Join the Rotorwash team for this special episode with a 4 person panel discussing the recent hurricanes, PPE in COVID, and transporting the LUCAS device. Special guest Marc Creswell discusses Acadian's response to the hurricanes, and how they d

New Directions

Sep 7th, 2020 26m 57s

Welcome to the ECHO Rotorwash podcast! We have been MIA for a while, but we're back! This is the first podcast in a few months for the team here at Rotorwash, and we wanted to take a minute and update the audience on some things that are to co

Surviving an Engine Failure with Matt Bellamy

Apr 25th, 2020 46m 2s

Join us for this episode as Joey Loehner, Stanley Pruitt, and Matt Bellamy discuss Matt's in-flight engine failure that occurred last year. Matt is a pilot with St. John's County FL, and he suffered an engine failure while on an overwatch missi

Catching up with Leonardo

Mar 30th, 2020 22m 1s

Join the Rotor Wash team as we interview Samuel Schaab from Leonardo Helicopters. He is a former Flight Nurse, and now he helps Leonardo design HEMS aircraft. He offers some fantastic insight into what makes Leonardo Helicopters different. Unfo

PECMO with Dr. Darren Braude

Mar 11th, 2020 36m 20s

Join the Rotor Wash team as we speak with Dr. Darren Braude from UNM about their program to cannulate in the field. Prehospital ECMO (PECMO) is here and real! Dr. Braude discusses the steps involved to reach this point, as well as the obstacles

Waiting to Exhale: Asthma with Jacob Miller ACNP

Feb 26th, 2020 47m 33s

Join the Rotor Wash team and Jacob Miller as he presents an absolutely fantastic talk on Asthma! Jacob is a Flight NP with UC AirCare, and today he shares his experience and knowledge on the subject of Asthma. Covering everything from the simpl

Waiting to Exhale: Asthma with Jacob Miller ACNP

Feb 12th, 2020 39m 57s

When Huffing Goes Wrong- with Richie McHale

Jan 29th, 2020 30m 37s

Richie McHale with Geisinger LifeFlight joins us for this awesome case review of a patient he flew 5 years ago. Carbonyl Diflouride is the toxic chemical that is commonly inhaled when "huffing", a practice that is common to induce euphoric like

SAR Around the World

Jan 15th, 2020 1h 29m

Today we get a chance to talk to Paul Reeves and Wayne Papalski about their SAR programs in US and Australia. Paul is an Australian search and rescue intensive care paramedic working in Broome in western Australia and Wayne is a US Navy search

Cardiac Assist Devices with Ryan Dale

Jan 1st, 2020 58m 55s

On this episode of the ECHO Rotor Wash Podcast, we speak with Flight Nurse Ryan Dale from Orlando, FL. Ryan has a fascinating background; as he flies, works in the ICU, and is a rep for Abiomed. He has some absolutely fascinating insight on the

CampECHO Rewind: Intubating the Shock Patient with Dan Rauh

Dec 18th, 2019 52m 20s

On this episode of the Rotor Wash podcast, we take it back to CampECHO WV 2019 with this awesome talk by the legendary Dan Rauh. In Dan's signature style, he presents complex concepts in a brilliantly simple fashion. Sit back, relax, and enligh

Flight Crew Bill of Rights

Dec 4th, 2019 30m 7s

Flight Crew Bill of Rights Right To Come Home 1. Every crew member has the right to go home at the end of their shift. Right To Turn Down A Mission 2. The ability to turn down a flight for safety reasons is your right and everyone’s responsibil

State of ECHO Thanksgiving 2019 with Jon Kaminski

Nov 29th, 2019 41m 46s

Fan the Flames- Tony Falzone CampECHO 2019

Nov 21st, 2019 29m 9s

ECHO Rotorwash Host Tony Falzone brings you his talk from CampECHO 2019 in West Virginia. In this talk, Tony uses his signature style of calm, motivating, speech to speak about how to keep the fire strong as we progress through our career. His

Crew integration in to the cockpit- The STAR Flight way

Nov 6th, 2019 23m 10s

Today we get a chance to catch up with John Hamilton of Austin Travis County to discuss how they integrate the medical crew into the cockpit and truly prescribe to making everyone in the aircraft aircrew and not just self-loading baggage. From

ECHO RW - Burning Man Interviews

Oct 28th, 2019 52m 35s

ECHO Rotorwash member Joey Loehner spent 17 days in the middle of nowhere for Burning Man 2019. While running the on-site EMS system for the event, he connected with some incredible folks from around the Air Medical Industry. The ECHO Rotorwash

ECHO Debrief from BM19

Oct 28th, 2019 52m 35s

Rotor Wash Podcast: Past, Present, and Future

Oct 11th, 2019 29m 21s

For more information about being on the podcast or a topic you wish to hear, email us at [email protected] If you need someone to talk to, call 1-833-AIR-FAST. FAST TEAM Video CME Collective

Mountains, and Hurricanes, and Policies OH MY!

Sep 19th, 2019 38m 30s

Today we continue our military month as we talk with Chief Petty Officer Wayne Papalski of the US Navy. The Chief is a senior member of the the very small Navy Search and Rescue Helicopter Corpsman (SMT) community which makes him one of our mos

Hoisting Into Predeployment

Sep 12th, 2019 33m 27s

ECHO’s Military Director, Jamie Eastman interviews Flight Paramedic and Standardization Instructor, US Army SGT. Joel Coelho. Sgt. Coelho talks about what his role is on both the civilian and the military side. They will discuss the details on

From Duke Blue to Multicam- A talk with ECHO's military director

Sep 4th, 2019 59m 20s

Today we have the privilege to talk with SSG Jamie Eastman, ECHO’s Military Director. Jamie is recently returned from a year long deployment to the middle east and we get a chance to talk about that experience, lessons learned during the run up

From Duke Blue to Multicam

Sep 4th, 2019 59m 20s

ECHO Philly Rewind - Dr. Ben Lawner: Flying Through the Glottic Opening

Aug 28th, 2019 31m 50s

We are revisiting our ECHO conference from Philadelphia hosted by JeffStat! Dr. Ben Lawner, medical director for Allegheny Lifeflight and EMS and emergency physician, presents his talk on advanced airway techniques and some clinical advice on i

Deviant Behavior

Aug 21st, 2019 30m 46s

This week we again head back to wild and wonderful West Virginia and Camp ECHO to hear Joey Loehner of Humboldt General Hospital present on the normalization of deviance and safety in our industry. Joey says he believes that everyone comes out