EMSconnect On Shift

By EMSconnect, LLC

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Episodes: 92

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EMSconnect On Shift is for the men and women who live life on the rig, in the station, and on the street—when the tones drop and there’s no pause button.

Hosted by Shaun Pitts, EMS educator and street-tested provider, this podcast cuts through the fluff and gets real about emergency medicine. The calls that don’t go textbook. The decisions you make with seconds on the clock. The lessons you only learn the hard way—on shift.

Every episode brings honest stories, practical EMS education, and straight-talk discussions on critical care, trauma, leadership, mental fitness, and the realities of working fire and EMS today. No sugarcoating. No buzzwords. Just experience you can carry into your next call.

Whether you’re a brand-new EMT, a salty medic, or a firefighter who’s seen enough to know better, EMSconnect On Shift is about getting better—together.

🎙️ If you can’t change a life, save a life.
🧠 Get less dumb with EMSconnect On Shift.
🚑 Real talk. Real calls. Real EMS.

🔔 Subscribe, share it with your crew, and keep learning—because complacency gets people hurt.

Got to go… byee.


Episode Date
Care vs. Clarity: Should Empathy Step Back on Scene?
Apr 27, 2026
Standards, Service & Something Greater with Zac Willhide
Mar 03, 2026
Exhausted Isn’t Normal: What EMS Needs to Know About Hormones & Fatigue with Haley Scellick, ARNP from First Responder Health and Wellness
Feb 10, 2026
BLS Essentials: Tox Talk: What’s Poisoning Your Patient?
Jan 28, 2026
Inside The Movie Code 3: EMS, Burnout, and the Stories That Stay
Jan 07, 2026
Read Between the Lines: Mastering Rhythm Strips & ECG Basics
Dec 30, 2025
Bridging the Pediatric Comfort Gap: A Flight Medic’s Perspective
Dec 10, 2025
Following Your EMT Clinical Compass and Being Ride-Time Ready!
Dec 03, 2025
Prehospital Care for the Aging Population
Oct 20, 2025
When Brains Short-Circuit: The EMS Guide to Seizure Chaos
Oct 20, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Mastering Respiratory Emergencies
Oct 20, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Abdominal Emergencies
Oct 20, 2025
Crushed, Collapsed, Compromised: Thoracic Trauma Triage
Aug 06, 2025
EMSConnect On Shift Behind the Scenes
Aug 06, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Knocked Out, What Every EMT Needs to Know About Head Trauma
Jul 28, 2025
No Pulse, No Problem: Crushing Cardiac Arrest in the Field
Jul 10, 2025
The Airway Code: Cracking the Science Behind Breathing
Jun 10, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Airway Tools
Jun 10, 2025
Keep Calm, and CYA: Medical and Legal Considerations with David Givot
Apr 29, 2025
Clots & Clues: Decoding Stroke in the Field
Apr 08, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Altered Level of Consciousness
Apr 08, 2025
Street Smarts: Mastering Toxidromes and the World of Street Drugs for EMS with Dr. Ryan Stanton and Spokane Police Officer Mike Thomas
Feb 19, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Medical Patient Assessment
Feb 07, 2025
Heads Up: Field Approaches to Managing Traumatic Head Injuries with Dr. Kai Sharbono
Jan 31, 2025
BLS Provider Essentials: Trauma Assessment with Shaun Pitts and Nathan Denison
Jan 31, 2025
Demystifying Pediatrics with Dr. Karina Dierks and Sheri Worle.
Dec 10, 2024
Flame Tamed: Handling Burns When Things Get Too Hot to Handle with Dr. Maika Dang
Dec 05, 2024
Can You Train Too Hard For A Job That Can Kill You? With Nic Pluskota of True gRIT Survival LLC
Dec 03, 2024
BLS Provider Essentials: EMS Detective
Nov 14, 2024
Chest Bumps and Gut Punches: An EMS Guide to Chest and Abdominal Trauma With Dr. Dierks
Oct 24, 2024
Coffee Talk: High Atop Mount Stupid!
Oct 07, 2024
BLS Provider Essentials: Seen Safety, Not Scene Safety.
