http://www.mediccast.com/blog Online Radio and TV for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 This is the Mediccast weekly program, a podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other emergency medical professionals. The podcast covers news and commentary, NREMT & field tips and tricks, and much more. Visit our website at MedicCast.com/blog for more EMS news and tips. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS podmedic@mac.com podmedic@mac.com (Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS) MedicCast Productions, LLC This is the Mediccast, a weekly podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other emergency medical professionals. The podcast covers news and commentary, NREMT & field tips and tricks, and much more. Visit our website at MedicCast.com/blog. mediccast,podmedic,ems,paramedic,EMT,EMS,emergency medical service,ambulance,medicine,medic,rescue,ambulance,medical,ACLS,cardiology http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MedicastItunes1400x1400-258.jpg http://www.mediccast.com/blog TV-G Maryland Weekly http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/20/rural-ems-excellence/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/20/rural-ems-excellence/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:59 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7755 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/20/rural-ems-excellence/feed/ 0 david grovdahl,ems 10,ems today,hands only cpr,paramedic,quality,rural ems Shaking up LA fire EMS crews, locking yourself in the ambulance, changing rural CPR guidelines, and we'll have another in our series of interviews with EMS 10 Innovators from this year's EMS Today conference. If that's what you're looking for, Shaking up LA fire EMS crews, locking yourself in the ambulance, changing rural CPR guidelines, and we'll have another in our series of interviews with EMS 10 Innovators from this year's EMS Today conference. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast for EMTs and paramedics. MedicCast Episode 334 Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. We've got a great episode coming up for you including a news item with potential changes to CPR dispatch guidelines for rural and non-urban areas. Plus, we bring you an interview with paramedic and EMS leader Dave Grovdahl on his views about EMS excellence in rural communities. All of that is coming up next here on the MedicCast. Before we get to that though, please make sure you check out the links and additional information available for you over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/). There's a show notes link at the top of the page. Click that link and it will take you right to the most recent episode and you can scroll down there to find any previous episode. There's also a search box there for you on the right if you are looking for something in particular. Take some time and make sure you follow up on the information you get on the show and understand how it applies to your EMS practice and protocols. If you want to get back in touch with me, make sure you do so. You can email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email with your comments and questions on the shows, or you can send me suggestions and interview ideas for future episodes. Either way, I work to respond back to every email that comes in and I'll get back to you as well so keep those emails coming in. Also, if you're an android user or iPhone or iPad owner, check out the brand new free MedicCast App. Get the free MedicCast app from the Google play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.mediccast.android.mc). Get the free MedicCast EMS app for iOS. That's enough contact info. We'll get into this week's news coming up next but please remember to support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them here on the MedicCast. It helps keep the show coming out to you each week and keeps the lights on here at the MedicCast studios. Take a moment and tell them thanks for supporting the show! News: Shaking Up LA EMS and Fire Crews First up in the news this week is a staffing shakeup in the Los Angeles Fire Department (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-911-response-plan-20130504,0,2715695.story ). Yep, LA Fire and EMS is back in the news this week. It seems that they are experiencing a surge in EMS calls and they need more paramedics and ambulances on the street to cover them. Hiding From Fight in Your Locked Ambulance Next up is a look at an obvious scene safety situation and how the EMS crew handled the problem. This comes from just down the road from me in Aberdeen, Maryland. EMS crews there responded to a sick person call in their area when they encountered a large group of people in the street outside the patient's home, engaged in a massive brawl (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aberdeen-havre-de-grace/ph-ag-aberdeen-ems-calls-911-0503-20130501,0,1636797.story ). Adjusting Rural CPR Recommendations Last up in the news this week is a press release coming out of the American Heart Association regarding recommendations for compression only CPR. A review of the studies that led to that recommendation by a Swedish researcher shows that those studies largely looked at EMS systems in urban areas and that there is not enough research to support a hands only CPR approach (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259964.php ) for bystanders in rural or even suburban areas with longer response and transport times. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 23:01 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/13/blast-injury-review-part-2/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/13/blast-injury-review-part-2/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:06:11 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7714 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/13/blast-injury-review-part-2/feed/ 0 blast injury,bombing,boston,explosion,mass casualty Solar Ambulance, cinnamon dangers, parents texting and we'll continue with part 2 of our series on blast injuries. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. Solar Ambulance, cinnamon dangers, parents texting and we'll continue with part 2 of our series on blast injuries. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 333 Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 31:21 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/06/blast-injuries-part-1/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/06/blast-injuries-part-1/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 09:28:08 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7695 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/05/06/blast-injuries-part-1/feed/ 0 blast injuries,bombing,boston,elderly,explosion,geriatric,librarian,pedestrian,planning,preparedness,texas,trauma An EMT librarian, pedestrian trauma and the elderly, all hazards planning and we'll take a look at treating patients with blast injuries like this seen in recent weeks. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode o... An EMT librarian, pedestrian trauma and the elderly, all hazards planning and we'll take a look at treating patients with blast injuries like this seen in recent weeks. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 332 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Stethoscope-Keyboard-World-Globe-300x199.jpg) Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. We have a great show coming up for you this week in including a news article that looks at an EMT librarian who rides along and helps EMS educators and providers find evidence-based research to back up their EMS practice. Plus, will take a look at some in-depth information on dealing with patients who have suffered blast injuries in this week's tip of the week. All of that is coming up soon here on the MedicCast. Before we get to that though, please make sure you check out the links and additional information available for you over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/). There's a show notes link at the top of the page. Click that link and it will take you right to the most recent episode and you can scroll down there to find any previous episode. There's also a search box there for you on the right if you are looking for something in particular. Take some time and make sure you follow up on the information you get on the show and understand how it applies to your EMS practice and protocols. If you want to get back in touch with me, make sure you do so. You can email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email with your comments and questions on the shows, or you can send me suggestions and interview ideas for future episodes. Either way, I work to respond back to every email that comes in and I'll get back to you as well so keep those emails coming in. Also, if you're an android user, check out the brand new free MedicCast app from the Google play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.mediccast.android.mc). iPhone and iPad users, standby. There'll be a free MedicCast iOS app in soon. That's enough contact info. We'll get into this week's news coming up next but please remember to support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them here on the MedicCast. It helps keep the show coming out to you each week and keeps the lights on here at the MedicCast studios. Take a moment and tell them thanks for supporting the show! News: EMT Librarian Searches for Evidence Based Practice Kicking off the news this week is a feature article on another EMS blogger I found over at EMSWorld.com. It's on Kacy Allgood, an EMT and librarian (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10924350/the-ambulance-riding-librarian ) who is working alongside EMS providers in Indianapolis to help provide them research assistance into the best in evidence based medical care for EMS providers. Aging Pedestrians at Greater Risk Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control recently released a report on elderly pedestrians (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=169341 ) saying that they are far more likely to die in a traffic accident than others. As the population continues to age, we can expect far more traffic accidents involving elderly pedestrians, too. All Hazards Planning - Are You Ready? Finally, I want to bring to your attention the concept of All Hazards Planning and preparedness for major events (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10922033/whats-in-your-all-hazards-plan ) like the one in Boston on April 15th. Many individuals, paid and volunteer responders were in attendance expecting a large community event with all of the common medical and minor traumas that go along with it. Mitigation Journal Podcast with Rick Russotti —————————- Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 26:42 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/29/freedom-house-educates-needy-youth-emts/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/29/freedom-house-educates-needy-youth-emts/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:12:06 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7662 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/29/freedom-house-educates-needy-youth-emts/feed/ 1 david page,ems 10,ems today Too much texting and driving, another look at EMS systems on campus, and changing the name of the EMS. Plus we'll take a look at a special interview segment with EMS 10 award winner David Page as he talks about his Freedom House project with guest host... Too much texting and driving, another look at EMS systems on campus, and changing the name of the EMS. Plus we'll take a look at a special interview segment with EMS 10 award winner David Page as he talks about his Freedom House project with guest host Chris Montera from the EMS Garage. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 331 Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. We've got a great show coming up for you this week including a look at the week in EMS News. We'll also take a look at more from EMS Today with a look at the Freedom House project, providing needy youths EMS training as EMTs. Founder David Page won the EMS 10 innovator award for his work on this project. All of that is coming up soon here later on in the MedicCast. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and special segments. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Too Many Still Texting and Driving Kicking off the news this week is a look at an article from EMSWorld.com that some might say is proof that the EMTs and paramedics will have long-term job security. Despite laws against it and education campaigns against it, people are still driving and texting simultaneously (http://www.emsworld.com/news/10915943/us-drivers-still-talking-and-texting ). A Look at Campus EMS Systems at Colleges and Universities For many of you the existence of a college-based volunteer EMS system is probably no surprise (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10912924/campus-calls ). I've covered it here on the MedicCast many times in the past, especially with the interview segment on the National Collegiate EMS Foundation I did several years ago (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/03/15/collegiate-ems-and-episode-159/). EMS Has to Become Mobile Integrated Healthcare Finally an article on the changing face of EMS. In the previous article I talked about how being involved in disparate different aspects of the community and the response to emergencies in the community. EMSworld.com and other leaders in the emergency medical services community are expanding the vision of what we do by looking at how we might change the name of who we are (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10912956/the-future-of-ems-whats-in-a-name ). —————————- Tip of the Week: David Page and Freedom House Win EMS 10 Award In this week's tip of the week I bring you a segment from the EMS Today 2013 conference earlier last month where guest host Chris Montera, from the EMS Garage, interviewed EMS 10 awardee David Page. Dave organized a training program for underprivileged teens in his community called Freedom House. Freedom House trains these youths to be EMTs and provides them a response location to take care of patients in their community. A special thank you to EMS Today, Penwell, Physio-Control, and JEMS.com for providing us a location for our podcast studio at EMS Today to record this and our other special segments. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 33:01 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/22/mobile-pulse-ox-for-your-phone/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/22/mobile-pulse-ox-for-your-phone/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:44:59 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7622 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/22/mobile-pulse-ox-for-your-phone/feed/ 0 autisic,autism,ispo2,masimo,steve heightman Treating autistic patients better, suicidal patients and firearms, a nurse practitioner joins the ambulance and we'll take a look at one of our product innovator picks with Masimo's iSpO2 pulse oximeter. If that's what you're looking for, Treating autistic patients better, suicidal patients and firearms, a nurse practitioner joins the ambulance and we'll take a look at one of our product innovator picks with Masimo's iSpO2 pulse oximeter. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 330 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ispo2.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. We've got a great show coming up for you this week including a look at the week in EMS News. We'll also take a look at EMS Today's product picks with my pick, iSpO2 mobile pulse oximeter device from Masimo. Steve Heightman from Masimo joins us in our finale episode from EMS Today 2013. All of that coming up soon here on the MedicCast. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and special segments. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Learning to Treat Autistic Patients First up in the news this week is an interesting article I found at EMSWorld.com looking at how we handle and treat autistic patients (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10706169/responding-to-autistic-patients ). According to the CDC approximately one out of every 88 children in the US has some level of autism or some diagnosis along the autism spectrum. Handling Suicidal Patients and Firearms Access Next up in the news is a look at how we handle depressed and suicidal patients in the type of history taking questions we ask and should be asking them. A study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (http://news.nurse.com/article/20130403/NATIONAL02/104010025 ) says that many emergency department staff members, physicians and nurses, failed to follow up and ask if suicidal patients have access to firearms in their home or vicinity when they're not in the emergency department. Nurse Practitioner and EMS Service Join Forces Finally in the news this week I'll look at a great program coming out of Mesa Arizona and their unique partnership between the Mesa, Arizona fire department and Mountain Vista Medical Center (http://news.nurse.com/article/20130401/CA02/104080012 ). —————————- Tip of the Week: Masimo's Innovative iSpO2 Mobile Device In this week's tip of the week we look at the Masimo and their innovative new product the iSpO2 pulse oximeter device. This was my product innovator pick for the EMS Today conference last month in Washington DC. Again I'd like to offer a special thank you to our sponsors for that event for allowing us to come in and bring you the video segments recorded in our podcast studio there at EMS Today. So a special thank you to Physio–Control, Penwell, EMS Today, JEMS.com and all of the amazing podcasters who joined us in the podcast studio at EMS Today. I am joined in this segment by Chris Montera and Tom Bouthillet, who joined me to talk with Steve Heightman from Masimo about their iSPO2. Let's get into that segment with Masimo's Steve Heightman right now. Tip of the Week Links iSpO2 on Amazon. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 27:27 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/15/barefoot-nurse-kelly-arashin-on-ems-today-and-episode-329/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/15/barefoot-nurse-kelly-arashin-on-ems-today-and-episode-329/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:49:54 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7550 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/15/barefoot-nurse-kelly-arashin-on-ems-today-and-episode-329/feed/ 0 barefoot nurse,chris montera,ems today,jamie davis,kelly arashin Dangers of confronting racism in EMS, Texting 911, breathalyzer for heart disease, and we have another special segment from EMS Today 2013 with barefoot nurse Kelly Arashin. If that's what you're looking for, Dangers of confronting racism in EMS, Texting 911, breathalyzer for heart disease, and we have another special segment from EMS Today 2013 with barefoot nurse Kelly Arashin. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 329 Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. There is a great show this week kicking off with three EMS news items including a story on texting and 911 call centers and bringing new diagnostic technologies to you. After that, we've got Kelly Arashin, the Barefoot Nurse (https://twitter.com/barefootnurse24), joining us in our finale episode from EMS Today 2013. All of that coming up soon here on the MedicCast. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and special segments. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Expose Racist EMT and Get Death Threats Starting off this week's news is a story about the reporters who exposed a New York Fire Department EMT (http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/208811/n-y-post-reporter-gets-threats-after-exposing-racist-emt/) who was posting racist and inflammatory statements on his social media accounts. Dispatch Center in Maryland Takes Text Messages Next up in the news this week, a story on the continued roll out of 911 centers and text messaging (http://www.emsworld.com/news/10898312/maryland-county-911-center-accepts-text-messages). The FCC has mandated that 911 centers and cell carriers must have texting interoperability by May 14, 2014. Luckily, some jurisdictions are moving along a little faster. Breathalizer for Cardiac Patients Finally in the news this week. What if you could test that CHF patient you have with a special breathalyzer (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/258186.php ) that tests for heart disease, heart failure or even myocardial infarction? That could be coming soon to the back of an ambulance near you. —————————- Tip of the Week: Critical Care Nurse Kelly Arashin on EMS Today Let's get in to this week's tip segment with a special video segment recorded in the podcast studio at EMS Today 2013 in Washington, D.C. Here's a segment we recorded as part of our finale segment with Barefoot Nurse blogger, Kelly Arashin, a critical care nurse specialist and acute care nurse practitioner who came on with myself and Chris Montera to chat with us about the conference and the amazing quality of the educational materials she found there. Let's get into that video segment in a second after a special thank you to EMS Today, JEMS.com, Pennwell and Physio-Control for making this possible by allowing our ProMed Podcast Studio to broadcast from the conference floor and record some of the exciting events and speakers there. Tip of the Week Links Kelly Arashin's Barefoot Nurse Blog (http://barefootnurse.blogspot.com) Kelly Arashin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/barefootnurse24) EMSGarage.com (http://emsgarage.com) ----- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 20:54 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/08/a-j-heightman-jennifer-berry-jems/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/08/a-j-heightman-jennifer-berry-jems/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:26:06 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7543 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/08/a-j-heightman-jennifer-berry-jems/feed/ 0 aj heightman,chris montera,ems today,jamie davis,jems,jennifer berry,podmedic EMS Criminals, Selling a stolen ambulance, new EMS program for Arkansas and I bring you another special segment from EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. EMS Criminals, Selling a stolen ambulance, new EMS program for Arkansas and I bring you another special segment from EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 328 Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. There is a great show this week kicking off with three EMS news items including a quirky story about three guys who try to sell a stolen ambulance, and an EMT who makes us all look bad. Plus, I'm excited bring you a great interview with JEMS (http://JEMS.com) Editor-in-Chief A. J. Heightman and Managing Editor Jennifer Berry special segment recorded as part of our finale from EMS Today 2013 (http://EMSToday.com). All of that coming up soon here on the MedicCast. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and special segments. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Paramedic Charged with Prescription Drug Fraud We'll kick off the news this week with a news item and link sent in from a MedicCast audience member about an EMT charged with trying to get prescription drugs with counterfeit prescriptions (http://www.wistv.com/story/21822268/paramedic-charged-with-fraudulently-obtaining-prescription-drugs). Three Yahoos Steal and Sell Ambulance In the next news item, we go from bad EMS news to absurd EMS news. Three boneheads in Texas stole an ambulance recently (http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/3-Texans-allegedly-tried-to-sell-stolen-ambulance-4394554.php). Now I ask you, what do you do with a stolen ambulance? Go for a ride? Take a friend to the hospital? How about try to sell it to a junk yard for scrap metal? University of Arkansas Starts EMS Bachelor's Program Finally in the news this week is a story out of Arkansas from their University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. They are starting an emergency medical services bachelor's degree program (http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=648952) that is aimed at improving leadership and clinical skills and education of their graduates. —————————- Tip of the Week: JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman at EMS Today 2013 Let's get in to this week's tip segment with a special video segment recorded in the podcast studio at EMS Today 2013 in Washington, D.C. Here's a segment we recorded as part of our finale segment with JEMS Editor-in-Chief A. J. Heightman and Managing Editor Jennifer Berry who came on with myself and Chris Montera to chat with us about the conference, it's new venue for the next few years in Washington, D.C., and what to look forward to in next year's EMS Today 2014. Let's get into that video segment in a second after a special thank you to EMS Today, JEMS.com, Pennwell and Physio-Control for making this possible by allowing our ProMed Podcast Studio to broadcast from the conference floor and record some of the exciting events and speakers there. Tip of the Week Links JEMS Magazine (http://JEMS.com) Jennifer Berry's Blog Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 21:32 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/01/ems-helmets-product-trends/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/01/ems-helmets-product-trends/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:54:53 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7490 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/04/01/ems-helmets-product-trends/feed/ 0 chris montera,dan white,ems helmet,ems today,innovator,jamie davis,podmedic,video laryngoscope Non-skill EMS skill, implantable wireless lab, cardiac issues with depression and anxiety and we're back with another special segment from EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. Non-skill EMS skill, implantable wireless lab, cardiac issues with depression and anxiety and we're back with another special segment from EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCas... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 30:04 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/25/infrascan-portable-brain-scanner/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/25/infrascan-portable-brain-scanner/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:07:02 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7460 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/25/infrascan-portable-brain-scanner/feed/ 0 brain hemorrhage,brain scanner,concussion,head trauma,infrascan,stroke Recognizing and EMS Innovator, new concussion guidelines, Pittsburgh gets community paramedics, and we'll take a look at a new portable brain scanner to detect brain bleeds with a special segment from EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, Recognizing and EMS Innovator, new concussion guidelines, Pittsburgh gets community paramedics, and we'll take a look at a new portable brain scanner to detect brain bleeds with a special segment from EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, ... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 28:51 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/18/changing-ems-jobs/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/18/changing-ems-jobs/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:08:15 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7346 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/18/changing-ems-jobs/feed/ 0 career tips,changing jobs,emt career,medicsbk,scott kier Hospice and DNR care, handling patient refusals responsibly, and rural teen pregnancy rates explode plus there is more to see from the special segments recorded at EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, Hospice and DNR care, handling patient refusals responsibly, and rural teen pregnancy rates explode plus there is more to see from the special segments recorded at EMS Today 2013. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 325 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/girl-binoculars-300x199.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. I've got a great episode coming up for you this week with several news items to catch your attention including a look at some key thoughts on EMS DNR and hospice patient care. Plus, in this episode, I'll bring you another special interview and discussion recorded at EMS Today 2013. That will come up after this week's news segments. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and special segments. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: EMS and Hospice and DNR Care Kicking off the news this week is a look at an article I found over at EMSWorld.com looking at education around EMS Do Not Resuscitate orders (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10319396/hospice-and-dnr-care) and hospice patients. It's a continuing education article co-written by our good friend and fellow ProMed Network podcaster, Greg Friese. Changing the EMS Paradigm So have you ever heard the phrase, "You call, we haul? (http://www.ems1.com/columnists/art-hsieh/articles/1412302-Is-EMS-still-stuck-in-the-you-call-we-haul-thats-all-mindset/)" That comes with a certain mindset and one that I think has seen its time pass in EMS. All too often, however, I think that our providers and services focus on us as a transportation service and not a health care service. Teen Pregnancy and Rural America Finally in the news this week is an article on teen pregnancy and childbirth rates in different parts of the country (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=168133). Does where you work mean you are more likely to have that emergency maternity call where a child is having a child? Apparently it does. —————————- Tip of the Week: Finding a New Job In EMS Let's get in to this week's tip segment with a special video segment recorded in the podcast studio at EMS Today 2013 in Washington, D.C. A special thank you to EMS Today, JEMS.com and Physio-Control for making this possible. Stay tuned here for all of these segments featured here in episodes on the MedicCast. In this segment, I sit down with Scott Kier from the "EMS in the New Decade Blog" and talk about his recent shift to a new EMS job. Scott offers some good tips for the MedicCast audience on how to approach seeking out a new job, good questions to ask, and where to find the job opportunities that match what you're looking for. Tip of the Week Links EMS in the New Decade Blog (http://medicsbk.com) Greg Friese on Job Interview Tips (http://everydayemstips.com/job-interview-preparation-tips-for-ems-professionals/) EMS Career Development Tips at EMSWorld.com Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 30:46 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/11/dr-kevin-seaman-on-cardiac-arrest-survival/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/11/dr-kevin-seaman-on-cardiac-arrest-survival/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:34:23 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7316 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/11/dr-kevin-seaman-on-cardiac-arrest-survival/feed/ 0 cardiac arrest,drug shortages,howard county,kevin seaman,maryland,resuscitation Coping with drug shortages, testing the sticky test, too many trauma centers and we'll be featuring the first of our special episode segments from EMS Today 2013 in Washington, D.C. If that's what you're looking for, Coping with drug shortages, testing the sticky test, too many trauma centers and we'll be featuring the first of our special episode segments from EMS Today 2013 in Washington, D.C. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this wee... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 24:52 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/04/transdermal-patch-overdoses/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/04/transdermal-patch-overdoses/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:49:00 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7287 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/03/04/transdermal-patch-overdoses/feed/ 0 lisa booze,maryland poison center,overdose,toxicology,transdermal patch Tired EMS providers, unsuccessful CPR attacks, and ambulance provider road safety plus we'll take a look at another toxicology tidbit with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. If that's what you're looking for, Tired EMS providers, unsuccessful CPR attacks, and ambulance provider road safety plus we'll take a look at another toxicology tidbit with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 323 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Transdermal-Patch.jpeg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. This week in EMS News I focus on three different EMT and paramedic safety issues, looking at fatigue, assaults, and highway safety. Then for the tip of the week, I sit down and chat with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center with another look at a toxicology item with her. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and in this week's show, special product innovators. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. Upcoming EMS Conferences Also look for me at some conferences near you in the next few weeks. I'll be recording live at EMS Today (http://EMSToday.com) with Chris Montera and the rest of the ProMed Network team in our podcast studio there. After that, I'll be at the Public Health Preparedness Summit in Atlanta (http://www.phprep.org). If you are going to be attending either of these conferences, make sure you come by the booth and say Hi! I love to meet all of you when you stop by and it's always a blast to see you guys in person. There are links in the show notes for both EMS Today and the Public Health Preparedness Summit so check them out there. I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Challenges and Safety Around EMS Fatigue In the first news item this week, I pulled an article from EMSWorld.com on dealing with fatigue in EMTs and paramedics (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10859196/dont-lose-sleep-over-it ). I know that EMS fatigue issues is not a new issue. Because we are available around the clock, we often work night shifts and then struggle to sleep during the day. Paramedic Attacked After CPR Fails Next up in the news is a completely different kind of safety issue, one which we all face too often. I'm talking about dealing with assaults from patients and bystanders on paramedics (http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/157197/MDA-Paramedic-Assaulted-After-Unsuccessful-CPR.html ) and other EMS providers. EMS Road Risks Outlined Finally in the news this week, an article that has become all to common an occurrence lately, EMS providers dying in motor vehicle accidents (http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/study-emts-face-greatest-risk-on-road ) with an ambulance. I suppose you could say that it's an occupational hazard and you'd be right. —————————- Tip of the Week: Transdermal Patch Overdose We're joined again this week by Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center (http://MDPoison.com). Lisa has been coming on the show for 5 years now, Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 24:39 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/25/hypothyroidism-ems-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/25/hypothyroidism-ems-review/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:37:11 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7240 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/25/hypothyroidism-ems-review/feed/ 0 hypothyroidism,medical history,thyroid Seeking EMS volunteers, EMS cutbacks over gas prices, paramedic updates stalled and we'll continue our series on thyroid disorders with a look at a Hypothyroidism review for EMS. If that's what you're looking for, Seeking EMS volunteers, EMS cutbacks over gas prices, paramedic updates stalled and we'll continue our series on thyroid disorders with a look at a Hypothyroidism review for EMS. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 322 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/paramedics-responding-radio-mic1-300x199.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. This week in EMS News we'll be covering several articles including two that look at how budget cut backs are affecting EMS in different parts of the country. Then we'll continue our efforts to educate ourselves on various health and medical conditions in patient histories with a look at hypothyroidism. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and in this week's show, special product innovators. