The Shift Brief is an educational podcast for paramedics and prehospital emergency clinicians, hosted by critical care flight paramedic Joel Connolly. Episodes discuss real-world situations and presentations from prehospital emergency care, including pathophysiology, common treatments, and ECG interpretation. The show also features guest appearances from healthcare colleagues who share their information and experience. Its goal is to support the advancement of paramedicine through practical knowledge and shared clinical experience.
Episodes
Advanced Airway Management- More than just passing a tube.
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode we will be discussing advanced airway management. Covering preoxygenation, positioning, planning and post intubation care.
Not everything that wheezes is Asthma
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode I discuss the pathophysiology behind wheezes, and differentiating between possible respiratory and cardiogenic causes.
Waveform Capnography - The meaning behind the wave.
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode we discuss waveform capnography. Covering the production, distribution, and elimination of ETCO2; and how it all applies to clinical reasoning.
Talking Strokes with Steven Burke, CCRN Part one
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Part 1 of 2. In this episode I am joined by my friend and colleague Steven Burke. Steven is a Flight Critical Care Registered Nurse, with extensive experience in the Neurosurgical ICU. We discuss the physiology of strokes, neuro assessments and treatment pathways .
Talking Strokes with Steven Burke, CCRN Part two
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Part 2 of 2. In this episode I finish my conversation on strokes with Steven Burke, Flight Critical Care Registered Nurse.
Sepsis simplified
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode we discuss Sepsis. Looking at the pathophysiology behind it, SIRS and sepsis criteria, and how oxygenation applies to this complex inflammatory process.
Non-Invasive ventilation with David Hersey, CCRN Part one
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode I am joined by my friend and colleague David Hersey, Flight Critical Care Registered Nurse. David has an impressively long resume in the neurosurgical ICU as well as in Critical Care transport medicine. David also has a deep passion for all things mechanical ventilation, making t
Non-Invasive Ventilation with David Hersey, CCRN Part two
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Part two of my conversation with David Hersey discussing non-invasive ventilation.
Talking Seizures with Steven Burke, CCRN Part one
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode I am joined again by my friend and colleague Steve Burke, Flight Critical Care Nurse. We discuss seizure pathophysiology, assessments and treatments; as well as dropping a few PEARLS here and there.
Talking Seizures with Steven Burke, CCRN Part two
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Part two. In this episode I finish my discussion with Steven on all things seizures.
The Blood Pressure is normal. Is your patient in shock?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!A driver is pale, clammy, and getting harder to engage after a collision. His blood pressure is still 118/76. Would you call him stable?In the Season 2 premiere of The Shift Brief, we follow a fictional trauma call from scene to handover. We look at what raises suspicion for hidden bleeding, how
Bleeding you can’t see
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!A man falls from a ladder. He’s alert on scene, with rib and hip pain and no obvious external bleeding. Six minutes into transport, he’s harder to rouse. His heart rate is climbing and his blood pressure is falling. Where could he be bleeding, and what can you do before you reach the trauma cent
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