Hosted by paramedic Zach Cantor, "Critical Levels" is a new podcast dedicated to having critical conversations in paramedicine. "Critical Levels" is a podcast for paramedics, by paramedics, with a Canadian and local bias. Please visit our website - http://www.criticallevels.ca - for more information Please email us at info@criticallevels.ca for any suggestions/feedback/comments Follow us on Twitter: @criticalevels
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Welcome to Tales from the Green Room - Backstage conversations from popular music venues around the country curated by Mount Tam Media. Buckle up and listen in, as host Dennis Strazulo and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson, dig up conversations with artists - before and after shows - in the exclusive confines of the green room. Barriers are down with stories abound! Tales from the Greenroom Special Edition (Sweetwater Music Hall's 50th Anniversary Series) Mount Tam Media is thrilled to la ...
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Sound Summit 2024 - Grace Bowers, Lech Wierzynski (California Honeydrops), and James Wallace (Skyway Man)
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Hosts Dennis Strazulo and Tami Larson sit down backstage with a divergent group of talent at Sound Summit 2024, the annual music festival atop majestic Mt. Tamalpais across the Bay from San Francisco. Fresh off her releasing her debut album, Wine on Venus, and her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, rising Nashville star and Gibson Guitar endorsed phe…
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Mill Valley Music Festival - Meet the Headliners: Margo Price, Anders Beck (Greensky Bluegrass) and Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats)
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Listen in as Tales From The Green Room corrals three star power artists from the 2024 Mill Valley Music Festival! Margo Price joins the green room conversation after her festival performance and moments before her late night exclusive show at Sweetwater Music Hall later that evening - musing on demystifying psilocybin, her journey to “California So…
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On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Justin Mausz to discuss violence against paramedics. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover: How often are we seeing violence against paramedics What is violence? Is it different from harassment? Does intent matter? Incident reporting How does it compare to other industries? What does violence against …
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Daughters of Grateful Dead Legends (Garcia, Hunter, Kesey) + Betty Cantor-Jackson
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Ever wonder what it was like growing up as a true child in the Grateful Dead family? Trixie Garcia (Jerry’s daughter), Jess Hunter Keilt (daughter of lyricist Robert Hunter), and Merry Prankster/Author Ken Kesey’s daughter, Sunshine Kesey share fond stories of the circus atmosphere surrounding their upbringing. In a rare interview with these three …
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On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Steven Sanders to discuss heat related illnesses. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover: Health impacts of temperature increase Physics/physiology of temperature vs heat Spectrum of heat related illness heat rash heat cramps heat edema heat syncope heat exhaustion heat stroke exertional vs classic Com…
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Behind the Scenes with Jackie Greene: Music, Family, and Secret Tales
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We had the pleasure of sitting down with Americana and roots singer-songwriter Jackie Greene before his second of three sold-out shows at The Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA in February 2024. Joined by his wife, Kyle, who reveals some lesser-known stories and behind-the-scenes moments about their life together, Jackie muses about his music…
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Michael Franti backstage at the Mill Valley Music Festival 2023
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Michael Franti, the amazing and crowd loving singer, songwriter, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and rapper. We sat down with Michael backstage at the Mill Valley Music Festival, 2023. In honor of Mother’s Day we are releasing this now as in this interview, Michael reflects on his own Mother and how she influenced his life and music. Micha…
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On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Bonnie Snyder to discuss BVM as well her recently published paper in Resuscitation: Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover: There is nothing basic about the BVM - it is not a benign int…
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On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Katie Lin to discuss TBI and the crashing brain. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover: head injury differentials and history gathering ischemic vs hemorrhagic head injury etiology head injury pathophysiology assessment 3 step neuro exam pupil assessments signs/symptoms of herniation ECG changes manag…
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Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - Dr. Janice Tijssen
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On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Janice Tijssen to discuss pediatric cardiac arrest. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover: The importance of our early interventions What is cardiac arrest incidence/epidemiology etiology risk factors/past medical history outcomes sociodemographics Differences between adult and pediatric cardiac arres…
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Elliott Peck, the beloved and multi-talented San Francisco Bay Area singer/songwriter/guitarist visits with host Dennis Strazulo before her sold out “In The Pines” EP Release Party at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA. Elliott is both charming and authentic in sharing her thoughts and emotions before the show, while also reflecting on the pa…