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. Also look for me at some conferences near you in the next few weeks. I'll be recording live at EMS Today with Chris Montera and the rest of the ProMed Network team in our podcast studio there. After that, I'll be at the Public Health Preparedness Summit in Atlanta. If you are going to be attending either of these conferences, make sure you come by the booth and say Hi! I love to meet all of you when you stop by and it's always a blast to see you guys in person. There are links in the show notes for both EMS Today and the Public Health Preparedness Summit so check them out there. I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Texas EMS Service Seeks New Volunteers Are you part of an EMS volunteer organization, either as part of a volunteer fire department or a stand alone EMS volunteer service? In the first article in this week's news I'm looking at a service in Blanco County, Texas who are holding a volunteer recruitment drive (http://www.blanconews.com/news/108562/ ). High Gas Prices and EMS Cutbacks In the previous article this week, we looked at how EMS services can reach out to their public about seeking volunteers to reduce costs. This news item is similar with one Rochester, NY area EMS company seeking to explain their pain over the volatility of gas prices (http://rochesterhomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=372272 ) and how it affects what they do providing ambulance services. Long Beach Paramedic Upgrades Stalled by Union Finally this week, we wrap up with another budget driven EMS news item. The City of Long Beach California is proposing a change to the current staffing (http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2013/02/17/new-long-beach-paramedic-model-may-be-stalled-for-county-review.html) of their ALS units to move from ambulances with 2 paramedics per unit to staffing those same units with just one paramedic and an EMT. —————————- Tip of the Week: Hypothyroidism EMS Review Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 25:52 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/18/hyperthyroidism-ems-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/18/hyperthyroidism-ems-review/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:27:14 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7217 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/18/hyperthyroidism-ems-review/feed/ 0 CPR,Heimlich,hyperthyroidism,internet,mentoring,self diagnosis,thyroid Internet self-diagnosis, positive mentoring of youth, and public health outreach pays off, plus we'll take a look at hyperthyroidism in this week's show. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. Internet self-diagnosis, positive mentoring of youth, and public health outreach pays off, plus we'll take a look at hyperthyroidism in this week's show. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 321 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/paramedics-in-front-of-ambulance-300x199.jpg)Good day and welcome to the MedicCast this week. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. We are going to be looking at several stories of how EMS professionals can have a positive effect on their communities by getting involved in various forms of public outreach from mentoring to health prevention and education efforts. Then we'll continue our efforts to educate ourselves on various health and medical conditions we'll likely see in our patient's medical histories with a look at hyperthyroidism. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and in this week's show, special product innovators. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Internet Self-Diagnosis on the Rise (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nurse_eye_magnifying_sm.jpg)Kicking off the news for the MedicCast this week is a recent study on internet health information habits. The Pew Research Center and the Pew Internet & American Life Project released information that one third of Americans have used the internet to either diagnose themselves (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254920.php ) or diagnose a health problem for a friend or relative. Mentoring Kids Pays Off Most of us can recount that person that helped to shape who we are today and while they may not be "officially" a mentor, we might call them one. A recent study on the effects of mentoring on youth (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254977.php ) has been released with some very positive results. Teen Gives Dad Heimlich for His Birthday In that previous news item, we learned about how we can reach out and mentor in our community. One of the things we can teach is CPR and First Aid to create new responders in our area. In Cary, NC Frank Jablonski is glad of such programs (http://www.emsworld.com/news/10854016/nc-teen-gives-dad-birthday-present-heimlich ). —————————- Tip of the Week: Hyperthyroidism EMS Review This week on the tip of the week, we look at more examples of various conditions that show up on a patient's medical history from time to time. People with thyroid disorders can present in various ways and so I thought we'd take some time over the next two weeks talking about two most common thyroid disorders Hyper- and Hypothyroidism. First off, hyperthyroidism also know as a hyperactive thyroid in a segment from the Nursing Show (http://nursingshow.com). Tip of the Week Links NIH Medline on Hyperthyroidism (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001396/) WebMD on Hyperthyroidism (http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/hyperthyroidism-topic-overview) NIDDK on Hyperthyroidism (http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/Hyperthyroidism/) ----- Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 27:21 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/11/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-opioid-hearing-loss/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/11/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-opioid-hearing-loss/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:59:33 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7196 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/11/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-opioid-hearing-loss/feed/ 0 cannabinoid,EMS assaults,hearing loss,hyperemesis,lisa booze,migraine,opioid,poison control Assaulted EMTs fighting back, migraines, women and heart disease, a virtual heart reveals A-Fib secrets and we're going to check back in with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center on some things called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis and Opioid Hearing Lo... Assaulted EMTs fighting back, migraines, women and heart disease, a virtual heart reveals A-Fib secrets and we're going to check back in with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center on some things called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis and Opioid Hearing Loss. If that's what you're looking for, you found it here on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 320 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/EMS-HiVis-Stethoscope-sm-200x300.gif)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. I hope you're looking forward to this week's show as much as I am. We'll dig into a recent high profile story on an EMT assault and the lax penalties associated with such attacks then we'll visit again with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. First, though, please follow up on all of the information in this episode over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find a show notes link right at the top of the page that will take you right to the most recent episode and then you can scroll down to find other episode from previous weeks. There are links to everything we talk about in every episode there so you can follow up on all of the tips, news items and in this week's show, special product innovators. If you  want to get back to me with a comment or question, make sure you shoot me an email. I love to hear from you and I respond back to every email that comes in so keep those email's coming. You can catch up with me by email at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Shoot me an email today! I think that's enough introduction and contact info. There'll be some more later on in the show but for now, let's get on with this episode of the MedicCast and head on in to this week's news. News: Assaults on EMS Providers Cry For Justice We'll kick off the news this week with a story that is probably all too familiar for some of us in EMS, an assault on an EMT (http://www.emsworld.com/news/10851589/assaulted-ny-ems-providers-want-book-thrown-at-suspect). Women with Migraines and Heart Attacks Next up is an interesting cardiovascular disease and migraine study (http://women.webmd.com/news/20130110/migraines-heart-attack-blood-clots ) from the ongoing Women's Health Study that collects data from over 28,000 women. Virtual Heart Model Shines Light on A-Fib Finally in the news this week is a pretty cool technology innovation, a virtual heart model (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254997.php ) that may help us understand the causes of a common cardiovascular problem, Atrial Fibrillation. —————————- Tip of the Week: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis & Opioid Hearing Loss For this week's tip of the week, we'll check back in with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center on this round's toxicology tidbit. Lisa brings something to the show today that I had never heard of and I'll bet most of you haven't either, cannabinoid hyperemesis. This disorder is cropping up in ER's more frequently and you might see it in the field, too. Lisa also talks about another drug related puzzler, opioid hearing loss. Here's that recorded phone call with Lisa. Tip of the Week Links Maryland Poison Center (http://mdpoison.com) PubMed.gov on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Research (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22305024) NCPIC on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis (http://ncpic.org.au/ncpic/publications/research-briefs/article/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-syndrome) Auditory sensitivity in opiate addicts (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21959116) ----- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 21:17 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/04/ems-hepatitis-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/04/ems-hepatitis-review/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:51:21 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7155 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/02/04/ems-hepatitis-review/feed/ 0 bonus,confidence,dispatcher,flu vaccine,hepatitis,probie Cracking down on flu vaccine avoiders, learning confidence in the field, dispatcher bonuses for non-transports and we'll look at the various forms of hepatitis in this week's Tip of the Week. If that's what you're looking for, Cracking down on flu vaccine avoiders, learning confidence in the field, dispatcher bonuses for non-transports and we'll look at the various forms of hepatitis in this week's Tip of the Week. If that's what you're looking for, you found it here on this... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 29:50 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/28/ulcerative-colitis-ems-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/28/ulcerative-colitis-ems-review/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:36:57 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7131 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/28/ulcerative-colitis-ems-review/feed/ 0 evoc,golden hour,inflammatory bowel disease,medical director,rogue medic,ulcerative colitis Driving with emergency vehicles, challenging the golden hour, understanding the role of the medical director and we'll finish up our series on inflammatory bowel disorders with a look at Ulcerative Colitis. Driving with emergency vehicles, challenging the golden hour, understanding the role of the medical director and we'll finish up our series on inflammatory bowel disorders with a look at Ulcerative Colitis. All of that and more coming up on this week's... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 23:05 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/21/ems-looks-at-crohns-disease/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/21/ems-looks-at-crohns-disease/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:05:27 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7086 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/21/ems-looks-at-crohns-disease/feed/ 0 anaphyllaxis,bike helmet,crohn's disease,epinephrine,inflammatory bowel disease,pediatrics,preparedness Patient education and bike helmet use, falling through the cracks during disasters, under-use of epinephrine, and we're going to take a look at the bowel disorder Crohn's disease. If that's what you're looking for on this weeks show, Patient education and bike helmet use, falling through the cracks during disasters, under-use of epinephrine, and we're going to take a look at the bowel disorder Crohn's disease. If that's what you're looking for on this weeks show, you found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 317 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/digestive_tract_line_sm.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic. I'd like to welcome all of you the program this week. There is a great show coming up for you including a look at some of the people who fell through the cracks during hurricane Sandy a few months back. That disaster affected so many people and we saw the devastation but do we really understand how some people are just teetering on the edge, all the time, of being without normal resources even in the best of times. And when disaster comes along, it just makes it completely so they can't cope with the problem. That's something we are going to follow up on here on the show and I hope you'll follow up and check on that as well, plus our other news items coming up. Then we're going to be looking at Crohn's disease, we'll talk about some of these other disorders and things that we might come across patients with these problems in their medical history that are really going to be treated in the emergency environment. But, we should still have an understanding of what these disorders are and how they might be affecting the patient's other problems when they present to us with an emergency. So we'll follow up and look at Crohn's disease later on in this episode. I do want to remind you to follow up on all of the information you'll find in every episode over at the MedicCast website. That's at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). When you get over there, you'll find links to the show notes right there at the top of the page. Click that link and you'll find the most recent episode and you can scroll down find all of the previous episodes. Use that link to follow-up on the information from each show: the links to the news items, the additional resource links for each week's Tip of the Week, and more. All of that is available for you over there at the MedicCast website and I urge you to follow up on that there. If you want to get back in touch with me. I welcome your e-mails. Send those e-mails into Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I love to hear from you and I respond back to every e-mail that comes in. Keep those e-mails coming with your questions, your comments, or suggestions, and anything else you'd like to share with me. I love getting news links from people. It's hard for me to judge what you want to hear about in an episode so when you send me news items to take a look at for future episodes, it's a great opportunity for me to give back to you something you're interested in. So keep those communications coming in, continue to be an active part of the MedicCast community. There'll be some more contact information coming up later on in this episode, but we should probably think about heading into this week's news items. They're coming right up in just a sec. News: Inpatient Prevention Education and Bike Helmets First off in this week's news items is a look at how we can become more actively involved in injury prevention. A recent study looking at bicycle helmet use among pediatric patients (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252603.php) discovered that doing inpatient training with real information, with discussions and frank of information on what can happen if you get a severe brain injury, actually gives the prevention message a little more weight. Special Needs Community and Disaster Management While I was at EMS World Expo in November, the East Coast was getting hammered with hurricane Sandy. There were many things that came out of that disaster and lessons learned about preparedness Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 32:11 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/14/detergent-pod-poisoning/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/14/detergent-pod-poisoning/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:17:01 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7070 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/14/detergent-pod-poisoning/feed/ 0 detergent pods,lisa booze,maryland,poison center,poison control EMS training realism with moulage, following up on athletes and concussions, and responding to patient complaints, plus we are going to visit again with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. If that's what you've been looking for, EMS training realism with moulage, following up on athletes and concussions, and responding to patient complaints, plus we are going to visit again with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. If that's what you've been looking for, well you found it, right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 316 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pods94.jpg)Well good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. There's a great show coming up for you. We're going to be looking at creating training realism using makeup to make it more realistic to what we've seen the field. We're going to look at how we respond to patient complaints both as individuals and as supervisors and managers, and then were going to revisit during the tip of the week with our good friend Lisa Booze with the Tox Tidbit from the Maryland Poison Center. All of that is coming up for you later on in this episode. I do want to remind you to follow up on all of the information you'll find in every episode over at the MedicCast website. That's at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). When you get over there, you'll find links to the show notes right there at the top of the page. Click that link and you'll find the most recent episode and you can scroll down find all of the previous episodes. Use that link to follow-up on the information from each show: the links to the news items, the additional resource links for each week's Tip of the Week, and more. All of that is available for you over there at the MedicCast website and I urge you to follow up on that there. If you want to get back in touch with me. I welcome your e-mails. Send those e-mails into Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I love to hear from you and I respond back to every e-mail that comes in. Keep those e-mails coming with your questions, your comments, or suggestions, and anything else you'd like to share with me. I love getting news links from people. It's hard for me to judge what you want to hear about in an episode so when you send me news items to take a look at for future episodes, it's a great opportunity for me to give back to you something you're interested in. So keep those communications coming in, continue to be an active part of the MedicCast community. There'll be some more contact information coming up later on in this episode, but we should probably think about heading into this week's news items. They're coming right up in just a sec. News: Moulage for Extra Punch in EMS Training This is a link on how to create moulage blisters large blood filled blisters (http://www.emsworld.com/article/10814075/wound-of-the-month-blisters-large-blood-filled-and-rupturable) for use in assessing and managing patients with chemical, electrical or other burns and things like that. Perhaps somebody that you need to manage and assess accurately. One of the things that we don't do enough of when we train is utilize resources like moulage and makeup. When we have that live practice patient we're assessing it makes them seem more realistic to us. Telehealth Follow-up on Youth Concussions One of the things that has always concerned me about EMS is how we are not involved in the aftermath of treating our patients. That's "aftermath" in both a good and a negative way. We don't know, often, what happens to our patients after we take them to the hospital. With this new article I thought I'd point out to you that there's a lot of things going on out there innovating the ways we can help these patients recover (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252599.php). Responding to EMS Patient Complaints If you've worked long enough in EMS, there's likely to be a situation that crops up where you or someone you work with has received a complaint from a patient or patient's family member. How do you respond back to those complaints? Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 27:46 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/07/adenosine-ems-med-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/07/adenosine-ems-med-review/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:08:23 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7049 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2013/01/07/adenosine-ems-med-review/feed/ 0 adenosine,affordable care act,cardiology,medications,prevention,skateboard Patient advocates for prevention, the future of health care reform, a look at implantable devices powered by the person's own body, plus we're going to take a look at the cardiac medication adenosine. If that's what you're looking for you will find it, Patient advocates for prevention, the future of health care reform, a look at implantable devices powered by the person's own body, plus we're going to take a look at the cardiac medication adenosine. If that's what you're looking for you will find it,... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 27:04 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/31/ems-world-expo-finale-part-3/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/31/ems-world-expo-finale-part-3/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:50:26 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=7027 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/31/ems-world-expo-finale-part-3/feed/ 0 anne robinson,chris montera,ems world expo,RTT Mobile Interpreter,scott cravens Wrapping up EMS World Expo Coverage, interviewing EMS World publisher Scott Cravens, the final product innovator picks and more in this special episode of the MedicCast. Wrapping up EMS World Expo Coverage, interviewing EMS World publisher Scott Cravens, the final product innovator picks and more in this special episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 314 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/EMSWorldExpo_Finale_Part3-300x170.png)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. There are some pretty exciting things coming up in this week's program as we kick off our three part finale from EMS World Expo 2012. This episode has the final product innovator picks from our podcasting team plus an interview with EMS World publisher Scott Cravens about the previous week's conference and looking forward to the next EMS World Expo 2013 in Las Vegas. Check all that out coming right up! Before we get to all that, make sure you get all of the links and resources available in the shownotes at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find the shownotes link at the top of the page. Click that link and check out all of the episodes from the most recent post all the way back to episode 1 on the MedicCast. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. Follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. Make sure you get back in touch with me. Send e-mails in to podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I get back to everyone that sends e-mails in to me here to the MedicCast. I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails with your comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)This episode was recorded at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana in the ProMed Network Podcast Studio sponsored by Physio-Control, Inc. I want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode Chris Montera is host of the EMS Garage podcast (http://EMSGarage.com). Chris Cebollero is host of the EMS Leadership podcast (http://emsleadship.com). Anne Robinson from CaringAnne.com (http://caringanne.com). Conterra Patrol III Tactical EMS Pack (http://www.conterra-inc.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=257) RTT Mobile Interpreter website (http://www.rttmobile.com/index.html). —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fpodcast%252Fmediccast-audio-podcast-for%252Fid165682697%253Fmt%253D2%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (//subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) |  Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 34:03 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/24/ems-world-expo-finale-part-2/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/24/ems-world-expo-finale-part-2/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:16:39 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6969 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/24/ems-world-expo-finale-part-2/feed/ 0 chris cebollero,chris montera,ez-lift backboard,greg friese,kyle david bates,rhyno windshield cutter Did EMS World Expo meet our preview expectations and what trends did our ProMed Network Podcasting team pick up on from the show? We'll find out in this special episode of the MedicCast. Did EMS World Expo meet our preview expectations and what trends did our ProMed Network Podcasting team pick up on from the show? We'll find out in this special episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 313 Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 45:51 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/17/ems-world-expo-finale-part-1/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/17/ems-world-expo-finale-part-1/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:00:25 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6946 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/17/ems-world-expo-finale-part-1/feed/ 0 chris cebollero,chris montera,ems world expo,gen-x-3,govx.com,meal kit supply,mre Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. There are some pretty exciting things coming up in this week's program as we kick off our three part... Disinfectant from tap water, Discounts for first responders, and self heating meals, it must be our finale from EMS World Expo. If that's what you're looking for you found it right here on the MedicCast! MedicCast Episode 312 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-08-at-9.26.50-AM1-300x193.png)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. There are some pretty exciting things coming up in this week's program as we kick off our three part finale from EMS World Expo 2012. This week has the first three product innovator picks from our podcasting team. First off is Chris Montera's pick, a disinfectant and cleaner made from ordinary tap water in your station. Next up is my pick, an online discount shopping service only open to military and first responders. And we'll wrap up this first segment with Chris Cebollero's tasty pick, self-heating MRE's. Check all that out coming right up! Before we get to all that, make sure you get all of the links and resources available in the shownotes at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find the shownotes link at the top of the page. Click that link and check out all of the episodes from the most recent post all the way back to episode 1 on the MedicCast. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. Follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. Make sure you get back in touch with me. Send e-mails in to podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I get back to everyone that sends e-mails in to me here to the MedicCast. I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails with your comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)This episode was recorded at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana in the ProMed Network Podcast Studio sponsored by Physio-Control, Inc. I want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode Chris Montera is host of the EMS Garage podcast (http://EMSGarage.com). Chris Cebollero is host of the EMS Leadership podcast (http://emsleadship.com). GEN-X-3 Cleaner Product site (http://GEN-X-3.com). GovX.com Responder Discount site (http://govx.com). Meal Kit Supply self heating MREs (http://mealkitsupply.com). —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (//subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) |  Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 30:34 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/10/improving-quality-cpr-compression/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/10/improving-quality-cpr-compression/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:38:03 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6933 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/10/improving-quality-cpr-compression/feed/ 0 compressions,CPR,ems education,jeffrey elder,karen wojcik,scott kier,stephen rahm Mechanical and manual CPR, high quality compressions and educating providers to perform good CPR. If that's what you're looking for, you found it on this week's episode of the MedicCast. Mechanical and manual CPR, high quality compressions and educating providers to perform good CPR. If that's what you're looking for, you found it on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 311 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CPRinAmbo_sm1.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. In this special episode segment from EMS World Expo in the Physio-Control Podcast Studio, host Jamie Davis is joined by Dr. Jeff Elder from New Orleans EMS, Karen Wojcik, clinical educator from Physio-Control. Along with these two esteemed panelists, author and educator Stephen Rahm (@StephenRahm on Twitter (http://twitter.com/stephenrahm)) and Scott Kier from MedicSBK.com (http://MedicSBK.com) join the discussion. This panel comes together to talk about the importance of rapid recognition of cardiac arrest, CPR and high quality compressions.  Find more at MedicCast.tv (http://mediccast.tv). Before we get to all that, make sure you get all of the links and resources available in the shownotes at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find the shownotes link at the top of the page. Click that link and check out all of the episodes from the most recent post all the way back to episode 1 on the MedicCast. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. Follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. Make sure you get back in touch with me. Send e-mails in to podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I get back to everyone that sends e-mails in to me here to the MedicCast. I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails with your comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)This episode was recorded in the Physio-Control podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans. Along with many of the EMS podcasts from the ProMed Network, the MedicCast was able to interview special guests and bring coverage of the Expo to the entire audience. I do want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode You can find more from Stephen Rahm by connecting with him on Twitter (@StephenRahm) (http://twitter.com/stephenrahm). Scott Kier is the author of the Medic SBK blog at MedicSBK.com (http://MedicSBK.com). —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 34:20 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/03/ems-test-writing-test-taking/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/03/ems-test-writing-test-taking/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:50:56 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6900 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/12/03/ems-test-writing-test-taking/feed/ 0 educator,ems education,stephen rahm,student,test,testing Writing the perfect EMS test question for educators and tricks and tips for answering that test question for students. A special segment with educator and paramedic, Stephen Rahm on this episode of the MedicCast. Writing the perfect EMS test question for educators and tricks and tips for answering that test question for students. A special segment with educator and paramedic, Stephen Rahm on this episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 310 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/frustrated_student-300x199.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. On the show this week is a special episode recorded at EMS World Expo with guest Stephen Rahm, noted educator and paramedic. Stephen shares his insights for educators and students on the test writing and taking process in an effort to raise the bar for what makes the perfect emergency medical services test question for EMTs and paramedics. Before we get to all that, make sure you get all of the links and resources available in the shownotes at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find the shownotes link at the top of the page. Click that link and check out all of the episodes from the most recent post all the way back to episode 1 on the MedicCast. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. Follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. Make sure you get back in touch with me. Send e-mails in to podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I get back to everyone that sends e-mails in to me here to the MedicCast. I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails with your comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)This episode was recorded in the Physio-Control podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans. Along with many of the EMS podcasts from the ProMed Network, the MedicCast was able to interview special guests and bring coverage of the Expo to the entire audience. I do want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode You can find more from Stephen Rahm by connecting with him on Twitter (@StephenRahm) (http://twitter.com/stephenrahm). This episode was sponsored by the 2013 ACLS Pocket Brain Guide from Dr. Ken Grauer with KG-EKGPress.com (http://kg-ekgpress.com). —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) —- Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 38:27 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/26/code-stemi-goes-to-london/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/26/code-stemi-goes-to-london/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:44:03 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6841 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/26/code-stemi-goes-to-london/feed/ 0 code stemi,ems 12 lead,jamie davis,jennifer roth,london,podmedic,ted setla,tom bouthillet A special interview segment with Code STEMI web series creators Tom Bouthillet and Ted Setla in this EMS 12-Lead Podcast crossover episode. Code STEMI is going to London in this episode of the MedicCast. A special interview segment with Code STEMI web series creators Tom Bouthillet and Ted Setla in this EMS 12-Lead Podcast crossover episode. Code STEMI is going to London in this episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 309 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/EMS12LEAD_PODCAST-300x300.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. This week on the MedicCast we feature a crossover episode from the EMS 12-Lead podcast (EMS12Lead.com). EMS 12-Lead editor-in-chief Tom Bouthillet is joined by Code STEMI co-creator Ted Setla to sit down with Physio-Control Global Communications Manager Jennifer Roth and talk about their upcoming trip to London to look at their ground breaking resuscitation program. Before we get to all that, make sure you get all of the links and resources available in the shownotes at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find the shownotes link at the top of the page. Click that link and check out all of the episodes from the most recent post all the way back to episode 1 on the MedicCast. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. Follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. Make sure you get back in touch with me. Send e-mails in to podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I get back to everyone that sends e-mails in to me here to the MedicCast. I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails with your comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)This episode was recorded in the Physio-Control podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans. Along with many of the EMS podcasts from the ProMed Network, the MedicCast was able to interview special guests and bring coverage of the Expo to the entire audience. I do want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode Jamie was joined on the panel by Tom Bouthillet, editor-in-chief at EMS12Lead.com (http://ems12lead.com) and Ted Setla from Setla Films (http://setlafilms.com/) and Jennifer Roth, Global Communications Director from the Code STEMI sponsor Physio-Control, Inc. This episode was sponsored by the Sharps Terminator from Medical Safety Solutions. Check out this ground breaking sharps elimination and safety tool at SharpsTerminator.us (http://SharpsTerminator.us). —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) |  Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 36:48 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/19/heart-rescue-project-improving-cardiac-care/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/19/heart-rescue-project-improving-cardiac-care/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:38:12 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6827 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/19/heart-rescue-project-improving-cardiac-care/feed/ 0 cardiac arrest,cardiac care,ed racht,emergency,heart rescue project,medtronic foundation,resuscitation,scott kier,tom bouthillet A look at the the Heart Rescue Project, improving systems of resuscitation and upgrading emergency cardiac care. If that's what you're looking for, you found it, on this episode of the MedicCast. A look at the the Heart Rescue Project, improving systems of resuscitation and upgrading emergency cardiac care. If that's what you're looking for, you found it, on this episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 308 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/MedtronicHeartRescue_square.jpg)Well good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. This week on the MedicCast we are going to talk about the Medtronic Foundation's Heart Rescue Project, a nationwide program that is bringing cutting edge science to the front lines of cardiac care. Before we get to all that, remember to follow up on the shownotes for each episode over at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). You'll find the shownotes link right at the top of the page with the most recent episode listed first and you can scroll down to find all the episodes. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. It is your job to follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. If you'd like to get back in touch with me, send those e-mails into podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I respond back to everyone that sends e-mail in to me here at the MedicCast. I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails with your comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)This episode was recorded in the Physio-Control podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans. Along with many of the EMS podcasts from the ProMed Network, the MedicCast was able to interview special guests and bring coverage of the Expo to the entire audience. I do want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode Jamie was joined on this episode by Dr. Ed Racht, Chief Medical Officer from American Medical Response (AMR), one of the members of the Heart Rescue Project. Also on the panel was Tom Bouthillet, editor-in-chief at EMS12Lead.com (http://ems12lead.com) and Scott Kier, author at MedicSBK.com (http://MedicSBK.com). This episode was sponsored by the Medtronic Foundation's Heart Rescue Project. Find out more about their program and how you can improve your care of sudden cardiac arrest patients at HeartRescueProject.com (http://HeartRescueProject.com). —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) |  Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 34:58 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/12/ems-world-expo-expectations/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/12/ems-world-expo-expectations/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:31:25 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6740 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/11/12/ems-world-expo-expectations/feed/ 0 chris montera,ems,ems world expo,greg friese,jamie davis,new orleans,podmedic Previews and expectations discussed at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans with guests Greg Friese from the EMS Educast and Chris Montera from the EMS Garage. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here at the MedicCast. Previews and expectations discussed at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans with guests Greg Friese from the EMS Educast and Chris Montera from the EMS Garage. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here at the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 307 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-08-at-9.26.50-AM1-300x193.png)Well good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. In this week's episode, we have the first of our segments recorded at EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans. Host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic is joined by two other ProMed Network podcasters to talk about what they hope to see in the following days at the conference. Before we get to all that, I do want to remind you to follow up on all of the resources and information here on the MedicCast. It can be found in the shownotes for each episode over MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). While you're over there I urge you to check out the link for the shownotes right at the top of the page. You can find most recent episode listed first there and scroll down and find all of the episodes. There are links to all of the news items, additional resources and guests for each week's Tip of the Week or interview. Please review all of the information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. If you'd like to get back in touch with me, I'd love to hear from you. Send those e-mails into podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) and I will get back to you. I respond back to every single e-mail that comes in here the MedicCast and I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails and comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo 2012 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)Get more information on the show at EMSworldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). The show started officially on the 31st of October and ran through the first and second of November. The MedicCast was down there in the podcast studio sponsored by Physio-Control with all of your favorite ProMed Network EMS podcasters. And I do want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. —————————- Links for this episode EMS Educast (http://emseducast.com) EMS Garage (http://EMSGarage.com) ProMed Network Conference Coverage (http://Blog.ProMedNetwork.com) —- Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog)) in the shownotes for this episode. Get back to me. Let me know what you think about these news items by email at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) or sending a message via Facebook(Facebook.com/podmedic (http://Facebook.com/podmedic)) or Twitter (twitter.com/podmedic (http://twitter.com/podmedic)). — The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://mcst-images.s3.amazonaws.com/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 25:01 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/29/ems-narrative-writing-part-2/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/29/ems-narrative-writing-part-2/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:00:10 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6602 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/29/ems-narrative-writing-part-2/feed/ 0 Chris Kaiser,documentation,lifeunderthelights.com,narrative writing,pcr Walking away from a heart attack, implantable full-time heart monitor, and going full circle from EMT to medical director, plus were going to pick up with part two of our special segment on narrative writing and documentation. Walking away from a heart attack, implantable full-time heart monitor, and going full circle from EMT to medical director, plus were going to pick up with part two of our special segment on narrative writing and documentation. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 306 Well good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. We have some good stuff coming up for you including some interesting news items about things going on in the EMS world and we'll take a look at that coming up in just a bit. We're also going to pick up with part two of a segment we started last week on narrative writing and documentation with Chris Kaiser from LifeUnderTheLights.com EMS blog (http://lifeunderthelights.com). All that will be coming up later on in this episode. (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/paramedics-working-trauma-patient-300x199.jpg)Before we get to all that, I do want to remind you to follow up on all of the resources and information here on the MedicCast. It can be found in the shownotes for each episode over MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). While you're over there I urge you to check out the link for the shownotes right at the top of the page. You can find most recent episode listed first there and scroll down and find all the episode. You'll find links to the news items and all of the additional resources that go with each week's Tip of the Week. It is your job to follow up on that information and figure out how it applies directly to your protocols and scope of practice. If you'd like to get back in touch with me, I'd love to hear from you. Send those e-mails into podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) and I will get back to you. I respond back to every single e-mail that I come comes in here the MedicCast and I hope you will go ahead and send those e-mails and comments, corrections and suggestions in here to the show. EMS World Expo on the Way If you're watching or listening to this episode around Monday, October 29, I am almost to New Orleans for EMS World Expo. If you got this early in the morning, I left yesterday driving down with a carload of equipment for the podcast studio at the conference. We will be arriving sometime in New Orleans later today and getting set up Tuesday for EMS World Expo. If you're in the area I urge you to make it down to New Orleans for the expo this coming week. It's going to be a fabulous event with lots of amazing things going on and great opportunities to be had. (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)Get more information on the show at EMSworldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). The show starts officially on the 31st and runs through the first and second of November. and I'm going to be down there with the podcast studio sponsored by Physio-Control with all of your favorite ProMed Network EMS podcasters so please come on down to EMS World Expo. And I do want to thank Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio at this event. News: Walking to 50% Fewer Heart Attacks Starting off in this week's first news item we look at a study I found over MedicalNewsToday.com (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251277.php). It is a study by scientists following the health of 10,000 people for the last 10 years. Now they are looking at what their risk factors are for different diseases they develop. Have they developed diabetes or heart disease? Have they had a stroke or heart attack? Full Time Implanted Heart Monitor You all know I'm always on the lookout for interesting tech gadgets and items that are on the horizon for healthcare technology. I found another great item over Medgadget.com (http://medgadget.com/2012/10/biotronik-biomonitor-implant-keeps-a-close-eye-on-heart-rhythms.html). Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 28:32 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/22/ems-narrative-writing-part-1/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/22/ems-narrative-writing-part-1/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:36:27 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6581 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/22/ems-narrative-writing-part-1/feed/ 1 Chris Kaiser,documentation,lifeunderthelights.com,narrative writing Finding our patients, fungal meningitis, and fixing your health with your car, plus we'll look at narrative writing and documentation this week. All that coming up in this episode of the MedicCast. Finding our patients, fungal meningitis, and fixing your health with your car, plus we'll look at narrative writing and documentation this week. All that coming up in this episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 305 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frustrated-nurse-charting-student-sm-300x199.jpg)Welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic. I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. We have a lot of great stuff coming up for you including some interesting news items as well as a revisit of a great segment I did with Chris Kaiser from LifeUndertheLights.com (http://lifeunderthelights.com). That segment is on narrative writing, so that's coming up later on in this episode. Before we get to that, though I want to remind you to follow up on all the information you hear in this episode including the news items, the tips and interviews. All those have additional links and resources are put up on the website for you and your job is to follow up on information over there and figure out how it applies to your scope of practice. To find all of that, go over to the MedicCast site at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). Once you get there, there's a shownotes link at the top of the page. You can click that to find the most recent episode and scroll on down to find the others. You can also check out the other articles and additional resources and information you'll find over there on the MedicCast site. If you'd like to get back in touch with me you can reach me by e-mail under the e-mail podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I love to hear from you and I do respond back to every e-mail that comes in. If you have a question or comment or correction that I need to make, whatever the case may be, please take time and drop me a note. I love to hear from you. It's great! I heard from several students this past week talking about some of the things they're looking at in their classes. So keep those emails coming in. You can also find the video versions of the show in several places. If you have a Roku Box (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=roku&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=roku%2Caps%2C694&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1), an Apple TV (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=apple%20tv&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aapple%20tv&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1) box or something like that linking your TV to the internet, you can view the MedicCast right on your TV. You can also catch the video versions of each week’s episode and the weekly short segments at MedicCast.tv (http://mediccast.tv). EMS World Expo on the Way I want to remind you to check out the information on how you can get to EMS World Expo and get into the exhibit hall for free. If you live in New Orleans or somewhere down there, or you’re thinking about heading down there I can get you into the exhibit hall show floor for free. You can get into the exhibits all three days for free using the promo code FP50. Use FP 50 when you checkout at EMSWorldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. How EMS Finds Their Patients I'm always talking here on the MedicCast about helping our public to understand how EMS works. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 38:09 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/15/hydrocarbon-toxicity/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/15/hydrocarbon-toxicity/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:42:45 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6546 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/15/hydrocarbon-toxicity/feed/ 0 child abuse,lisa booze,maryland poison center,poison control Paramedic TV show for kids, voice activated patient documentation, child abuse on the rise and we're going to take a look at hydrocarbon toxicity and a special segment with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. Paramedic TV show for kids, voice activated patient documentation, child abuse on the rise and we're going to take a look at hydrocarbon toxicity and a special segment with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. If that's what you're looking for you found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 304 Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic. I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. We have a great show coming up for you with some good EMS news items and also visiting with our friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. She called and we had a great phone conversation about hydrocarbon toxicity. That's all coming up later on in this episode. (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/BackofAmbulance_sm.jpg)I want to remind you to check out the additional resources, links to the news items and everything else available for you over at the MedicCast blog at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). Head over there find all that information and follow up on it. You know I cover a lot of things in each episode of the MedicCast but it's your job to make sure you understand fully how to apply them to your scope of practice and what you do in EMS. If you want to get back in touch with me you can reach me here by e-mail at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I love to hear from each and every one of you and I do respond back to  your e-mails so keep sending in your comments, questions, your suggestions and yes if you have them, corrections so that we can make this community effort here on the MedicCast. I will have some more contact information later on in the episode. You can also find the video versions of the show in several places. If you have a Roku Box (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=roku&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=roku%2Caps%2C694&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1), an Apple TV (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=apple%20tv&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aapple%20tv&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1) box or something like that linking your TV to the internet, you can view the MedicCast right on your TV. You can also catch the video versions of each week’s episode and the weekly short segments at MedicCast.tv (http://mediccast.tv). EMS World Expo on the Way I want to remind you to check out the information on how you can get to EMS World Expo and get into the exhibit hall for free. If you live in New Orleans or somewhere down there, or you’re thinking about heading down there I can get you into the exhibit hall show floor for free. You can get into the exhibits all three days for free using the promo code FP50. Use FP 50 when you checkout at EMSWorldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. Paramedic TV Show For Kids It's always nice to kick off with a happy news item here on the MedicCast. This week we have a great article from the West Midlands in the UK where paramedics actually have a TV show for kids (http://www.emsworld.com/news/10797393/uk-paramedics-taste-fame-in-kids-tv-show). It features real paramedics showing kids what it's like to have an emergency ride in an ambulance and go to the hospital. Voice Recognition and EMS Patient Care Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 24:56 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/08/diltiazem-acls-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/08/diltiazem-acls-review/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:17:14 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6522 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/08/diltiazem-acls-review/feed/ 0 cardiac arrest,cardizem,diltiazem,dispatch Priority dispatch upgrade, EMT charged in coworker's death, Medicare is beginning to fine hospital readmissions and we're going to take a look at the drug diltiazem in this week's tip of the week. If that's what you're looking for while you found right... Priority dispatch upgrade, EMT charged in coworker's death, Medicare is beginning to fine hospital readmissions and we're going to take a look at the drug diltiazem in this week's tip of the week. If that's what you're looking for while you found right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 303 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/paramedics-patient-family-member-back-of-ambulance-300x199.