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55 | CLINICAL | BiPAP vs CPAP: Siblings, Not Twins (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 12
CPAP and BiPAP often get lumped together in EMS—but they solve different problems. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we break down why these tools a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
54 | CLINICAL | ETCO₂ — The Real Vital Sign of Resuscitation
Season 2 Episode 11
What if we told you there’s a number on your monitor that can predict ROSC, expose hidden shock, and even hint at metabolic acidosis before labs ever…
9 months ago
53 | CLINICAL | EMS Rituals — “Because We’ve Always Done It”
Season 2 Episode 10
Every EMS provider has their rituals — the interventions we do out of habit, comfort, or culture, not because the patient actually needs them. In thi…
9 months, 1 week ago
52 | THANKSGIVING | Turkey, Trauma, and “So… What’s the Worst Call You’ve Ever Had?”
Season 2 Episode 9
Some people bring dessert to Thanksgiving — Lynne brings questions. In this episode, Aubrey and Jaime hand the mic to Jaime’s mom, who sits down with…
9 months, 1 week ago
51 | SCENARIO | “What Would You Do If…” — Real EMS Judgment Calls
Season 2 Episode 8
Skills can be taught. Protocols can be memorized. But judgment? That only comes from the messy calls, the gray-area moments, and the split-second dec…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
50 | CLINICAL | Managing the (Heart) Pump
Season 2 Episode 7
In this episode, Sophie breaks down the chaos behind pressors and blood pressure meds in EMS—what they do, when to use them, and how not to panic whe…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
49 | CULTURE | Two Medics Walk Into a Call…
Season 2 Episode 6
In this episode, Aubrey and Jaime sit down to talk about what it’s really like working as a double medic crew — how their partnership evolved, what c…
10 months ago
48 | HALLOWEEN | Radio Report Listener Tales
Season 2 Episode 5
“Radio Reports”
Listener Submissions:
• AJ (Washington): A call that left more questions than answers — and a warning that may have followed into the n…
10 months, 1 week ago
47 | COLLAB | Shay Montgomery & Tyler Morris
Season 2 Episode 4
Recorded Onsite at EMS World Expo 2025
In this special episode of Life and Sirens: Behind and On the Scene, we sit down on the conference-center floor…
10 months, 1 week ago
46 | CLINICAL | Airway — The First Frontier (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 3
They taught us how to line up the landmarks and pass a tube, but they didn’t tell us how humbling a bad view can feel at 3 a.m., or how much the litt…
10 months, 2 weeks ago