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March 31, 2008 @ 10:46 pm
Many of you have been asking about the availability of audio book versions of your EMT and Paramedic text books. While I have mentioned different solutions that range from hard to crazy hard. One listener who de-bound and scanned her entire book, used OCR software to interpret the scanned pages in to text again, and then recorded her computer’s text to speech program reading the book back to her. I decided to ask about audio resources when I got a chance to interact with the publishers reps down at the EMS Today expo. I spoke to all three publishers there (Jones and Bartlett, Brady, and McGraw-Hill). None of them are planning a full audio version of their textbooks. They all offer some form of web or cd-rom based audio content. These are all what they are calling complimentary content. A supplemental slice of information that offers additional info related to a given chapter, skill set, or lecture. Brady is offering a set of downloadable audio supplements via Audible as an audiobook for around $20 and by the chapter for $2.99. These are listed as “VangoNotes” but can be found at Audible by searching “paramedic.” I found a link to Audible.com here that offers you a free audiobook when you sign up and you can cancel if you don’t use it. A good option for studying and you can use your audiobook credits to get more if you like them. (Full disclosure — the audible link to get the free book utilizes a link from a friend’s podcast site. You get the opportunity to try out the service at Audible.com and he gets the advertising credit.) Also, I found that many recently published textbooks are offering full text online to registered purchasers of the books via a scratch off code inside the cover of something like that. I tried this feature out for one of my nursing texts and I was able to cut and paste the text from a section and then have my Macbook read it to me while I recorded the audio. March 30, 2008 @ 9:26 pm
Welcome to Episode 111
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——————————— Link of the Week: Upcoming MedicCast Live on Thursday, April 10 at 10PM ET ——————————— News: Ohio medic unit breaks down during call Philly is Short 111 Paramedics Government Site Rates Hospitals ———————————– Tip/Trick of the Week — Interview with Erk from NSW, Australia on his Fire and EMS dispatch system ———————————– Comment or share ideas at the MedicCast Forums forums.mediccast.com Rate the podcast at iTunes and help others find the MedicCast Visit the MedicCast Store Get the MedicCast Newsletter — Sign up now — it’s free!
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Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line — (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com ———————————————— Music from the Artist Matthew Ebel — with the song “Nothing” Check out Matthew’s music on his site Or — you can click on the link below to go right to iTunes to check out his music! Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast at the iTunes Store. ————————————– Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! This work is licensed under a March 26, 2008 @ 9:09 pm
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According to a recent study of kids and their test scores published in the Journal of School Health, children who eat diets higher in fruits and vegetables and lower in fats scored higher on test scores. This doesn’t just pertain to kids. You can improve your test scores by improving your diet. Your body is just another kind of machine. Feed it junk and it will break down much more easily and not operate at top efficiency. Feed it well and you can be assured that you will have the opportunity to do your absolute best with mind and body in tune to provide you with your best chance to succeed. This means you have to stay away from the donuts, though! —————————- For those of you looking for another edge, don’t miss out on the exclusive content available over at the MedicCast Extra! For less than a dollar a week, you can get exclusive content plus all of the great MedicCast Tips and Meds. Check out the MedicCast Extra site tour here. March 25, 2008 @ 8:28 pm
That was the focus of the article here. Football came out ahead of other sports in the U.S. as being the riskiest according to this study from the Journal of Athletic Training’s April 2008 issue. The runners-up included girls and boys soccer and wrestling. Don’t forget to check in with your local sports trainers and see if they want to come in and educate your service about what they do and how the two of you can work best together to make sure that these young athletes get the best care possible! March 24, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
Imagine a patient who may have an internal bleed. Local health care is unable to adequately assess the patient locally. Do you transport the patient by ground for hours to a specialty center only to find that they didn’t need to go there? This technology offers these borderline patients a chance to be “seen” by doctors who are located elsewhere (perhaps around the world), and have the assessing team on location be guided in their assessment by the specialist. The EMT, paramedic, nurse, or local doctor act as the eyes and ears of the specialist, transmit data, video, or audio files to the distant location and have a better chance at saving the patient the need for extended costs of specialty care and transport if they don’t need it. March 23, 2008 @ 8:06 pm
Welcome to Episode 110
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——————————— Link of the Week: Meetup at EMS Today this Friday in Baltimore at 5:30 PM ——————————— News: Students Drill for HazMat Incidents School and EMS Officials Dispute Bus Rules ———————————– Tip/Trick of the Week — Hypertension ———————————– Med of the Week — A.C.E. Inhibitors (angiotensin converting enzyme) ———————————- Comment or share ideas at the MedicCast Forums forums.mediccast.com Rate the podcast at iTunes and help others find the MedicCast Visit the MedicCast Store Get the MedicCast Newsletter — Sign up now — it’s free!
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Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line — (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com ———————————————— from the Podsafe Music Network — Glenn Phillips with Space Elevator Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast at the iTunes Store. ————————————– Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! This work is licensed under a March 22, 2008 @ 2:23 pm
I’ll try to call ahead and see if we can get a table upstairs like we did last year. Come on over and meet up with me, Rick Russotti, Dan White of Alliance Medical and the Paramedic Blog. Here’s a link to where the bar is located. See you there! March 16, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
Welcome to Episode 109
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——————————— Link of the Week: MedicCast Extra Site Tour ——————————— News: Ambulance Driver Charged in Fatal Accident Pessimism Deadly for Heart Patients Second Hand Smoke and Children ———————————– Tip/Trick of the Week — Poison Control Interview with Bryan Hayes of Maryland Poison Control Poison control phone number — 1-800-222-1222 ———————————– Comment or share ideas at the MedicCast Forums forums.mediccast.com Rate the podcast at iTunes and help others find the MedicCast Visit the MedicCast Store Get the MedicCast Newsletter — Sign up now — it’s free!
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Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line — (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com ———————————————— The Podsafe Music Network with artist Codie Prevost with his new release “Spin” Check out Codie’s site and let him know that you heard it here on the MedicCast. You can buy his songs at the iTunes store using the button below. Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast at the iTunes Store. ————————————– Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! This work is licensed under a March 15, 2008 @ 8:04 am
Good news has been coming in left and right here at MedicCast Productions. First, we have launched the new premium members side of the MedicCast Network — The MedicCast Extra!
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A lot of the EMS students who listen to the MedicCast will be trying just about anything they can think of to get out there and improve their chances at passing their upcoming NREMT tests. There are a lot of things that will help out along the way including rest, smart studying, working in small study groups and even your diet.
As the school year starts to wind down over the next few months, kid will be heading into their spring and summer sports activities. When they do, there are bound to be some more injuries involved with these patients. What sports cause the most injuries, though?
With EMS Today coming up soon, I thought it might be nice to talk to some of the other bloggers and podcasters out there as well as any listeners who might be attending the show. On Friday night (3/28) after the Expo Hall closes as 5:30, I’ll be heading across Pratt Street to the DSX sports bar.