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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/08/01/community-paramedicine/feed/ 0 anne robinson,chris montera,community paramedic,emergency,ems,ems garage,ircp,jamie davis,medical,paramedicine,podcast,podmedic MedicCast Episode 230 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune | Podcast | Blog | Twitter | Facebook ---- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version iTunes | Zune | Podcast ————... MedicCast Episode 230 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). MP3 Audio Podcast (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=165682697) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) ---- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=386254289) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../amember/signup.php),and MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com/) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members – Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) GoToMeeting.com/podcast (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) ------------ I received an email from Richard Belle, Continuing Education Manager at National EMS Academy, about the press release on the NEMSA Online Education. This program aims to deliver continuing education to EMS professionals around the world through the internet. The interactive classes streamed over the web has been determined to be live education by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Service (CECBEMS) and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Through this computer based training (CBT), providers can now bring their classrooms to where they are and save time and effort in pursuing continuing education. To learn more about NEMSA Online Education and how your organization can benefit from online education visit www.onlineNEMSA.com (http://www.onlinenemsa.com/). ------------ EMS News--- Increasing Attacks on Ambulance Staff (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10512334) Multiparity Linked to Increased Rate of Heart Disease (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/193747.php) Bedbugs Close Two NY Clothing Stores (http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/07/02/new.york.retailer.bedbugs/index.html#fbid=jhdEu_TtsSK) -------------- Tip This Week --- Community Paramedicine Interview International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine (http://ircp.info/) Anne Robinson, Community Health Nurse, Eagle County, CO (http://www.nursingshow.com/2010/07/02/public-health-nursing/) Chris Montera, EMS Garage (http://emsgarage.com/) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) ——————————– Song this week: Rhyn (http://rhyn.eu/) with "Fall Away" Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no 1:03:41 Lisa Booze on Toxic Syndromes and Episode 229 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/25/toxic-syndromes-episode-229/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/25/toxic-syndromes-episode-229/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:39:11 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=4473 MedicCast Episode 229

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/25/toxic-syndromes-episode-229/feed/ 2 ems,jamie davis,lisa booze,maryland,poison center,symptoms of poisoning,toxic syndromes,toxicology MedicCast Episode 229 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra, MedicCast Episode 229 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itunesnew.jpg) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../amember/signup.php),and MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com/) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members – Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) GoToMeeting.com/podcast (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) ------------ EMS News--- Troopers Help Deliver Baby (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/04/2_troopers_help_mom_deliver_her_baby/) Family of  Rescued Boy and EMT Reunite (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/07/04/2010-07-04_guy_who_saved_my_life_joyful_reunion_with_hero_emt.html) Rookie EMT Makes Dramatic Rescue in July 4th Parade (http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2010/07/at_travis_fourth_of_july_parad.html) -------------- Tip This Week --- Lisa Booze Tox Tidbit on Toxidromes Emergency medicine providers are the frontliners in provision of care being the first to respond to emergency calls. In cases of drug or substance toxicity, one of the first things they do inspect the area for pill bottles or chemical containers that may have been the cause of toxicity. In the absence of such evidence, they will have to rely on their assessment  skills and observe the patient's symptoms to determine which substance is most likely involved. In considering toxicological cause, there are toxic syndromes that we can watch for. Toxic syndromes or toxidromes are groups of signs and symptoms that suggest certain types of drugs or chemicals as the cause. Looking at vital signs and symptoms involving the central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, eyes, skin and mucous membranes, and genitourinary system can provide clues to the toxicological origin of the patient’s illness. The four toxidromes that health care providers should know about include anticholinergic, cholinergic, opioid and sympathomimetic or stimulant toxidrome. Maryland Poison Center (http://mdpoison.com/) Toxidromes Overview and Practice Tests (http://www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon/toxidro.htm) Clinical Evaluation of Toxic Syndromes (http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/8/1350) General Principles of the Poisoned Patient (http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec21/ch326/ch326b.html) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) ——————————– Song this week: Matthew Ebel (http://matthewebel.com/) with “An Ordinary Guy” (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif) Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=78941.520167584&type=10&subid=) at the iTunes Store. ———————————— Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! (http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/88x31.png) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no 41:09 Allergies and Episode 228 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/18/allergies-and-episode-228/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/18/allergies-and-episode-228/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:31:41 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=4018 MedicCast Episode 228

