injury with consultant neurosurgeon Mark Wilson. We will dig into the details of brain injury...
The fundamentals of Mountain Rescue with Ben Cooper and Jamie Patterson
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the fundamentals of Mountain Rescue with Paramedic Jamie Patterson and Emergency Nurse Practitioner Ben Cooper. This w...
‘From Ruin to Recovery’ with Allistair MacSorley
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I will be talking with Allistair MacSorley around his journey through pre-hospital care as a paramedic and then a day in 2018 that cha...
Governance within High Performing Teams with Pete Sherren
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we examine the importance of governance and the main facets that constitute robust governance. This includes a look at why governance ...
Portfolio Medical Careers Podcast, an interview with Eoin Walker
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm pleased to release this recently recorded episode with ED consultant Dr Amy Hughes. Amy has launched the 'Portfolio Medical Careers' Podcast which...
Paediatric pain management with Will Broughton
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine some of the prevailing issues and difficulties of paediatric pain management. To do this I have Will Broughton, an ass...
‘Designing the RSI’ with Paul Swinton
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will be interviewing flight paramedic Paul Swinton, to talk about how to optimise the RSI in the pre-hospital environment. We will ...
The epidemiology of cardiac arrest with Katherine Pemberton and Tom Archer
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the epidemiology of OHCA. We will look at the frequency and trends of OHCA together with the causes and risk factors. ...
The Best of 2021 - The Restore Podcast with Eoin Walker
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The best of the 'Restore Podcast 2021' is here. This conversation features accounts with Consultant psychologists, psychiatrists, special forces opera...
The 'power of the debrief', types and tools for debrief
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at the debrief in its entirety; why we debrief, when, how and where. We examine the evidence behind debriefing and the institu...
The story of the Cycle Response Unit (CRU) with Tom Lynch MBE, MStJ & Tom Baverstock
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are going to examine a story of one of the key innovations in pre-hospital care in the last 20 years and how it came into existenc...
'Focused ultrasound in out-of- hospital cardiac arrest by Advanced Paramedics', with Nick Brown
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the recently published in the Journal of Paramedic Practice on 'Focused ultrasound in out-of- hospital cardiac arrest ...
The evolution of Paramedic education with Lisa Burrell and Alan Rice
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will examine the various ways in which paramedic education has evolved over the past 20 years both conceptually and the skills taug...
The 'Psychoses and Neuroses' with Anna Basquil
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will examine the various pathologies related to psychosis and neurosis in mental health that clinicians can see within practice. We...
‘Reflections from a newly qualified Critical Care Paramedic’ with Adam Clegg
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine some of the prevailing educational learning from a colleague who has just qualified as a critical care paramedic in Lo...
Transient Loss of Consciousness (TLOC) with Nick Gall
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine the varied pathology of Transient Loss of Consciousness (TLOC), the definition, the causes, the sequalae, and the mana...
Public Health with Professor Kelechi Nnoaham
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session I speak with Professor Kelechi Nnoaham. We examine the prevailing themes of public health within the contemporary pandemic. We e...
Failure: The Impartial Executioner of Leaders, Followers, and Their Organisations with David Stehlik
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Dr David Stehlik on leadership, followership and organisations. Dr Stehlik is the programme director for the Keith Bussey...
Infant Resuscitation with Mark Faulkner
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will examine a recent publication by Clinical Practice Development Manager of the Advanced Paramedic Practitioner for critical...
Ultrasound with Gaynor Prince - WEMcast re-post
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, we interview Gaynor Prince. Gaynor is an emergency physician based in New Zealand and has developed a subspecialt...
Maternity episode 4 with Stacey Robinson and Sarah Brown
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Philips is back for the fourth instalment of the maternity mini series. Caroline is joined by Stacey Robinson the LAS practice lead midwife a...
Maternity episode 3
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore late pregnancy complications
Maternity Part 2 - Challenges and emergencies of early pregnancy with Stacey Robinson
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Caroline Philips speaks with Stacey Robinson, prehospital midwife about challenges and emergencies of early pregnancy. They discuss bl...
Maternity Part 1 with Stacey Robinson
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Caroline Philips interviews Stacey Robinson; pre-hospital midwife, on a variety of maternity and newborn topics that pre-hospital prov...
7/7 with Ken Murphy - Major incident mini series
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This session will be the first of a mini-series examining the first-hand accounts of clinicians at some of the most well-known major incidents in the ...
Expedition Medicine with Natalie Taylor and Jamie Patterson
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with GP Natalie Taylor and Paramedic Jamie Patterson on Expedition Medicine. We examine the skills, schemes, teams and courses...
