HeyJaredTen Minute Medic
This podcast is quick educational help for busy paramedic students.
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Naloxone: Why Waking the Patient Isn't the Goal (opens the original)
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Think naloxone's job is to make overdose patients sit up, smile, and tell you what year it is? Think again. In this episode of Ten Minute Medic, we explain why the real goal isn't creating the world's angriest awake patient—it's restoring breathing. You'll learn how naloxone actually works, why "less is more" is often the smarter strategy, how re-narcotization can sneak up on you, and why experienced paramedics treat respiratory failure—not the level of consciousness. If you've ever wondered why
The Biggest Plumbing Renovation You'll Never See! (opens the original)
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What if every newborn had to completely remodel their cardiovascular system in the first few minutes of life? In this episode of Ten Minute Medic, we make fetal circulation finally make sense. Discover why the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus are lifesaving shortcuts before birth—but dangerous liabilities afterward. Using humor, and real-world paramedic applications, you'll learn how a baby's first breath triggers one of the most dramatic physiologic transformations in medicine. If fetal circ
The Drug That Tells Your Brain to Shut Up (opens the original)
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Ever wondered why a patient can go from filling an emesis bag every 30 seconds to complete silence just minutes after you push 4 mg of ondansetron? It isn't because the drug "settles the stomach"—it's because it shuts down a conversation between the gut and the brain. In this episode of The Ten Minute Medic, you'll finally understand the physiology behind nausea and vomiting, discover why the 5-HT₃ receptor is one of the most important targets in EMS pharmacology, learn why ondansetron works bri
Blood, Sweat, and Fears: Navigating Hemorrhagic Shock (opens the original)
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Today, we're delving into a critical topic that you'll undoubtedly encounter in the field: hemorrhagic shock. By the end of this podcast, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of what hemorrhagic shock is, why it's so dangerous, and why rapid recognition and treatment are crucial. This knowledge will be fundamental to your ability to save lives in emergency situations.
The World’s Most Reliable Relay Race (opens the original)
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ECG rhythms aren’t random squiggles—they’re the story of an electrical relay race inside the heart. In this episode of Ten Minute Medic, you’ll follow the baton from the SA node to the Purkinje fibers and finally understand why P waves, PR intervals, narrow complexes, wide complexes, and heart blocks look the way they do. We’ll cover what happens when the runner slows down, drops the baton, takes the scenic route, or starts an entirely separate race—because apparently even cardiac cells can igno
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