Mike and Ritu are back at the Old Church and ready to get after it. This episode brings the goods. Should we carry blood… I mean really. Heads-up CPR? EMSPOCUS? Plus, a bunch of other amazing stuff! (as usual, right?) We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! We are growing at a tremendous rate! It's so…

Mike and Ritu welcome their good friend Ben Sorenson for a podcast done from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The boys were going to their first game at Michigan stadium where Dr. Sahni did his Undergrad. It was a trip down memory lane for him and his wife Janet as they towed the boys around town. Believe it or not, there is some…

Mike and Ritu bring Dr. Ryan Marino (@RyanMarino) a self-described loud mouth, EM Doc and Toxicologist from Cleveland, OH on for spin around the SecondShift block. Lots of questions on lots of topics! We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! Thank you for the comments, reviews and emails! If you haven’t…

Mike and Ritu bring Dr. Jarvis in the mix for the "cross over episode of the century"…um, described by Mike as a ménage a trois…it's not like that…he just meant it’s a 3 for one…even that doesn't sound right. He is simply saying how often do you get 2 AMAZING EMS Physicians on the same pod at the same time!? We tackle…

Mike and Ritu take on GISH! Plus some actual EMS stuff like active shooter preparedness, discuss a trauma code case…AND of course, discuss a little college football (because we have to…we did leave it at the end for you). We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! Still considered one of the top 10 in the…

Mike and Ritu break down some mental health stuff, including a bit on "EMS Art" which, apparently, some people find offensive? Hmm ….ever wonder what keeps and EMS Medical Director up at night? Hear from 1 docs perspective. We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! Still considered one of the top 10 in t…

Mike and Ritu take some listener mail and do their best to answer! There is definitely the usual ramblings and squirrels, but…what do you expect from 2 guys with severe ADHD. We appreciate you listening to the SecondShift podcast! Still considered one of the top 10 in the industry, we couldn’t do it without your suppo…

Join Mike and Ritu as they finally got their collective S together and decided to record. We wanted to take some time and revisit EMS advocacy. This is such an important topic and is so often overlooked by the people doing the work on the streets or in the air. You can make a huge difference to our elected officials b…

Join Mike, Ritu, and Dr. Scott Bourn as they discuss a multitude of pertinent, contemporary EMS topics! We talk airway, the national scope of practice models, quality improvement and patient safety! It is so much, you will need a round trip from work to get through it all! We appreciate EMS1.com naming SecondShift as…

In this episode, Mike and Ritu welcome Ann Raven, Paramedic, and EMS Training Officer to discuss sports, food and a newer program in her area for responding to strangulation incidents. This one is wayyyy more structured than Ep. 51….lol. I don’t think Ritu mentions his Tesla one time!!! We appreciate EMS1.com naming S…

Look, most of our episodes have a tinge of disorganization….this one is no exceptions…in fact, it’s probably one of the most dysfunctional episodes we have EVER released!! In this episode, Mike and Ritu welcome Dr. Jeff Jarvis EMS Physician and Medical Director for Williamson County, Texas. We also unintentionally wel…

Oregon Paramedic Maurice “Mo” Stadeli lost this fight with Cancer on February 25th, 2019. Mo was an amazing public servant who touched many lives. Mo served with multiple agencies in his long and amazing 30-year career. He spent most of his time at Salem Fire at station 6. Cheers to you, Mo….We have the watch. In this…

In this episode, Ritu and Mike are joined by Dr. Clay Mann, Ph.D. Dr. Mann is the Man when it comes to NEMSIS. NEMSIS? Yea.. you know, the reason we have the ability to look at 31 million EMS encounters across the United States….as the P.I, He is the key holder to unlocking some amazing EMS research. These guys have h…

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Ritu discuss the degree requirement conundrum, review the NAEMSP Annual meeting from a former Presidents perspective and a first-time attendee perspective ....and if you’ve listened before, you know that there are a ton of SQUIRREL!! Moments, oddball EMS topics and of course, t…

Join Mike and Ritu as they discuss the Christmas... and um, other winter celebration dinner adventures as well as the usual banter! In this episode, Protocol development and changes are discussed as we begin the new year! Learn how one area decides on and implements new patient care guidelines. We can’t thank you enou…

