FOAMfrat Podcast

About FOAMfrat Podcast

Prehospital emergency and critical care podcast by Tyler Christifulli & Sam Ireland

Publisher

Tyler Christifulli & Sam Ireland

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Dec 2016

Latest episode

28 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

29 of 214 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Podcast 194 - Resus Architecture w/ Adam LaChapelle

   Host Tyler interviews Adam LaChapelle, The Resus Tailor, discussing how resuscitation architecture optimizes gear and workflows for improved patient care under pressure.

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   14 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Podcast 193 - Airway Recording Program w/ Dr. Brookeman & John Winstead

   Dr. Harrison Brookeman interviews John Winstead, Captain of EMS Specialist Program, about using video laryngoscopy recordings to improve prehospital airway management and foster objective feedback.

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   22 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Podcast 192 - Salicylate Toxicity Management w/ Dr. Brookeman & Nicholas Henchal

   In this episode, flight paramedic Nicholas Henchal and EMS physician Dr. Harrison Brookeman break down salicylate toxicity from the ground up. What started as a casual conversation at the crew table turns into a deep dive into one of the most misunderstood overdoses in EMS and critical care. They walk through the full spectrum of aspirin toxicity, from subtle prehospital clues to advanced hospital management. You'll hear how patients can appear relatively stable early on, why respiratory alkalosis precedes metabolic acidosis, and how the situation can spiral once the electron transport chain is disrupted. The conversation also delves into real-world decision-making: when to suspect it, when not to intubate, how to manage ventilation if you have to, and why treatments like bicarbonate, glucose, and even dialysis play a critical role. There's also a strong discussion of the dangers of missing this diagnosis and how quickly things can go downhill if the underlying physiology isn't understood. Link to interactive Anion Gap Tool: https://claude.ai/artifacts/latest/d3b744cf-5a1b-4bb7-88bc-4f74fd97ec16 FOAMfrat.com

Inside a recent episode

Podcast 194 - Resus Architecture w/ Adam LaChapelle

Published 28 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's so much easier to keep inventory that way and notice if you have a critical shortage. of something rather than vials, especially if they can be separated nicely so that you don't have vials of similar medications floating around next to each other because that's a nightmare. Yeah, absolutely. There's a lot of products that are already out there. There's a lot of great stuff. It just takes a little bit of forethought. So if you're in a position where you're working on this for your agency, whether it's an agency that has 50 medic units or an agency that has one medic unit, if you can help design this for your providers to go out there and be more successful... […]

Who has been a guest on FOAMfrat Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Adam LaChapelle
• Harrison Brookeman
• John Winstead
• Joe Hylton
• Dr Harrison Brookeman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,112,981,567

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

225 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

96

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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