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July 29, 2008 @ 10:25 am
A few of the best blogs out there offer some solutions. Check out the blog roll links in the left column for a few choices. There is no substitute for an authoritative and well supported journal. We’re lucky in the EMS arena in that we have access to two excellent monthly magazines that support the EMS community. Below are links to the Amazon Store where you can check out and subscribe to Jems or EMS Magazine. Emergency Medical Services Magazine Jems: Journal of Emergency Medical Services Check these out the next time you are looking for a good resource for EMS News (besides the MedicCast podcast and website, of course). (disclosure: These links are part of the Amazon affiliate store for the Nursing Show and part of what you spend does come back to help support the Nursing Show site.) July 28, 2008 @ 10:36 am
I got this video sent to me by email. I think you listeners like me more than I thought!
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Welcome to Episode 128
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BLOCKBUSTER Total Access — activate coupon for $10 off your first month. ——————————– Link of the Week– Erk Pod Podcast ——————————— News: Mountain ambulance callout a $10,000 hoax Power blackout hits Concord Hospital Tyler Emergency Workers Offer Aid In South Texas ———————————- Tip/Trick of the Week – EMS Pharmacology, Part 2 — Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics (check out part 1 here) Temple University EMS Powerpoints Page ———————————– Med of the Week– Epinephrine for ALS providers ———————————– 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! Other Podcasts: Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line — (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com ———————————————— Music from The Podsafe Music Network This week - “Breathe Deep” by Caitlyn Smith Check out Caitlyn Her Or use the button below to purchase her music at iTunes.
Click here to check out other Songs from the MedicCast Network Podcasts at the iTunes Store. ————————————– Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! This work is licensed under a @ 5:16 am
Reading farther into the story, it seems that the paramedics in question go straight from a clinical rotation on the street to their written test. This is not a good idea, as one interviewee in the article mention. Any of us who have taken an NREMT exam or a state or local paramedic or EMT test will say that the test doesn’t say as much about what happens in the field as it does about what we have retained from our classroom studies. Students in EMS programs spend a great deal of time studying a large number of facts that they will seldom, if ever, use. We all know that many of our cases are standard, sick person transports and that very few are the so-called “juicy” ambulance calls that really test our knowledge and skills. The average clinical rotation in the field may only see one or two critical patients. This is one of the reasons that we spend so much time in continuing education between re-certifications. These classes don’t just help us to learn new skills and information. The con-ed classes help us to remember seldom used skills and knowledge between those times when we might use them. Sometimes you can use the upcoming schedule of classes to help you choose your program of study. When is the last time you did a chest decompression? If it’s been a while, time for a thoracic trauma class or perhaps a special airway skills class. For BLS providers, how about administering an EpiPen injection? It’s one of the reasons I select the topics for the MedicCast each week. Last week’s episode that covered the EpiPen is an example of all that is usually needed by most to refresh their memories. We all need to review our ems skills whether we’ve used them recently or not. Got a topic you’d like to see covered on the MedicCast? Contact me and let me know what you’d like to see or hear about in an upcoming episode. July 25, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
This video is a sample of the videos in the MedicCast Extra site. Each video is accompanied by a downloadable version, a printable pdf student handout page for notes, and an audio version for listening in the car or while working. This video segment is all about pharmacokinetics and is part of a larger, nearly 20 minute segment on an introduction to EMS Pharmacology. Check it out here and also on your favorite internet video sites. Get the Flash Player to see this player. @ 7:29 pm
This week, I followed a story on ambulance diversions in Massachusetts. It’s did a great job of teaching the readers about why ambulances can’t always go to the facility of the patient’s choice but must divert to specialty centers when appropriate. This article is a great example of what is needed occasionally to educate the public about what we do and how we do it. Check it out! —————————— I report on this and other EMS news in the most recent episode of the MedicCast News at the Podcaster News Network. Jamie July 20, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
Welcome to Episode 127
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BLOCKBUSTER Total Access — activate coupon for $10 off your first month. ——————————– Link of the Week– Emergency Nursing Today blog and podcast ——————————— News: Paramedics fast-track to nursing career Maryland Governor Announces Interoperablilty Plan Caffeine Behind 4,600 Calls to Poison Control Emergency Patients Don’t Understand Doctor’s Instructions ———————————- Tip/Trick of the Week – Routes of Medication Administration Temple University EMS Powerpoints Page ———————————– Med of the Week– Epinephrine GhettoMedic.com on Epinephrine ———————————– 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! Other Podcasts: Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line — (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com ———————————————— Music from The Podsafe Music Network “Wasting My Time” by Matthew Ebel — Visit Matthew Ebel here and let him know you heard him on the MedicCast Or you can go right to iTunes to check out his music!
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Welcome to Episode 126
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BLOCKBUSTER Total Access click to activate coupon for $10 off your first month. ——————————– Link of the Week– EMS-Safety NREMT Skills Video ——————————— News: Ambulances - Ambulance Chasing Rural ambulance needs “overlooked” Tip/Trick of the Week – Padding the Voids EMS Responder on Fracture Management ———————————– Med of the Week– Toxtidbit with Lisa Booze of Maryland Poison Control NIH Medline on Acetaminophen Overdoses eMedicine on Acetaminophen Toxicity ———————————– 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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Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! This work is licensed under a July 9, 2008 @ 8:00 am
I recently added this video plus some other extras to the Pediatric Assessment page on the MedicCastExtra.com site. You can watch the video on YouTube and you can subscribe to the MedicCast Extra site here. July 8, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
In a recent post over at the MedicCast Forums (forums.mediccast.com), listener Adam posed the question about good resources for 12 lead ecg education. Jennifer posed one answer over there, as did I, and I decided that this one might be of interest to others who don’t usually visit the forums. Here’s my pick for the best book resource: I would most highly recommend Bob Page’s 12-Lead ECG for Acute and Critical Care Providers. Click on the Amazon Link here to get the book delivered now. Bob offers one of the most entertaining and informative seminars on 12 leads via his MultiLead Medics program. His classes are always humorous and educational and you end up reading hundreds of 12 leads in the course of his program. His book is a bit dryer in nature simply because it is a book and he was restrained from presenting his usual wit and commentary by the publisher. Jennifer’s suggestion is a good one, too. Although I have not read it myself, I have heard good things from other providers about it: Dale Dubin’s Rapid Interpretation of EKGs. Dale Dubin’s book is also available in a Spanish language version if that is something you might need: Interpretacion de ECG/ Rapid Interpretation of EKG’s I hope that helps out some other folks out there in the MedicCast community. I’ll try to add more study aid links like this to other posts here on the MedicCast. You will also find some additional resources over at our friend Jim Hoffman’s EMS-Safety.com site at this link.
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