Mike and Ritu helped kicked off the 2018 Oregon EMS Conference with “Case Review REMIX” on September 27, 2018, Salem, Oregon! Join us for part 2! Anyway, grab a cold snack, sit back, relax and enjoy part 2 of SecondShift LIVE! From Oregon! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and ra…

Mike and Ritu helped kick off the 2018 Oregon EMS Conference with “Case Review REMIX” on September 27th from 7-930pm in Salem, Oregon! We apologize ahead of time for the lower quality audio as we were using the house equipment to record….plus, you will hear interaction with the audience that is really one way since th…

Mike and Ritu have a less than satisfactory experience this time while recording at the usual spot….if you listen closely, you may hear someone order tots….Anyway, on this episode, we talk Telehealth, SMR, Plasma and a variety of other delicious EMS topics. Our old friend Ben Sorenson sits in the pews and lobs grenade…

Mike and Ritu have a less than satisfactory experience this time while recording at the usual spot….if you listen closely, you may hear someone order tots….Anyway, on this episode, we talk Telehealth, SMR, Plasma and a variety of other delicious EMS topics. Our old friend Ben Sorenson sits in the pews and lobs grenade…

Mike is back with his brother from another mother's second cousin......?! Join us for this great episode where we dive into the hot topics currently trending in EMS! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you to subscribe and rate the SecondShift on iTunes! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you…

Mike and Ritu are back at it! This month the boys dive in to the recently released PART Trail Abstract, (which has some people losing their mind) EMS Agenda 2050, Ebola, sports and more! As usual, they have a unique perspective and want to share it with you! We don’t want to sound desperate, but we would love for you…

The guys are back at McMenamin’s Old Church! No guests today – so its just a solid hour of Mike and Ritu! No…wait. Its still a great episode. Ritu has a couple of major life announcements to make (ok nothing that major). Surprisingly, there is a discussion about advocacy as Ritu recaps the NAEMSP Government Relations…

In this new episode, Dr. Sahni sits down for a one-on-one interview with Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator, Edward Byers (Seal). We were honored to have Senior Chief Byers as our keynote speaker at FAST18. Senior Chief Byers is the highest decorated active duty Navy Seal and was the recipient of the Congressional…

In this new episode, the guys jump into the booth while at the State of Jefferson Conference in Medford, OR. They jump into some (deeeeep) conversations about men in tights, flutes, brass instruments and band camp! All kidding aside, the boys discuss their time in beautiful Southern Oregon and the Shakespeare Festival…

It’s a brand new year, and a brand new podcast episode! Welcome to 2018, in case you missed the celebration! The guys hop back into the booth at McMenamins to try to stuff their faces and talk at the same time. (My grandma told me not to do that, but they take the risk of grandma’s revenge for your entertainment!) Rit…

Around the holidays, some of our staff eat way too much turkey, and mashed taters, then curl up in the corner for a long winters nap. As the tryptophan starts wearing off, it’s time to get back to work. SecondShift has always been the “lighter-side” of our podcast family, and through that lens we have been able to hav…

Ritu called in sick to this episode, we think it may be something that rhymes with “Gerpes,” but we haven’t found any of the nurses in Vegas willing to give out HIPPA protected information over the phone. (Guess they have been down that road before.) We will keep trying to figure this out. Mike did happen to run into…

In this very special Extended Play episode of SecondShift, Mike and Ritu seem to have taken up residence in the middle of the 2017 Oregon EMS Conference to aggravate passersby. Some of those folks are astonishingly important to the past, present, and future of EMS not only in the Pacific Northwest, but in the nation.…

In this episode of SecondShift, Mike and Ritu record themselves eating. And drinking. No, seriously they are really enjoying an incredible meal with tasty beverages while you slave away on shift. Talk about rude! At least you can enjoy their conversation! They cram-packed this 33rd episode of the podcast with tons of…

It's been a long hiatus for SecondShift. Which is pretty typical for this podcast, right? I mean we pretty much just stay on a hiatus. You'll be pretty surprised what happens in this episode though... other than the fact that it's actually for real a new episode. Looks like somebody missed the party? Our good friend R…