Critical Care Communication
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I examine critical care communication and why this is so important within clinical practice. I look at definitions & statistics, t...
New Horizons - Paramedic Practice in the 21st Century - College of Paramedics podcast collaboration
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we examine some of the ways in which we have seen paramedics diversify through a multitude of roles within the healthcare economy. We ...
COPD with Sarah Aldington
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Caroline Philips interviews Sarah Aldington; a Consultant Emergency Physician in Sydney, she is also a pre-hospital & retrieval sp...
Advanced Paramedic Practitioners in Urgent Care (APPUC) with Nikki and Andrew
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session Caroline Philips interviews two of the advanced paramedics in urgent care. The conversation includes; their role on a day to day basis...
Frailty with Claire Norman
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Claire is a registered Nurse and Paramedic working as a frailty coordinator at Brook Green Medical Centre, London (HAFP Primary Care Network) wit...
Resilience with Tony Underwood
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Underwood is a former English Rugby Union professional who played as a winger for both country and at club level. He made his England debut in Oc...
The bleeding patient with Ben Watts
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Ben Watts we look at the sequential approach to arresting bleeding. We also examine the second/third generation haemostatic ...
Addiction with Mark Dempster
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Dempster is an addiction specialist working with patients with drug addiction, gambling addiction, sex addiction, alcohol addiction, internet add...
Critical Care Teams (CCT) with Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I interview Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt, Johannes is an emergency physician currently working in South West England. He has written ...
Pandemic in focus Pt 4 with ACP Lucy Grimwade
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we interview Lucy Grimwade who works as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) and Matron in an Emergency Department in Manchester. L...
‘The Commando Way’ with Bram Connolly
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Bram Connolly. Bram is former special forces operative with the Australian Special Forces with 20 years of experience on t...
Pandemic in focus Pt 3: Reflections from GP Lloyd Evans
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Lloyd Evans a GP in Wales around his experiences of the second wave of the pandemic. We explore some of the fundamental ...
Pandemic in focus Pt 2: Reflections from APP Alec Wilding
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini-series I talk to Alec Wilding who is an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (APP) on the frontline of the healthcare system within the UK. Al...
Pandemic in Focus with EMD Lucy Gough
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini-series I talk to a cross section of individuals at the frontline of the healthcare system within the UK. In this episode I speak with fri...
Best of Restore 2020
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This has been a unique and challenging year for everyone. It has been a real privilege to have over a 100 conversations on various podcasts and platfo...
Pre-hospital mental health with Anna Basquil and Dan Fisher
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the initiative of pre-hospital co-responding mental health nurses working alongside paramedics within London, UK. We look a...
Life Under Fire with Jason Fox
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I chat to Jason Fox about his new book ‘Life Under Fire’ for those of you that aren’t familiar with Jason, he is a former ...
EOLC 4: Grief and bereavement with Julia Samuel MBE
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Julia Samuel and Caroline Phillips discuss grief and the process of bereavement. We discuss important skills for breaking bad news, be...
EOLC 3: Advanced Neurological Disease with Diane Laverty
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores advanced neurological conditions with Palliative Nurse Consultant Diane Laverty. Diane has over 30 years experience in palliativ...
PHCP - house keeping episode
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I just wanted to do a house keeping episode to let you know what to expect in this season. We are half way through the mini series on End of Life Care...
EOLC part 2: Oncological Emergencies with Merel and Caroline Philips
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In end of life care we are mindful of respecting patient’s wishes, including those relating to conveyance to acute care settings. However there are ...
End of Life Care: Recognising the dying phase with Dr Emma Hall
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Caroline Phillips hosts Dr Emma Hall, Palliative Care Consultant and discusses the signs of the final few days and hours of life. We d...
The Pre-hospital Debrief with Nick, Caroline and Eoin
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore some of the fundamental the components what makes a good debrief. The concept of debrief effects everyone within pre-hospit...
Club drugs, illegal highs and Novel Psycho-active Substances with Owen Bowden Jones
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a wide ranging conversation on club drugs, illegal highs and Novel Psycho-active Substances (NPS) with Dr Owen Bowden Jones. Owen is a Consult...
Bonus episode: Depression & Micro-adventure - Restore Podcast
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this wide ranging conversation with Will Duffin - a passionate GP, educator, adventurer, innovator and polymath we define the current problem aroun...
Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) with Ben Watts and Iain Edgar
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this wide ranging conversation with Critical Care Paramedic Ben Watts and ED Consultant Iain Edgar we look at an overview of the TVAA service in pr...
Conflict Resolution with Ray Goodall
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore conflict resolution with Ray Goodall. Ray is an accomplished ex-military senior officer who is skilled in developing cohesi...