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/18/allergies-and-episode-228/feed/ 2 allergens,allergy,anaphylaxis,asthma,ems,hives,hypersensitivity,itching,jamie davis,paramedic,podcast MedicCast Episode 228 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune | Podcast | Blog | Twitter | Facebook ---- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version iTunes | Zune | Podcast ————... MedicCast Episode 228 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). MP3 Audio Podcast (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=165682697) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) ---- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=386254289) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../amember/signup.php),and MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com/) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members – Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) GoToMeeting.com/podcast (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) -------------------------- EMS News--- Paramedic Candidate Dies During Practice Drill (http://www.statesman.com/news/local/paramedic-candidate-48-dies-during-practice-drill-789236.html) Maryland Responder, both Paramedic and Trooper (http://www.emsresponder.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=13963) Ambulance Cuts May Have Contributed to Bull Rider Death (http://castlegarsource.com/node/6379) -------------- Tip This Week ---Understanding Allergies Allergies are reactions of the immune system to certain things that does not bother most other people. Common allergens include pollen, dust mites, mold spores, certain types of food, insect stings and medications. Allergies can cause a runny nose, sneezing, itching, rashes, swelling or asthma. Symptoms vary. Although allergies can make you feel bad, they usually won’t kill you. However, a severe reaction called anaphylaxis is life-threatening. There are tests that can be done to determine if a person is hypersensitive to a a substance. Types of tests are in vivo or skin/scratch test, in vitro or the measurement of specific IgE antibodies, and provocation testing where an allergen is introduced one at a time and the subject is observed for presence of reactions. Though allergic reactions can resolve on its own, the symptoms that it produces may be rather discomforting. Medications that can be given to resolve hypersensitivity include Corticosteroids, Antihistamines, Decongestants, and other medications that work by blocking symptom-causing chemicals released during an allergic reaction such as Montelukast, Cromolyn Sodium and Mast cell stabilizers. Immunotherapy or allergy shots can also be done to desensitize the patient to decrease or eliminate the need for medications. Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no 39:49 Asthma for EMS and Episode 227 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/11/asthma-and-episode-227/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/11/asthma-and-episode-227/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:40:21 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=4015 MedicCast Episode 227

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/11/asthma-and-episode-227/feed/ 2 airway,albuterol,asthma,emergency,ems,intubate,medical,nebulizer,paramedic,podcast,podmedic,respiratory MedicCast Episode 227 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra, MedicCast Episode 227 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itunesnew.jpg) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../amember/signup.php),and MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com/) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members – Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) GoToMeeting.com/podcast (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) -------------------------- EMS News--- 911 program could ease ER problems (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-06-01-emsredirect01_ST_N.htm?csp=34news) Sports Safety: Helmets Save Heads (http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/wound-care-10/sports-safety-equipment) NC EMS Tracks Heat Emergencies (http://www.emsresponder.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=13949) -------------- Tip This Week --- Reactive Airway Disease Asthma is a disorder caused by inflammation in the airways (called bronchi) that lead to the lungs. This inflammation causes airways to tighten and narrow, which blocks air from flowing freely into the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Symptoms include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough, particularly at night or after exercise/activity. Asthma usually has many causes or triggers. The triggers that may result to the occurrence of asthma include respiratory infections, allergens, irritants, weather changes, activities, GERD, upper airway inflammation and emotional factors. A high percentage of children with asthma also has some type of allergy, the allergy isn’t always the primary cause of asthma. Even if allergies are not primary triggers for asthma they can still make symptoms worse. The goals of asthma therapy are to prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms, to maintain lung function as close to normal as possible, maintenance of normal physical activity levels, to prevent recurrent asthma attacks and to reduce the need for emergency department visits or hospitalizations, and to provide medicines that give the best results with the fewest side effects. Medications for asthma include inhaled corticosteroids, and long-acting bronchodilators. For more information on Asthma and prehospital management for asthma patients, emergency medicine providers and EMS students can follow the links below. Asthma in Children (http://www.emedicinehealth.com/asthma_in_children/article_em.htm) Medline Plus on Allergies (http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html) Medline Plus on Asthma (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html) Reactive Airway Disease in Pediatrics (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/800119-overview) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) --------------------------- Song this week: Derek James (http://www.myspace.com/derekjamesmusic) with "Summer" (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif) Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=78941.520167584&type=10&subid=) at the iTunes Store. ————————————- Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no 45:41 EMS Medical Consults Good and Bad and Episode 226 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/04/ems-medical-consults-good-and-bad-and-episode-226/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/04/ems-medical-consults-good-and-bad-and-episode-226/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:45:43 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=4276 MedicCast Episode 226