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Wolf Jett founding members Jon Payne (drums) and Chris Jones (guitar/lead vocals) share their evolution from playing in their first band together (Scary Little Friends) leading to their soon-to-be released (March 8, 2024) second album, “Time Will Finally Come.” Their journey took an unexpected turn when they were hunkered down during COVID at Jon’s…
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On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Louisa Marion-Bellemare to discuss Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) and managing patients who use illicit and controlled drugs. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover: history of the drug crisis lay of the land of the current drug crisis historical treatments opiate pharmacology healthcare utilization…
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Grateful Guitars (Part 3): 8/13/23 Benefit Concert- Featuring Dark Star Orchestra members: Rob Barraco, Dino English, Skip Vangelas + Stu Allen and John Kadlecik
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More interviews from the green room at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco during Grateful Guitars’ inaugural benefit concert with members of Dark Star Orchestra (DSO). Keyboard player, Rob Baracco details his his experiences playing piano and organ on original Grateful Dead gear; drummer Dino English gives a lesson on tone and shares detail…
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Grateful Guitars (Part 2): 8/13/23 Benefit Concert: Alex Jordan, Zach Nugent, Gary Lambert, Danny Eisenberg + Johnny “Mojo” Flores
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Backstage interviews during Grateful Guitars’ Inaugural Benefit Concert at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco: Music director and show participant Alex Jordan talks about herding the group of talented musicians playing at the show; Zach Nugent (Zach Nugent’s Dead Set) chats about his history of playing the famed guitars supplied by Grateful…
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Grateful Guitars (Part 1) - Andy Logan - Founder and President of Grateful Guitars
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Andy Logan, Founder/President of Grateful Guitars and owner/steward of the famed “Alligator” guitar which was once gifted to Jerry Garcia by Graham Nash, talks about sharing and gifting his amazing collection of instruments with prominent members of the jam band scene. Listen to the story of one of the community’s most beloved members as he talks a…
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On this month's episode, we chat with Matt Smith about wilderness medicine. As we shift from a high resource to a low resource setting, there are 3 main concepts to consider: - Ideal to real - High risk to low risk - Stable to unstable These concepts are important as we shift our practice and prepare ourselves. For this patient context, we need to …
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On this month’s episode, we discuss acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with Dr. Jess McLaren We define ACS, we cover pathophysiology, and some common causes. Importantly we discuss the assessment of this patient population - paying attending to both objective and subjectives signs and symptoms. We spend some time talking about electrocardiograms, and pe…
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Terrapin Crossroads- Sunday Daydream Vol 2 (Featuring Moonalice)-Part 1
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Terrapin Crossroads – Sunday Daydream Vol 2 (Featuring Moonalice) – Part 1 Join Tales From The Green Room backstage at the Terrapin Crossroads Sunday Daydream 2 music fest as they visit with members of Moonalice (John Molo, Barry Sless, Pete Sears, Lester Chambers, Dylan Chambers) and sit down with concert host Phil Lesh’s bass tech Brian Rashap an…
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Jerry's Middle Finger founder, Rodney Newman, reflects on Bill Walton's endorsing the band - as he did on on the Dan Le Betard show, revealing that discovering Jerry's Middle Finger at age 70 has given him " the chance of a full and complete life." Listen to the full episode for more surprises and green room fun with the entire band!…
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Take a ride with hosts Dennis Strazulo, Tami Larson, and “Augie” on their journey visiting with Jerry’s Middle Finger, the masterful band recreating the music of The Jerry Garcia Band. Broken up into three parts, the episode features band members talking about the origin of JMF, experiences playing at the famed Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley,…
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Backstage at the summit of Mount Tam at the Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre for the 7th annual Sound Summit 2023 interviewing band members from the days line up which included Lord Huron · Sierra Ferrell · Kevin Morby · Brokedown In Bakersfield · Vinyl with special guests and captivating moments only being in the Green Room can render! Epis…
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A Dive Into Drowning - Dr. James Gilbertson
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On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. James Gilbertson with the Ottawa Hospital, and Cst. Caroline Gallant with The Ottawa Police Marine, Dive and Trails (MDT) Unit. We take a dive into drowning and cover: What drowning is The scale of the problem Drowning pathophysiology The medical management of drowning patients Prognostication Lastly, we speak t…
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Substance Use and the Paramedic Role - Jen Bolster
