From multi-system trauma to large vessel occlusions, paramedics at St. Charles County Ambulance District [SCCAD] are called upon daily to provide expert care in high-pressure moments. In the new podcast/vodcast “Patient Playback”, SCCAD Chief Medical Officer Dr. David K. Tan will talk directly with the clinicians responding to these high-acuity calls, breaking down the split-second, lifesaving decisions and interventions that translated to favorable patient outcomes.
The first episode of “Patient Playback” dropped this week, and features Captain Training Officer Andy Law and Lieutenant Jeff Kremer joining Tan to break down traumatic circulatory arrest and the role pre-hospital packed red blood cells and plasma have played in resuscitative efforts in St. Charles County.
“With the podcast, our intent is to highlight the noteworthy, the atypical, the unique…the stories of extraordinary actions taken by the skilled clinicians with whom I’m fortunate to work alongside each day,” said Dr. Tan. “Beyond the clinical wins, we’ll have conversations about potential process or policy improvements that we should be considering not just as a singular agency, but as a profession.”
Listeners can expect new “Patient Playback” episodes bi-weekly. Podcasts will be one hour in length, and will be available for free on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and iHeart.
“Things that were once thought to be ‘hospital only’ or even ‘ICU only’ are now routinely being practiced in advanced life support units. Paramedics throughout our nation have demonstrated that they’re ready to expand their role as critical care practitioners,” said Tan. “‘Patient Playback’ will showcase outcomes that are possible when clinicians, leadership, and training share a common, forward-thinking vision.”
SCCAD is a third service EMS provider located northwest of St. Louis, MO that responds to nearly 60,000 requests for service annually. Tan became Missouri’s first full-time EMS Medical Director in 2024. Previously, he spent many years at Washington University School of Medicine as a Professor and EMS Division Chief and is an attending Emergency Physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, a certified Level 1 Trauma Center.