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/07/04/ems-medical-consults-good-and-bad-and-episode-226/feed/ 0 brainsciencepodcast,consult,ems,EMT,er docs,ginger campbell,MedicCast Live,online medical control,podcast,protocols,radio consult MedicCast Episode 226 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra, MedicCast Episode 226 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itunesnew.jpg) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../amember/signup.php),and MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com/) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members – Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly MedicCast Listener Deals at GoDaddy.com (http://godaddy.com/) Code BLU27 gets you 10% off your order at checkout Code POD27 gets you 10% off any web hosting order at checkout Try them out and get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com (http://godaddy.com/)! -------------------------- Featured this week- EMS Radio Consults A special thanks to Dr. Ginger Campbell of the Brain Science Podcast among other shows (find Ginger’s stuff at GingerCampbellMD.com (http://gingercampbellmd.com/)). She suggested the topic for this week’s episode and was gracious enough to come on the show live and share her thoughts about receiving radio patient information in the ER. Also, a thank you to Dr. Craig Corey for taking the time to write his thoughts down even though he couldn’t be on the show live. Craig is the inventor of the OxyPhone pediatric nebulizer device. You’ll find that and Dr. Corey’s home page at OxyPhone.com (http://oxyphone.com/). The central point brought out by both of these ER docs was that we must get to the point of the call quickly, focusing on the key problem, immediate life threats and interventions taken, time to the hospital, etc. and then let the ER ask any follow up questions. Vitals are important but not as important as patient’s chief complaint and your impression of the stability of the patient. Ginger also stressed the importance of talking to the physician after the call to learn from what you saw or did during the transport to the hospital. She said that her respect for the EMT or paramedic rises significantly when they want to learn from the calls – good and bad. —- Some other links: Study on protocols versus online medical control (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9209228) Online radio report outline (http://www.mercymemorial.org/EMS/radio_reports.htm) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) ————————————- Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! (http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/88x31.png) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no 1:04:53 EMS Management of Pediatric Poisonings and Episode 225 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/06/27/pediatric-poisonings-episode-225/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/06/27/pediatric-poisonings-episode-225/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:48:52 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=4013 MedicCast Episode 225

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/06/27/pediatric-poisonings-episode-225/feed/ 5 chemicals,child,ems,EMT,iron,jamie davis,lead,lisa booze,medication,paramedic,podcast,poison center MedicCast Episode 225 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra, MedicCast Episode 225 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itunesnew.jpg) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../amember/signup.php),and MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com/) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members – Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly MedicCast Listener Deals at GoDaddy.com (http://godaddy.com/) Code BLU27 gets you 10% off your order at checkout Code POD27 gets you 10% off any web hosting order at checkout Try them out and get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com (http://godaddy.com/)! -------------------------- EMS News--- Graduate Degrees: Are They Worth It for EMS? (http://www.emsresponder.com/print/EMS-Magazine/Graduate-Degrees--Are-They-Worth-It-for-EMS/1$13435) Second Paramedic Unit Could be Crucial Lifeline (http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100528/NEWS02/5280361) Recertification abuses prompt EMT scrutiny (http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2010/05/28/state_officials_examining_emt_retraining_system/) -------------- Tip This Week ---Toxicology Segment on Pediatric Poisonings with Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center (http://mdpoison.com) Children are naturally curious with the objects they see around them. Most often, whatever they pick up goes straight to their mouth which makes them prone to things like choking, GI disorders and yes, poisoning. To be able to initiate interventions, it is important to know the agent that the child ingested. EMS providers should look around and be aware of the objects in the child's environment and the substances found that they could possibly ingest. It is also important to assess carefully for the different signs and symptoms that the child is exhibiting. If the child is symptomatic, obtaining the history of ingestion is also helpful. Since lead and iron are some of the most common substances that cause pediatric poisonings, providers should also be aware of the signs and symptoms and emergency treatment of lead and iron poisoning. Teaching the parents or caregivers about how and where they can get poisoned by these substances, how they should store chemicals, as well as how they educate the children about medications would be key to the prevention of pediatric poisonings. NIH Medline Resources on Lead Poisoning (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html) Preventing Poisoning in Children (http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/titles/engpoisoning.htm) Emory University: Pediatric Poisonings powerpoint presentation (http://www.google.com.ph/url?q=http://www.fpm.emory.edu/Family/didactics/powerpint/FP%2520Pediatric%2520Poisoning.ppt&sa=U&ei=t2YjTIWxDMGXrAee9Z32Cg&ved=0CBgQFjAB&usg=AFQjCNF2eeELhUX2JxpgGr-uLV8427Y2nQ) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) --------------------------- Song this week: David Homyk (http://davidhomyk.com/)with "Summer State of Mind" (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif) Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=78941.520167584&type=10&subid=) at the iTunes Store. ————————————- Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! (http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/88x31.png) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no 35:50