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In British Columbia 7 people per day are dying as a result of a highly contaminated toxic supply of drugs. Since the announcement of the public health crisis related to illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2016 over 12,000 people have lost their lives. Despite previous misconceptions that the toxic drug crisis is confined to Vancouver’s lower mainland a…
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No Statistical Difference - Dr. Ken Milne
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“No statistical difference” On today’s episode of Critical Levels, we chat with Dr. Ken Milne of the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine (https://thesgem.com; @thesgem). We start with a high-level discussion and literature and evidence, and then apply these concepts to ‘lyse’ and ‘bust’ some of the predominate prehospital myths. Find links to the…
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Preparing Paramedics: Palliative Care - Cheryl Cameron Tyne Lunn
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Paramedics receive little education on grief and bereavement. As paramedicine integrates palliative approaches to care, it has become very apparent paramedics are under-prepared for the crucial role they play in supporting patients and families in grief and recognizing and responding to their own grief reactions. In this episode we talk to Cheryl C…
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An inspirational conversation with Brenden Tacon, creator of the Latin Dead - the ambitious 11-piece band fusing the music of the Grateful Dead with Latin Jazz. Brenden details the 3+ year journey of making his dream a reality, the involvement of Dead music aficionado John Kadlecik with Latin legends and Grammy award winners, Oscar Hernandez and Pe…
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Chatting with Luther Dickinson & Jason Crosby
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A chat with Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars from the Greenroom at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA, reflecting on his first performance at that storied venue and the genesis of his entry into the world of Grateful Dead music; paired with our sit-down with Jason Crosby, musing about playing in the scene and his new record, “Gi…
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A playful, lively, and informative conversation with all members of Pink Talking Fish (Eric Gould, Zack Burwick, Cal Kehoe, Richard James) moments before their recent performance at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA. The boys delve into some of their favorite stories, including playing with George Porter, Jr, performing Phish kids shows, the…
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Episode 29 - High Performance Cardiac Arrest Management - Adam Perrett and Mike Humphrey
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On today’s episode, we carry on last month’s conversation about cardiac arrest management and care. Recorded at the Paramedicine Across Canada Expo (PACE) Conference in Saskatoon in September 2022, we’re sitting down with Mike Humphrey and Adam Perrett of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services to talk about how they’ve revolutionized the care provi…
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Chatting with Jay Lane, Samson Grisman & Dave Ellis in Sweetwater Music Hall
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Tales From The Green Room host, Dennis Strazulo, and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson visit with Wolf Bros./Dead & Co. drummer Jay Lane, Samson Grisman (son of David Grisman), and renowned sax player, Dave Ellis in Sweetwater Music Hall’s green room as they share their memorable moments at the venue celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Lane and El…
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On today's episode, we chat with Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, principal investigator of the landmark DOSE VF trial. In this study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Cheskes and his team wanted to evaluate DSED and VC defibrillation as compared with standard defibrillation in patients who remain in refractory ventricular fibrillation dur…
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Famed Rock & Roll Photographer Jay Blakesberg
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Welcome to Tales from the Green Room - Backstage conversations from popular music venues around the country curated by Mount Tam Media. Buckle up and listen in, as host Dennis Strazulo and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson, dig up conversations with artists - before and after shows - in the exclusive confines of the green room. Barriers are down…
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Mount Tam Media Presents : Tales from the Green Room - Sweetwater Music Hall
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Mount Tam Media is thrilled to launch its Tales From the Green Room Podcast with a special season of episodes celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the iconic Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California. The roster of artists that have crowded onto the club's little stages, first at the original Sweetwater location two blocks away, and now at th…
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Episode 27 - Pediatric Pain with Dr. Samina Ali
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Pain is a condition that we often see in the prehospital world, yet for a variety of reasons, we're bad at treating it. On today's episode with pain expert Dr. Samina Ali, we go through what pain is, pain assessment, barriers to providing analgesia, and then discuss how we actually treat pain, using both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic interven…
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First Responder Mental Health with Dr. Simon Hatcher
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Join us this month as we chat with Dr. Simon Hatcher, psychiatrist at the Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Inner City Health, about First Responder Mental Health Who gets PTSD, what’s the pathway/differences to mental health professionals, how do we heal, and how do we get people back to work are all topics we cover, plus more!…