Oct 07, 2024
The Best Way to an EMT's Heart is Through Their Stomach With Dr. Ernest
Oct 01, 2024
"Ketamine: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment with Dr. Danielle Wolff and Illume Wellbeing"
Sep 30, 2024
Culture of Safety & Crew Resource Management with Dr. Ryan
Sep 09, 2024
Don't Be Wheezy: Strategies for Allergy and Anaphylaxis with Dr. Eric
Sep 09, 2024
Evidence Based Guidelines and Research with Dr Ryan and Dr Ken
Sep 09, 2024
CoffeeTalk: Dealing With The A$$hole In The Room
Jul 17, 2024
Broken Keys: Unlocking Endocrine Emergencies in EMS with Dr. Racht
May 28, 2024
Opioids: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Apr 24, 2024
Ask The Medical Director's LIVE!
Mar 12, 2024
"Sirens, Lights and Lawyers" With Author David Givot
Feb 06, 2024
When The Sink Doesn't Drain
Jan 29, 2024
Oh, Baby! Meconium Happens and Other OBGYN Emergencies in EMS
Jan 19, 2024
Family Dynamics in EMS/FIRE
Dec 20, 2023
Some Things Are Better Left Unshared...
Nov 13, 2023
Are you Altered? Hypothermia Has Become Cool, Right?
Nov 02, 2023
On Shift Review: "The Hidden Harms of CPR"
Sep 25, 2023
Are Overdoses Black and White?
Sep 19, 2023
Thought Bias with Dr. Ryan Pursley
Aug 14, 2023
Train Like Your Life Depends On It With Ryan Scellick
Jul 24, 2023
Medical Directors VS EMS Epic Panel Battle
Jul 17, 2023
Dropping Into Waveform Basics with Dr. Casey Patrick
Jul 05, 2023
"Hey Doc, it is me again, what do I do?" With Dr. Travis Dierks
Jun 29, 2023
Stress, Education, and Training Scars with Lieutenant Colonel David Grossman
Jun 23, 2023
"Diet The Foul Four Letter Word" With Travis Barrett
Jun 08, 2023
Large #1, a Large Fry, and a Diet Coke: Obesity In EMS
May 24, 2023
No Pressure, Nothing Shocking, About Shock!
May 18, 2023
Death of the Echo Call
May 16, 2023
Keep Your Head & Neck & Back in The Game
May 03, 2023
Seven Things Your EMS Medical Director Wants You To Know!
Apr 13, 2023
Book Club: "Who Moved My Cheese?" By Spencer Johnson
Mar 24, 2023
Lines & Tubes & Catheters, Oh My!
Mar 21, 2023
Stroke: Pre-Hospital Identification & Management
Mar 08, 2023
When your on-duty life, collides with your off-duty life.
Feb 20, 2023
"When Shit Hits the Fan"
Feb 07, 2023
2022 Case Reviews
Nov 07, 2022
Trauma Triage and Hemorrhage Control with Marc De Pasquale, US army SF medic (18D) and NREMT-P
Jun 07, 2022
Crime Scene Preservation with Detective Mike Drapeau
May 01, 2022
Sick or Not Sick Pediatric Edition with Mike Helbock
May 01, 2022
Sick or Not Sick the Practical and Real World Approach to the General Assessment with Mike Helbock
Apr 01, 2022
Jump Seat Leadership with Joshua Chase
Apr 01, 2022
Patient Assessment Like a Critical Care Provider
Apr 01, 2022
"The eye doesn't see what the mind doesn't know" Abuse, Neglect and Human Trafficking Recognition in EMS with Michael McHenry, PhD
Apr 01, 2022
HP CPR Part I "The Science Behind Resuscitation" With Mike Helbock
Feb 01, 2022
HP CPR Part II "The time to preform is on scene, the time to practice is in training" With Mike Helbock
Feb 01, 2022
Mayday on the Highway: Could This Happen to You?
Feb 01, 2022
"People Care" with Author Thom Dick
Feb 01, 2022
The Art of PUHA
Feb 01, 2022
Am I Ready to go to Paramedic School?
Feb 01, 2022
The People Mover
Feb 01, 2022
Professionalism & Burnout in the World of 911
Feb 01, 2022
Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen and a push in the right direction
Feb 01, 2022
Almira School Fire: Heart and Soul of the Community Burns
Feb 01, 2022
Feb Teaser
Jan 17, 2022
Handcuffs and Stethoscopes!
Jan 03, 2022
Your Green Year of EMS
Jan 03, 2022
Unpack your Ruck Sack with Tania Glenn
Jan 03, 2022
Cowboys of Medicine with Lukyn Holling
Jan 03, 2022
If You Ain't a First Responder, Then You're a Last Responder: Time to Practice Like a Pro!
Jan 03, 2022
Jan Teaser
Dec 20, 2021
2022 Season 1 Trailer
Nov 24, 2021