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May 12, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
He was working in his local ED recently and got a chance to assist with an intubation of a drug overdose patient who came in with a need for airway management. The hospital had just gotten a Glidescope in and the doc used it to place the tube. Check out MacMedic’s post for a great review of the Glidescope with pros and cons listed. I picked the Glidescope Ranger for one of my Expo picks and I’ll be interested to hear any impressions from the live audience about that and the other products we have chosen this year. May 11, 2008 @ 12:06 am
Here’s a great video look at the Podcast and New Media Expo that was held last year in Ontario, California. I was there and can’t wait until this years expo in Las Vegas. I have been invited to speak at this year’s expo and I’m really excited to talk about how podcasting can be used to help educators and students learn and study for classes in this crazy on the go world of ours. Find out more about how you can attend this conference and learn more about podcasting and new media ventures — Click here. May 5, 2008 @ 9:35 am
This weekend I added 6 new short tip segments to the MedicCast Extra. In addition to the two items from this week’s free show (Acute Coronary Syndrome and Calcium Channel Blockers), I added 4 other segments taken from the “Stump the Podmedic” special episode from the MedicCast Live of a few weeks ago. Here is the list: Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) All of these are just a few of the great extra learning segments you’ll find over at the MedicCast Extra! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to get these items for your self — check out the MedicCast Extra today! Click Here for Seriously Good Extras May 4, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
Check out this article from Medical News Today. This article cites the increased costs involved partly related to the three functions of the device.
But the author points out that only one of these really has to do with the taking of the picture, the imaging process itself. The two other functions could be taken care of by other methods. The average cell phone out there possesses the ability to receive, transmit, and store images as well as display images. The cost of these machines could be greatly decreased by using a standardized interface that would allow any cell phone to upload, download, or display the images taken remotely. This could change the way rural or remote medicine is handled with a central doctor or specialist reading the images and determining the urgency of a given medical problem. @ 2:26 pm
This has kept many agencies from upgrading their machines to Bi-Phasic defibrillation standards. It has caused a lot of issues for a lot of EMS companies out there. I hope that this signals the end of the is problem and that organizations can get back on track with their upgrades and purchases. April 22, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
How often do you listen to patients completely in all lung fields? Listening to breath sounds is an important part of any medical assessment. Know what it is that you are listening to is important, too. The only way to do that is to develop a habit of listening to EVERYBODY. What do I mean by everybody? Well, I include patients in that of course. However, I also include you spouse or significant other, your kids, your partners on the ambulance, your instructors and anyone else you can convince to sit still for a quick listen. The more lungs you listen to, the more you will learn to hear when there is something wrong with one of your patients. The next time someone you know complains of a cold or chest congestion, ask to have a listen. You might just pick up something new. April 18, 2008 @ 7:23 am
Here’s the link to the article. One of the problems I see when I look at articles like this is that we have so much going on when we respond in chase vehicles like this.
Does anyone else think this is too much to keep track of? I do! This is the answer folks: SLOW DOWN! Remember, it is their emergency and not ours. We can’t help anyone if we don’t get there safely and if we are involved in an accident then I guarantee that our friends will divert to help us and leave the patient for second response units. Don’t make a bad situation worse. As EMTs and paramedics, our jobs as EMS providers is to provide care, not to try out for the local NASCAR qualifier!
Remember people can’t see you (you’re not as big as an ambulance)
What tips do you have? Add them here to the comments area or email me and I’ll share them with the other visitors here and on the MedicCast. Jamie Davis, the Podmedic April 15, 2008 @ 7:18 am
The gist of the article is that major change needs to occur in the training and pay for healthcare workers involved in care for the elderly or the system will continue to collapse under the increasing weight of the aging population. The same forces apply to the prehospital environment. As the population continues to age, the need for well trained and well compensated EMTs and paramedics will increase. Reports like these point to an a rapidly approaching critical mass where the health care system is going to start collapsing in on itself. The system can’t continue to become more expensive while the workers who make it go continue to make less, work harder, and decide to move on to other jobs. April 13, 2008 @ 6:56 am
——————– “To drive my point home, let me give you three examples to look at:
——————– Thanks for the support go to the Advisory Bored blog. It’s glad to know that I’m doing the right stuff to get the MedicCast noticed here. It has been hard work but very rewarding considering the way that the podcast and website audience has grown over the years. April 12, 2008 @ 8:01 am
Bicycle Safety for ChildrenHere are suggestions, courtesy of the International Bicycle Fund that I picked up over at Medicine Net:
I’m big on education and prevention, especially for kids. You, as emergency medical technicians and paramedics can go and do a presentation in your local elementary school on spring and summer safety, bicycle helmets, skateboarding pads. If you do let me know and I’ll talk about it on the show.
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