Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
1) Best of the PHCP in 2025 - Part 1
As we close out this Best of 2025, these episodes represent far more than download numbers or chart positions. They reflect the conversations that resonated most with you, the ones that challenged pra...Show More
2) Beyond Being Nice: Rethinking Psychological Safety with Michaela Kerrissey
In today’s episode, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood and essential foundations of effective teamwork: psychological safety. Our guest is Dr. Michaela Kerrissey, associate professor at t...Show More
3) The 'Not Really An Asthma Attack' Case with Dr Sarah Spelsberg
In this episode of the Prehospital Care Podcast, we explore a compelling personal medical narrative by Dr Sarah Spelsberg titled “The Not Really an Asthma Attack.” The story centres on a challenging c...Show More
4) Culture Under Pressure: Frontline Voices on Ambulance Service Reform with Lee McLaren
In February 2023, the National Guardian’s Office dropped a stark warning: the culture in ambulance trusts across England was putting both staff wellbeing and patient safety at risk. Fast forward to th...Show More
5) What Should Paramedic Mentorship Look Like, with Radu Venter
In this episode of the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast, we explore what effective paramedic mentorship should look like, drawing on Radu Venter’s article, “What Should Paramedic Mentorship Look Like?” The d...Show More
6) When Everything Went Wrong: The Untold Story of DC’s Worst Day with former EMT Bruce Goldfarb
On January 13th, 1982, Washington, DC, was paralyzed by a historic snowstorm when catastrophe struck, not once, but twice. Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge, sending wreckage a...Show More
7) “The Real Learning Begins on the Job” with Radu Venter
We're joined again today by Radu Venter, Flight Paramedic and Substack blogger. Radu discusses the common sentiment that formal paramedic education is insufficient and that crucial learning happens on...Show More
8) Understanding Violence Among Young Men: A Conversation with Dr. Naomi Murphy
In today's episode of the Prehospital Care Podcast, we explore the complex intersection of adolescent male violence, social media's influence, and its profound impact on the medical professionals resp...Show More
9) EMS Decision-Making: Rushing the OODA Loop with Radu Venter
In this episode of the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast, we explore Radu Venter’s insightful article “EMS Decision-Making”, which challenges the deeply held belief that faster is always better in emergency m...Show More
10) After Death: Understanding Grief in Pre-Hospital Care with Liz Gleeson; Part 2
In this episode, we take a deeper look at the many faces of grief that pre-hospital professionals may encounter in the field, often in subtle, complex, and deeply human ways. While grief is commonly a...Show More