Episodes

Friday Dec 22, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 41 - Right Airway for the Right Patient
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
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.

Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 40 - Adventures in Cric Land
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
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.

Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 39 - CHaMPioning Pediatric EMS Research
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
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.

Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 38 - After the STEMI Alert
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
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.

Friday Aug 25, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 37 - Staying Alert for STEMI
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
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.

Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Push Dose EMS PRN - NEMSIS 3.5 Special Edition
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
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.

Friday Jul 14, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 36 - What’s the Deal with Dilt?
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
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.

Friday Jun 23, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 35 - Assessing Stroke
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
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.

Monday May 15, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 34 - Fielding Trauma Triage
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
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.

Monday Apr 17, 2023
Push Dose EMS Episode 33 - Mag Musings
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
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.