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IVEGOTYOURBACK911 was started by paramedics Jill Foster & Shaun Taylor in 2014. The goal of the campaign is to spread social awareness worldwide in regards to First Responder mental health issues. On this month’s episode of Critical Levels, we sit down with Jill & Shaun to learn a little bit more about how and why they started the company, and some…
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Prehospital Trauma Care with Dr. Brodie Nolan
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On today’s episode, we chat with Dr. Brodie Nolan, an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael's Hospital (one of Canada’s largest trauma centres), and a transport medicine physician for ORNGE. We discuss what trauma is, and how we define hemorrhagic shock. We discuss that trauma triad of death, and why it’s important to get these …
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PICU & Organ Donation with Dr. Sonny Dhanani
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On today’s episode we sit down with Dr. Sonny Dhanani, Chief of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). We discuss the approach and management of the critically ill child, with an in-depth discussion on the A-B-Cs. With respect to airway, we chat tips/tricks for airway management, as well as in…
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Lively Roundtable Discussion with Lisa Malsberger, Halina Janusz, Sunshine Garcia Becker and Lisa Mackey
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As Women's History Month comes to an end, we pay homage to the ladies with the re-release of an insightful and lively roundtable discussion with Lisa Marlsberger, Halina Janusz (Jerry's Middle Finger), Sunshine Garcia Becker (Furthur, Zach Nugent's Dead Set) and Lisa Mackey (Dark Star Orchestra) reflecting on the challenges of women navigating thei…
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The United Nations (UN) defines human trafficking (HT) as “the recruitment, transport, transfer, harbouring, or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploitation“. What is human trafficking? How prevalent is it? What are the red flags? How can I use…
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Canadian Medical Emergency Response Team with Lt. Col. Leilani Doyle MD
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After the War in Afghanistan, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces decided to create a brand new forward aeromedical evacuation capability. This is where our episode’s guest comes in. We speak with Dr. Leilani Doyle, Lt. Col. with the Canadian Armed Forces about her role in the creation of CMERT - the Canadian Medical Emergency R…
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Good Medicine in Bad Places – Sierra Team & SAR Techs
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Not all paramedics respond to just 911 calls. On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Matt Cruchet and Sgt. Gregory Hudson Matt is a key member of the Country of Renfrew Paramedic Service’s Sierra Team – essentially their special operations arm. Sgt. Hudson is a Search and Rescue Technician (SAR Tech) with the 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron base…
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On today's episode with Dr. Kyeremanteng, we're covering all things ROSC: what is ROSC? How do we optimize our patient's physiology (the A-B-Cs) post-arrest? What happens next - what's TTM, how does neuroprognostication happen? Lastly, we cover what is the impact to the healthcare system at large. Thanks to Zoll Medical for sponsoring this episode!…
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Prehospital Obstetrics with Dr. Glenn Posner
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Obstetrics. Arguably one of the scarier and uncomfortable things we do as paramedics, at least that’s what I think. If you’re looking for a way to make this tremendously stressful call just a little bit easier, then I think you’ve come to the right spot. On this engaging episode of Critical Levels, we’re talking with Dr. Glenn Posner about the preh…
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CVA are amongst the top 5 causes of death, and number 1 cause of disability in N.A. Given the associated morbidity and mortality, rapid recognition and aggressive management is of the utmost importance. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA), characterizes stroke as a neurological deficit attributed to an acu…
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Critical Care Paramedicine and ORNGE with Natalie Lavergne
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Join us as we sit down with Critical Care Paramedic Natalie Lavergne with ORNGE - to discuss exactly that: critical care paramedicine and ORNGE, the Ontario air ambulance service. In this episode, we cover: What is a critical care paramedic and how are they different? What type of training/continuing education do they receive? What is ORNGE? What t…
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The Hamilton Verdict | A Legal Analysis with Chris Robertson
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On June 8th 2021, The Honourable Mr. Justice H.S. Arrell gave his judgment finding 2 Hamilton paramedics, Christopher Marchant & Steven Snively, guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life to Yosif Al-Hasnawi (19), who died on December 2 2017. In this episode, we chat with former paramedic and current lawyer Christopher Robertson, where we…
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Bruises, Breaks, and Burns: Child & Youth Maltreatment with Dr. Michelle Ward
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Is it an accident or is it abuse? Tune in with Dr. Michelle Ward, Division Head of Child and Youth Protection at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, as we discuss what paramedics need to know about child & youth maltreatment
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