Mostly Stable

Travis Hutton

Welcome to Mostly Stable! I am your host Travis, who is mostly stable. I have several years of experience in EMS, but only about a year as a paramedic. This podcast is just me sharing calls that i've ran, what went well, what went wrong, my opinions on various EMS and firefighting topics and much more. The views expressed on this podcast are that of my own. They do not represent my employer, or any governing or licensing body.

Episodes

  1. 19h ago

    Procedural Sedation

    EDITORS NOTE: When i was talking about the "analgesic effects of versed i meant to say the amnesia effects. Versed provides no analgesics. Disclaimer: This is not a guide, tutorial, or training! This does not substitute medical training or medical direction. FOLLOW YOUR PROTOCOLS!! This episode we will be tackling the topic of procedural sedation, what the NIH says are best practices and examine a call where i used it and how it could have gone better. References: Benzoni T, Agarwal A, Cascella M. Procedural sedation. StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. Published March 22, 2025. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551685/ Emerling AD, Fisher J, Walrath B, Drew B. Rapid ketamine infusion at an analgesic dose resulting in transient hypotension and bradycardia in the emergency department. Journal of Special Operations Medicine. 2020;20(1):31. doi:10.55460/n455-ukw4

  2. 2d ago

    Tacticool Paramedics, Cameras in EMS, Professional interactions

    In this episode we tackle some hot takes. As always, keep in mind i am a 1 year paramedic and don't pretend to be an expert. These are my own opinions, you don't have to like them.

  3. 5d ago

    Magnesium in COPD

    Today we are talking about the controversy of Magnesium in COPD. Here is the study Ni H, Aye SZ, Naing C. Magnesium sulfate for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022;2022(5):CD013506. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013506.pub2

  4. Jul 26

    Imposter Syndrome and Analysis Paralysis

    In this episode we talk about Imposter Syndrome and Analysis Paralysis and how i've been able to manage them as a 1 year medic.

  5. Jul 24

    Who Am I?; Not Succumbing to Anchoring Bias

    This is episode 1! Thank you so much for listening, hopefully the start of something fun

  • 5 Episodes

About

Welcome to Mostly Stable! I am your host Travis, who is mostly stable. I have several years of experience in EMS, but only about a year as a paramedic. This podcast is just me sharing calls that i've ran, what went well, what went wrong, my opinions on various EMS and firefighting topics and much more. The views expressed on this podcast are that of my own. They do not represent my employer, or any governing or licensing body.

Information

  • Creator
    Travis Hutton
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Travis Hutton
  • Show Website
    Mostly Stable