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. There is a great show coming up for you. In just a few minutes we have some exciting news items, some confusing and upsetting news items and a news item that you might be interested in because it might cut down on call volume. All that coming right up. First I want to remind you to check out the additional information, resource links, and links to all the news items available for you in the show notes for this episode. You can find all of that over MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). Head over there and check out the link for shownotes right at the top of the page. Click that link to find the most recent episode first then scroll on down find any past episode you might be looking for. You can also find the video versions of the show in several places. If you have a Roku Box (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=roku&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=roku%2Caps%2C694&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1), an Apple TV (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=apple%20tv&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aapple%20tv&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1) box or something like that linking your TV to the internet, you can view the MedicCast right on your TV. You can also catch the video versions of each week's episode and the weekly short segments at MedicCast.tv (http://mediccast.tv). If you want to get back in touch with me you can reach me here by sending those e-mails into podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I look forward to hearing from each and everyone of you and I do respond to each e-mail that comes in so please keep those e-mails coming. Send in your comments or suggestions, or your corrections if need be. All that is welcome because you are part of the MedicCast community and I look forward to hearing from you. EMS World Expo on the Way I want to remind you to check out the information on how you can get to EMS World Expo and get into the exhibit hall for free. If you live in New Orleans or somewhere down there, or you're thinking about heading down there I can get you into the exhibit hall show floor for free. You can get into the exhibits all three days for free using the promo code FP50. Use FP 50 when you checkout at EMSWorldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. Changing Cardiac Arrest Dispatch The Richmond Ambulance Authority is back in the news (http://www.emsworld.com/news/10796262/va-agencys-research-incorporated-into-medical-priority-dispatch-system-upgrade). They do good things down there and really keep up with what's going on in advanced research in EMS. One of the things they are looking at is improving the time it takes 911 callers to get to chest compressions on a cardiac arrest call. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 28:13 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/01/lidocaine-ems-review/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/01/lidocaine-ems-review/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:39:55 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6507 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/10/01/lidocaine-ems-review/feed/ 0 antiarrhythmic,brown university,collegiate ems,lidocaine,medication,review Saving high school EMTs, collegiate EMS and alcohol consumption, insurance companies versus ambulance companies, and we're going to take a look at lidocaine as we continue our series on antiarrhythmic drugs. Saving high school EMTs, collegiate EMS and alcohol consumption, insurance companies versus ambulance companies, and we're going to take a look at lidocaine as we continue our series on antiarrhythmic drugs. If that's what you're looking for you found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 302 Well good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like welcome all of you to the program this week. We have some good stuff coming up for you. I'll look at EMS in the news this week plus a great tip of the week as we continue our series on medication administration and meds to review. Before getting to that, I do want to remind you of a couple of things. Head over to the MedicCast website over MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog) and check out all of the additional resources that are available over there including the links to everything talked about in this and every other episode of the MedicCast. Right at the top of the page there's a shownotes link. Click the shownotes link and you can find all of the episode information there. Of course you can also find the video versions of the show in several places. If you have a Roku Box (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=roku&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=roku%2Caps%2C694&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1), an Apple TV (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=apple%20tv&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aapple%20tv&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1) box or something like that linking your TV to the internet, you can view the MedicCast right on your TV. You can also catch the video versions of each week's episode and the weekly short segments at MedicCast.tv (http://mediccast.tv). If you want to get back in touch with me I welcome you to do that. We've heard from a lot of individuals over the last couple of weeks about recent episodes and I do respond to every e-mail that comes in so keep that contact coming in. You can send those e-mails into me here at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I look forward to getting your e-mails, your comments, your questions, suggestions or maybe even corrections. If I've made a mistake we want to make sure we get the best information out there. I consider this a community effort folks and I look forward to all of your input here on the MedicCast. EMS World Expo on the Way I want to remind you to check out the information on how you can get to EMS World Expo and get into the exhibit hall for free. If you live in New Orleans or somewhere down there, or you're thinking about heading down there I can get you into the exhibit hall show floor for free. You can get into the exhibits all three days for free using the promo code FP50. Use FP 50 when you checkout at EMSWorldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. Saving High School EMT Programs First up in the news this week, let's look at a great article I picked up from one of the local news sources in nearby Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The Elco high school there has one of the longest running, if not the longest-running high school EMT program in the country (http://www.ldnews.com/ci_21503374/paramedic-saves-lives-school-program?source=most_viewed). It's been going on for 31 years. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 29:51 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/24/amiodarone-reviewed/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/24/amiodarone-reviewed/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:48:12 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6481 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/24/amiodarone-reviewed/feed/ 0 acls,amiodarone,cardiology,israel,israeli,response times Copying Israeli EMS, med shortages and drug swapping, budgets and slower response times, and were going to pick up with a medication review of Amiodarone later on in this episode. If that's what you're looking for, Copying Israeli EMS, med shortages and drug swapping, budgets and slower response times, and were going to pick up with a medication review of Amiodarone later on in this episode. If that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 301 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/EMSPocketGear_sm.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. We have a great show coming up for you here including some interesting news items from around the world as well as here in the U.S. We'll also look at the medication Amiodarone later on in a med review for the tip of the week. In the meantime I'll remind you to follow up on all of the additional resource information you will find in the show notes for this episode as well as the links for the news items. You can find all of that over MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). When you get over there, you'll find the link for the show notes right at the top of the page. Go ahead and click that link and find everything you need to go deeper into the EMS info in this episode. Of course you can also find the video versions of the show in several places. If you have a Roku Box (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=roku&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=roku%2Caps%2C694&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1), an Apple TV (http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=apple%20tv&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aapple%20tv&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Daps)(https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themediccastp-20&l=ur2&o=1) box or something like that linking your TV to the internet, you can view the MedicCast right on your TV. You can also catch the video versions of each week's episode and the weekly short segments at MedicCast.tv (http://mediccast.tv). If you want to get back in touch with me send those e-mails or those comments and questions in to me here under the e-mail podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I love to hear from each and every one of you and I hope you will continue to send in those e-mails and support the MedicCast community by letting me know what you want to hear and see more of in the future episodes. I know we have lots of students out there checking out the show including some classrooms that are playing the MedicCast videos while they're practicing skills and things like that. I really appreciate that. So a special shout out to all the students there checking out the show right now. EMS World Expo on the Way I want to remind you to check out the information on how you can get to EMS World Expo and get into the exhibit hall for free. If you live in New Orleans or somewhere down there, or you're thinking about heading down there I can get you into the exhibit hall show floor for free. You can get into the exhibits all three days for free using the promo code FP50. Use FP 50 when you checkout at EMSWorldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. Copying Israeli EMS Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I have heard that many times and I guess that goes for EMS imitation as well. I have a great article here that is an interview with the Bulgarian health minister Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 25:00 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/17/the-numbers-of-cardiology-and-episode-300/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/17/the-numbers-of-cardiology-and-episode-300/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:05:48 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6464 Good day [...]]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/17/the-numbers-of-cardiology-and-episode-300/feed/ 0 blood pressure,cardiac output,cardiology,mean arterial pressure,pulse pressure,stroke volume This town wants a paramedic, yielding to ambulances, remembering 9/11 and we're going to take a look at the numbers of cardiology. If that's what you're looking for, you found it at the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 300 This town wants a paramedic, yielding to ambulances, remembering 9/11 and we're going to take a look at the numbers of cardiology. If that's what you're looking for, you found it at the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 300 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/12Lead_sm.jpg)Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. Your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic would like to welcome all of you to the program this week. We have a lot of great stories coming up for you later on including three good EMS news items to look at and then we're going to follow that up with this week's tip of the week. The tip this week comes from an e-mail I got from a listener a while ago asking about an explanation on the importance of narrowing pulse pressure. It occurred to us that we need to go ahead and talk about all of the numbers that go into understanding cardiology: cardiac output, stroke volume, ejection fraction, mean arterial pressure. We will talk about that later on in the tip segment for this episode. Remember to follow up on all of the information here including the links to the news articles as well as the links and additional resources that are posted for each week's tip of the week. All of that can be found over at the MedicCast blog found at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). When you're over there you will find the link for the episode show notes toward the top of the page. Click that link and you can find all the episodes listed there. Scroll down and find the episode you're looking for and follow-up on those links there. We cover things here in very broad detail and it'll be your job to go and follow up on anything you hear here on the show and figure out exactly how to apply that based on your own scope of practice and your instructional and supervisory guidelines. If you want to get back in touch with me any other questions, comments, suggestions or maybe we need to make a correction about something said on the show. In any case, send those e-mails into us here at Podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). We love to hear from each and everyone of you. We respond back to every e-mail received. We'll have more contact information later on in this episode so you can check that out later at the end of the show. EMS World Expo Coming Soon Before I get to the news, please remember the EMS World Expo coming up in New Orleans in October, 2012. I want to invite all of you to be there and we have a special promo code that will get you free admission to the exhibit hall. Visit EMSWorldExpo.com (http://emsworldexpo.com), register for an exhibit hall pass and use the promo code FP50 when you check out. You can come and see all the great stuff they've got to show there and also hang out and catch some of your favorite podcast episodes recorded live right there.  I hope you can make the event though and that when you get there, you'll head over and make sure you come up and say "hi." (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. Town Wants Their Paramedic The first item in the news this week looks at a local article. I found this article from the Eastern Shore here of Maryland (http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_09fceec4-faf4-11e1-aecf-001a4bcf887a.html), in Queen Anne's County. The county is talking with the town of Church Hill who wants to have their own paramedic stationed there in their fire department. They had a paramedic stationed there recently in a pilot program and they would like that made a full time position. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 32:33 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/10/west-nile-virus-treatment/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/10/west-nile-virus-treatment/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:13:08 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6431 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/10/west-nile-virus-treatment/feed/ 0 ambulance,canada,cdc,encephalitis,meningitis,roll over,wait times,west nile virus Ambulance wait times, Canadian fatigue, EMS response times and we're going to take a look at West Nile Virus signs, symptoms and treatments in a follow-up to our interview segment from last week on West Nile Virus. Ambulance wait times, Canadian fatigue, EMS response times and we're going to take a look at West Nile Virus signs, symptoms and treatments in a follow-up to our interview segment from last week on West Nile Virus. If that's what you're looking for you... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 34:11 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/03/west-nile-virus-interview/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/03/west-nile-virus-interview/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:31:40 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6342 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/09/03/west-nile-virus-interview/feed/ 0 acadian,dickson despommier,hurricane,isaac,mitigation journal,rick russotti,this week in virology,vincent racaniello,virus,west nile virus Hurricane licenses, evacuating the elderly, the West Nile virus and we're going to take a special look at the West Nile virus in a special interview segment with our good friends at the This Week in Virology podcast. All that and more, Hurricane licenses, evacuating the elderly, the West Nile virus and we're going to take a special look at the West Nile virus in a special interview segment with our good friends at the This Week in Virology podcast. All that and more, coming up in thi... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 44:46 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/26/atrial-flutter-reviewed/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/26/atrial-flutter-reviewed/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:04:01 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6325 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/26/atrial-flutter-reviewed/feed/ 0 12-lead,atrial fibrillation,atrial flutter,cardiac arrest,cardiology,ecg Escaping violent encounters, cardiac kudos to Ottawa EMS, and a life-and-death training of new EMTs, plus we'll take a look at atrial flutter in this episode. You found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 297 Escaping violent encounters, cardiac kudos to Ottawa EMS, and a life-and-death training of new EMTs, plus we'll take a look at atrial flutter in this episode. You found it right here on the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 297 Welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome all of you to the program this week. We've got a great show coming up for you with some very interesting news items and our tip of the week were to continue a look at our atrial cardiac conduction system by carrying on looking at atrial flutter in this week's tip segment coming up, right after the news. Before we get to all that, I do want to remind you to follow up on all the information you'll find here on the MedicCas (http://mediccast.com/blog)t. I can talk about anything here in a few minutes and cover brief overviews and sometimes maybe even misspeak in some way. It's your job to know your scope of practice, your protocols, and the rules under which you operate your instructional guidelines. All those things are your job to know. I provide additional information links to the news items and to the tip segments so you can get more in-depth information and then you make sure you know how these things apply to your EMS career. Get back in touch with me by sending e-mails in to podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). I love hearing from each and every one of you. Send your comments or questions, your suggestions or links to news items to podmedic@mac.com. We'll have some other contact information coming up for you later in the show. EMS World Expo Coming Soon Before we get into the news, I do want to remind you we're going to  be at EMS World Expo coming up in just a few months now. That's going to be October 31 to November 2. We will be there in the exhibit hall live recording our programming right there on the show floor. I hope you'll be able to come by. Please take the time to shake my hand and say "hi." While you're there, you can just hang out listen to my show and the other shows from the ProMed Network. There's the EMS Garage with Chris Montera, the EMS Leadership podcast with Chris Cebolero. I hope you get a chance to come by and check it out. (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven’t already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. When Patients Attack So, how many of you have been attacked by patient or in some way assaulted by a patient while on the job? It happens far too frequently and we don't get trained to defend ourselves. This is not about carrying a gun. We talked about that on last week's episode where EMTs in South Africa were carrying firearms with them on the job. I am not recommending that. However, some things you can learn how to do is to be able to escape and evade during a violent attack (http://www.newsherald.com/articles/through-104696-city-training.html). That's one of the things going on in Panama City Beach, Florida. The EMS providers down there together a class on self defense for EMS workers. Eighteen of them had all been assaulted on the job. Ottawa Cardiac Kudos (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BackofAmbulance_sm1-150x150.jpg)A big high five for Ottawa EMS. This is a great article I picked up from the OttawaCitizen.com website. They reported that Ottawa paramedics had five cardiac arrest calls occur in 90 minutes (http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Ottawa+paramedics+kept+busy+with+five+cardiac+calls+minutes/7074397/story.html) recently. I don't care where you're from, Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 32:24 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/19/serotonin-syndrome/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/19/serotonin-syndrome/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:43:08 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6286 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/19/serotonin-syndrome/feed/ 0 ambulance,lisa booze,maryland poison center,mass casualty,off-load nurse,podmedic,serotonin syndrome,sikh,simulator,wisconsin Off load delay nurses, ambulances reborn, mass casualty from the hospital's point of view, and we're going to take a look at serotonin syndrome with a revisit with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. Off load delay nurses, ambulances reborn, mass casualty from the hospital's point of view, and we're going to take a look at serotonin syndrome with a revisit with our good friend Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. All that and more in this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 296 Welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to the program this week. We've got a lot of good stuff, some great news items and our Tip of the Week segment where we'll be getting back together with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center to talk about something called serotonin syndrome. Something a lot of us know not a lot about, including nurses and physicians. We'll be filling you in on that with some help from Lisa later on in this episode after the news. In the meantime, I will remind you to go over to the MedicCast blog and check out all the links to the news articles and additional resource information you'll find there in the show notes link at the top of the page at MedicCast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). Click that link and it'll take you back and show you all the most recent episodes. Scroll down and go back in time all the way back to episode one of the MedicCast if you'd like so you can follow up on any information in the episode there. I also want to make sure you know you can get back in touch with me by e-mail send those e-mails into podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). If you have a question or a comment, a suggestion or perhaps a link to a news article you'd like me to check out, I love getting those things, send them in to me and I will get back to you. I always try to return every single e-mail that comes in so keep those e-mails coming. There will be some other contact information later on this episode but in the meantime before getting to the news, I would remind you we are going to be at EMS World Expo coming up in the end of October in New Orleans (http://emsworldexpo.com). If you're in that area and you are planning on going to the Expo, make sure you come by our booth in the exhibit hall area. There'll be a place for you to sit down nearby in the social media lounge. You can sit there check out our live shows in the podcast studio next door and get something to eat. Just sit down, relax, use the free Wi-Fi and hang out with myself and the other podcasters from the ProMed network. (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-150x150.jpg)We do want to thank Physio-Control (http://facebook.com/physiocontrolinc) for being the sponsor of our podcast studio all three days there. If you haven't already done so, check out their page over on Facebook. You can do that and the say thanks to them for sponsoring our shows. Also, use the Promo Code FP50 at EMSWorldExpo.com when you check out to get free exhibit hall access passes for the conference. ER Off-Load Delay Nurses You know, you can say what you like about the U. S. medical system and other countries' socialized medicine is good or bad. I'm not going to have that argument with you here. But, I do like the fact that EMS is part of their healthcare services and are included in decision-making on how healthcare is provided in those areas. In our system, EMS gets under-recognized or unrecognized in looking at how to make the system better. In this article from Canada, they are looking at the city of Greater Sudbury and the fact that they have ambulances stacking up in their emergency department (http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2012/08/11-ambulance-delays.aspx). Old Ambo into Simulator (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BackofAmbulance_sm1-150x150.jpg)In Daleville Virginia they have taken an old ambulance that was going to go out to pasture and get scrapped for the parts in scrap metal or whatever and they found a way to revitalize it and turn it into a useful training tool Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 27:34 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/13/atrial-fibrillation-revisited/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/13/atrial-fibrillation-revisited/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:08:59 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6253 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/13/atrial-fibrillation-revisited/feed/ 0 a-fib,atrial fibrillation,atrial flutter,cardiac,emergency medicine,ems Call volume up, population down, rural EMS - we need you, and we'll take a look at gun toting medics plus we'll also revisit atrial fibrillation. All that and more on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 295 Call volume up, population down, rural EMS - we need you, and we'll take a look at gun toting medics plus we'll also revisit atrial fibrillation. All that and more on this week's episode of the MedicCast. MedicCast Episode 295 Good day and welcome to this week’s episode of the MedicCast with your host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic. We have some great stuff, including some interesting articles in this week's news items but before that I do want to remind you to check back here often at the main website of the MedicCast, mediccast.com/blog (http://mediccast.com/blog). Right there at the top of the page under the heading show notes you just click that link and it'll take you right to the first of the show notes pages and you can scroll down and go back in time to find all the episodes, all the way back to episode one. There's going to be some more contact information for me coming up later in the show but I will remind you that you can catch me by e-mail at podmedic@Mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com)and I will get back to you within 24 hours or so. If you have a comment or question, suggestion or news link, I'll let you know I got you information and send you a reply. Without further ado, we'll get into the news in just a sec. Population down, call volume up (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Caring-for-Husband_sm-150x141.jpg)Starting off this weeks news items is an article I found out of Springfield Ohio (http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/ems-runs-up-even-as-population-declines/nP5d2/). It's from the Springfield News-Sun and this newspaper article is looking at the situation whereby their population has decreased in the city of Springfield Ohio by 4700 residents according the most recent census data in the last 10 years and yet their call volume for their EMS ambulance calls have gone up. What is the cause of that? I think that, interestingly enough, this is something that is being questioned by a lot of agencies and organizations around the country and I think that this is something you're going to find in your area as well.   Rural EMT Shortage and Recruitment Meanwhile in Sioux Falls South Dakota, call volume is increasing (http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6373.cfm?Id=134938) but the volunteers that they have available to run their volunteer ambo service is going down. Those numbers are going down for them and why are these numbers decreasing? They're putting out a call to let people know, "if we have to close the doors and we have to cease ambulance service or only provide part-time ambulance service then the nearest ambulance we're going to get is over half an hour away." This is a good example of educating your public about how your system works and what your needs are. These types of articles are all over the place in rural areas and it's a good example of how you can publicize and provide information to your community about what it is that your EMS service does.   Gun Toting EMTs Finally, I just have a single question for you. How many of you out there carry a gun when you go to work (http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Western-Cape-EMS-Medics-shouldnt-use-guns-20120730)? It's certainly unusual here where I live. I don't know of any EMS providers around my area that carry a firearm at work, although maybe they are and I just don't know. But in Cape Town, South Africa, they're looking at their emergency medical services in the Western Cape region and many of them carry guns, firearms to work. The leaders are saying there is not a good reason to be armed on the job as an EMT. Even though their job is a dangerous one, EMT's who carry firearms at work, according to this article, are asking for more trouble from the gun itself being present than as a deterrent or protection from any trouble —————————- Atrial Fibrillation Review Coming up next here on the MedicCast, we're going to jump in and revisit a second tip we've done in the past. But, heck, Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 28:33 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/06/ems-heat-related-emergencies-revisited-and-episode-294/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/06/ems-heat-related-emergencies-revisited-and-episode-294/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:32:12 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6218 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/08/06/ems-heat-related-emergencies-revisited-and-episode-294/feed/ 0 accident,ambulance,aurora,ecc,ems heat emergencies,environmental emergencies,mass casualty,motor vehicle accident,mutual aid,research Ambulances versus pedestrians, ambulances and mass casualty incidents, and ambulances and research, plus we're going to take a look and revisit some information on heat related emergencies. If that's what you're looking for you found  it right here on ... Ambulances versus pedestrians, ambulances and mass casualty incidents, and ambulances and research, plus we're going to take a look and revisit some information on heat related emergencies. If that's what you're looking for you found  it right here on ... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 26:15 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/07/29/rural-nevada-critical-care-innovator-pat-songer/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/07/29/rural-nevada-critical-care-innovator-pat-songer/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:39:16 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6178 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/07/29/rural-nevada-critical-care-innovator-pat-songer/feed/ 0 chris montera,community paramedic,community paramedicine,drug shortages,ems 10,ems today,jamie davis,minnesota,pat songer,podmedic Minnesota medics, EMS drug shortages and takeovers and we've got another special interview segment from EMS today 2012, if that’s what you’re looking for, you found it right here on the MedicCast. First Licensed Community Paramedics Minnesota medics, EMS drug shortages and takeovers and we've got another special interview segment from EMS today 2012, if that’s what you’re looking for, you found it right here on the MedicCast. First Licensed Community Paramedics We'll kickoff the news this week with a segment from Minnesota. In Hennepin County, Minnesota, they are starting a new program with community paramedics, creating the first licensed community paramedics in the country (http://www.kare11.com/news/article/983511/396/Minnesota-first-in-nation-to-certify-community-paramedics). We've talked about community paramedics in the past, talking with Chris Montera and his ground-breaking program out of Western Eagle County, Colorado. We also talked with Gary Wingrove and about the formation and goals of the International Roundtable for Community Paramedicine. Find our other community paramedic episodes on the MedicCast here (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?s=community+paramedic). EMS Drug Shortages (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ambulance_lights_sm-150x141.jpg)In the next article from North Carolina, they're talking about EMS medication shortages (http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120716/NEWS02/207160306/-1/NEWSMAP). These are drug shortages hospitals and EMS agencies are seeing all over the country and I know we are experiencing them here in Maryland. One of the issues we have is trying to find ways to either replace the drugs we have with an alternative medication. While this article points out there is a Fentanyl shortage, Maryland uses morphine for primary pain management and we are substituting Fentanyl for Morphine because of Morphine shortages. In North Carolina, according to this article, paramedics are administering medications that are recently expired in order to provide some care for their patients. EMS Agencies Taken Over In the final article this week, we are seeing quite a few agencies providing EMS services closing their doors, especially in rural environments with low call volumes. In the face of rising fuel prices and other challenges, they were struggling to remain open without the volume to give them a consistent billing resource or profitability to maintain the ambulances. So a lot of communities are struggling with this and in many cases County agencies or local municipalities are taking over the duties to fulfill the needs of these communities. In Johnston County, North Carolina, three EMS agencies were taken over by the county (http://www.theherald-nc.com/2012/07/14/23682/county-takes-over-3-ems-agencies.html), although not without some bumps in the road. Taking over EMS operations is never easy, not even when the crews and vehicles just switch patches and logos. It can be more challenging when one of the agencies is unable to simply turn over capital assets. —————————- Pat Songer Innovates Rural Critical Care Our colleague Chris Montera from the EMS Garage joins us this week as the host of another interview from the EMS 10 Awards at EMS Today 2012 back in March. Pat Songer is the Director of EMS at Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca, Nevada (http://www.hghospital.ws/). Pat's innovative management of a rural EMS system that strives to provide care most often associated with larger metropolitan areas. Pat Songer and his team achieved its five-year goal of establishing a critical care paramedic ground system. Over the past five years, Pat has kept to a strict schedule of improvements that has included major ambulance and equipment upgrades and dedicated staff training. As a result, patient transport times have been reduced to an average of two hours, 15 minutes by ground or ground/air combinations, compared to an average of three hours, 30 minutes by helicopter. The hospital’s transport costs have dropped from $7.8 million to $1.4 million a year. Contact the MedicCast Take a look at these articles. You can find these links at the MedicCast site (MedicCast. Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 23:48 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/07/23/david-reinis-advances-cardiac-understanding/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/07/23/david-reinis-advances-cardiac-understanding/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:53:30 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6126 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/07/23/david-reinis-advances-cardiac-understanding/feed/ 0 australia,cardiac,CARES,david reinis,drunk drivers,ems,ems 10,ems today,jamie davis,physio-control,pig heart,podmedic Charging drunks, cardiac kudos, exhausted Aussies and were going to take a look at another special interview segment from EMS today 2012 with their EMS 10 award winners, if that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on the MedicCast. Charging drunks, cardiac kudos, exhausted Aussies and were going to take a look at another special interview segment from EMS today 2012 with their EMS 10 award winners, if that's what you're looking for, you found it right here on the MedicCast. Drunk... Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 24:08 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/03/22/community-paramedicine-progress-update-and-episode-291/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/03/22/community-paramedicine-progress-update-and-episode-291/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:07:25 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6056 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes |  anne robinson,chris montera,community paramedicine,gary wingrove,ircp,paramedic,podcast,podmedic MedicCast Episode 291 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 | Video Podcast ————————– MedicCast Episode 291 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) —- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– Panel Discussion on Community Paramedicine After a year and a half, I thought it was time for a progress update on community paramedicine programs. While at EMS Today 2012, I asked Anne Robinson (Caring Anne Consulting (http://twitter.com/caringanne)), Chris Montera (EMSGarage.com (http://EMSGarage.com)), and Gary Wingrove (IRCP.info (http://ircp.info)) to join me and share recent milestones in the development of community paramedicine programs around the country and the world. Anne, Chris and Gary talk about how programs are slowly moving forward as agencies, health care systems, and insurance companies slowly discover ways to pay for the programs. It is frustrating because the jurisdictions that are implementing these programs are seeing evidence of real cost savings for patient care and most importantly, better patient outcomes. Recently, Anne and Chris visited with major Nursing Organization representatives to explain the program and how it interrelates with home health nursing programs in the same area if those programs exist for underserved populations. Ultimately, Gary points out that each system must develop their own version of community paramedic based on the unique needs of health systems in their areas. The IRCP conference will be held in Vancouver, B.C. this year in June. You can find out how to register to attend for free at IRCP.info (http://ircp.info). Also, follow up on the 2010 IRCP conference held in Vail, Colorado by checking out the segments MedicCast recorded there at Blip.tv/ircp (http://Blip.tv/ircp). If you want to catch the first episode in the series, check out our initial segment on Community Paramedicine (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/08/01/community-paramedicine/). ——– Sponsored by EMS Today (http://emstoday.com) and BEARiatrics.com (http://beariatrics.com) and by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/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 —————————- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line — (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) ————————– Until next time, Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/03/14/code-stemi-web-series-and-episode-290/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2012/03/14/code-stemi-web-series-and-episode-290/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:18:39 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=6052 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes |  beariatrics,cardiac,code stemi,ems today,physio-control,podcast,podmedic,ted setla,tom bouthillet MedicCast Episode 290 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 | Video Podcast ————————– MedicCast Episode 290 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/category/podcasts/) (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) —- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– Interview with Code STEMI Creators Code STEMI, the exciting new web series from EMS12Lead.com's (http://ems12lead.com) Tom Bouthillet and Ted Setla from FirstRespondersNetwork.com (http://FirstRespondersNetwork.com) is one of the most powerful new programs on EMS, Cardiac Care, and the importance of systems improvement. The series goes into systems that are actively improving cardiac care through system-wide improvements and tells stories of cardiac survivors from the viewpoints of the patients, their families, and the caregivers along the way. The first episode premiered at EMS Today 2012 (http://emstoday.com) in Baltimore a few weeks ago by special arrangement with Physio-Control to a standing room only crowd and the buzz after the episode finished was positive. Many expressed their excitement and anticipation for future episodes to be released every two weeks at CodeSTEMI.tv (http://codestemi.tv). Check out this interview with both Tom and Ted as they chat with Jamie Davis, the Podmedic about the evolution of the program from start to the premier at EMS Today. Watch the first episode of Code STEMI here (http://www.codestemi.tv/). ——– Sponsored by EMS Today (http://emstoday.com) and BEARiatrics.com (http://beariatrics.com) and by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/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 —————————- 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! 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Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/20/pain-management-champions-and-episode-289/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/20/pain-management-champions-and-episode-289/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:39:00 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=5969 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune |  cleveland clinic,esther benhofer,interview,nursing care,pain,pain management MedicCast Episode 289 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 | Video Podcast ————————– MedicCast Episode 289 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) —- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– News— Prescription Drug Abuse Is an 'Epidemic,' CDC Declares (http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20111101/40-us-deaths-a-day-from-prescription-painkillers) Missing boy found near the blasting area of quarry, after missing for 6 days in the woods (http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-child-discovered-paramedic,0,5691614.story) Man dies after trying to remove pacemaker (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-01/news/chi-man-dies-after-trying-to-remove-his-own-pacemaker-20111101_1_heart-pacemaker-chest-group-home) ——————– Tip This Week – Pain Management Nurse Interview In this episode of the MedicCast, host Jamie Davis covers this weeks' emergency medical services related news items and then turns to an interview segment with Pain Management Nurse Esther Bernhofer from the Cleveland Clinic. Esther shares a program that teaches pain management techniques and best practices to nurses throughout her facility so that patients in all areas can have nurse advocates to manage their pain. You can find more video segments like this one at http://mediccast.tv (http://mediccast.tv/) Pain Management Nurse Panel On Why Nurses Make the Best Patient Pain Champions (http://mediccast.com/nursingnotes/2011/10/nurses-make-the-best-patient-pain-champions/) Cleveland Clinic on Pain Management (http://my.clevelandclinic.org/anesthesia/pain_management/default.aspx) MedicCast Episode on Physiology of Pain Part 1 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/31/physiology-of-pain-part-1-and-episode-286-of-the-mediccast/) and Part 2 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/07/physiology-of-pain-part-2-and-episode-287-of-the-mediccast/). ——– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/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 —————————- 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 Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean <script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/j/x/132158652576/config/k-29ab0c11db49f077/uuid/root/height/281/width/500/episode/k-30e8ba0e517b03f8.m4v"></script> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/14/military-medic-to-emtp-program-and-episode-288/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/14/military-medic-to-emtp-program-and-episode-288/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:35:24 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=5963 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune |  army medic,ems education,field medic,interview,military medic,training program MedicCast Episode 288 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 | Video Podcast ————————– MedicCast Episode 288 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) —- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– News— EMS Prepare Superbowl Evacuation Plans (http://www.theindychannel.com/news/29608123/detail.html) National EMS Academy Pass Rates Continue to Exceed Average National Pass Rates (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/10/26/prweb8911709.DTL) Take BP pills at night to cut heart risk, study finds (http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/25/8480717-take-bp-pills-at-night-to-cut-heart-risk-study-finds) ——————– Tip This Week – Military Medic to EMTP Program (Interview Segment) Military medics are emergency care providers in the battlefield. Most of their training are focused mainly on trauma care and providing measures to sustain the life of the injured until they are transported to a medical facility. Though constantly trained, their program is different from that of the paramedics in the civilian side of things. So if a military medic decides to get a certification as a civilian medic, would his experiences in the field as a military medic bear weight when he steps in the civilian setting where there is a vast array of cases or situations responders face? Listen in on this episode and follow the provided links to learn more about military field medics, their training and the program they can avail of to get a civilian paramedic certification. Lansing Community College Page (http://www.lcc.edu/) MedicCast episode on US Army Field Medics  (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2010/04/18/us-army-medics-episode-215/) ——– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/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 —————————- 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! 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Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean <script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/j/x/132098843453/config/k-29ab0c11db49f077/uuid/root/height/281/width/500/episode/k-ecfd138f1914097c.m4v"></script> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/07/physiology-of-pain-part-2-and-episode-287-of-the-mediccast/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/11/07/physiology-of-pain-part-2-and-episode-287-of-the-mediccast/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:50:28 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=5956 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune |  ems news,pain,pain management,physiology of pain MedicCast Episode 287 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 | Video Podcast ————————– MedicCast Episode 287 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). —- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) —- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– News— Cleveland EMT Survives Electric Shock from MVA Rescue  (http://www.texas-fire.com/2011/10/cleveland-emt-endures-a-shocking-experience/) Rural Oklahoma Ambulance Services Suffering Financially  (http://newsok.com/article/3617565) Houston Private EMS Medicare Fraud Must End (http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Medicare-fraud-must-end-2228816.php) ——————– Tip This Week – Physiology of Pain, Part 2 Every day, emergency medical services professionals around the world encounter patients in pain. How that pain is managed is still up to debate in some systems and under many protocols. Paramedics are at the forefront of care and the first point of care for many patients and yet they are often unable or unwilling to use major pain management drugs in the field to treat their patients. Following upon last week's part 1 of our physiology of pain segment,this week features part two of that episode to give EMS providers a better understanding of how pain works and how to better manage pain for our patients. Follow the links provided below for a more in-depth understanding of pain and pain management. American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) (http://www.aspmn.org/) “Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research” Consensus Report From IOM (http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Relieving-Pain-in-America-A-Blueprint-for-Transforming-Prevention-Care-Education-Research.aspx) “The Center of Pain and Policy” from the Center for Practical Bioethics (http://practicalbioethics.org/initiative/pain-policy/balanced-pain-policy-initiative/the-center-and-pain-policy/) ——– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/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 —————————- 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 Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean <script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/j/x/132069110010/config/k-29ab0c11db49f077/uuid/root/height/281/width/500/episode/k-2f9c6c05ffd238fb.m4v"></script> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/31/physiology-of-pain-part-1-and-episode-286-of-the-mediccast/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/31/physiology-of-pain-part-1-and-episode-286-of-the-mediccast/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:18:56 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=5950 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune [...]]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/31/physiology-of-pain-part-1-and-episode-286-of-the-mediccast/feed/ 1 ems,EMT,emtp ecg,hospital,nurse,nursing,pain,pain management,paramedic MedicCast Episode 286 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 | Video Podcast   MedicCast Episode 286 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). ---- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) ---- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid)   Link for NSW EMS (http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/newsletters/spring11/##) from Greg Adams See more including some footage from the show (http://ten.com.au/recruitsparamedics.htm) ————————– News— Medicaid and Medicare vs Budget Cuts (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-usa-debt-healthcare-lobbying-idUSTRE7930LQ20111004) Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation Cardiac Care (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235327.php) Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) and Risk for Stroke (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235327.php) ——————– Tip This Week - Physiology of Pain, Part 1 Every day, emergency medical services professionals around the world encounter patients in pain. How that pain is managed is still up to debate in some systems and under many protocols. Paramedics are at the forefront of care and the first point of care for many patients and yet they are often unable or unwilling to use major pain management drugs in the field to treat their patients. This episode will look in to the way pain works, current understanding of the physiology of pain and its effects on health and healing in our patients. Even the most basic pain management skills, when used aggressively to treat acute pain, will have a positive affect on helping our patients in the long run on the road to recovery. Follow this two part series here on the MedicCast for EMTs and paramedics on understanding pain and pain management in the emergency services field. -------- 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 ---------------------------- 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! 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Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean <script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/j/x/132010263943/config/k-29ab0c11db49f077/uuid/root/height/281/width/500/episode/k-5c758457885deafb.m4v"></script> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/17/hospital-associated-infections-revisited-and-episode-285/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/17/hospital-associated-infections-revisited-and-episode-285/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:04:38 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=5939 ProMed Podcast Network. —- MP3 Audio Podcast iTunes | Zune [...]]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2011/10/17/hospital-associated-infections-revisited-and-episode-285/feed/ 0 MedicCast Episode 285 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 | Video Podcast MedicCast Episode 285 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). ---- MP3 Audio Podcast (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-audio-podcast-for/id165682697#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeTwitter.png)Twitter (http://twitter.com/podmedic) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeFacebook.png)Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rising-Sun-MD/MedicCast/131339020711) ---- Subscribe to the Video Podcast Studio Version (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-ems-studio-video/id386254289#) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20Studio%20Video=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Video Podcast (http://mediccast.com/blog/feed/studio-vid) ————————– News— EMT Guilty for posting Murder photo on FB (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/murder_pic_emt_guilty_a2sh2GnC3ZjOffimjVgLtI) 30M Americans Admit to Drunk Driving (http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20101209/30-million-americans-admit-they-drive-drunk?src=RSS_PUBLIC) Why Adults Need Vaccines (http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/why-adults-need-vaccines) ——————– Tip This Week- common hospital associated infections In this episode, we revisit a previously released episode on common hospital associate infections and once again make ourselves aware of the illnesses that are commonly found or contracted in hospitals. It is important to continuously practice measures for infection control as well as personal measures including frequent handwashing to prevent the spread of these illnesses. Health care providers are at a very high risk for acquiring infection because of the work environment that they have. More importantly, they are also the best vectors for the spread of hospital acquired infections. As defined by the CDC, Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections caused by a wide variety of common and unusual bacteria, fungi, and viruses during the course of receiving medical care. Examples include sustained reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) by 70%, simply by ensuring adherence to available guidelines. Reductions have been demonstrated for other HAIs as well, but, much more remains to be done. Wherever patient care is provided, adherence to infection prevention guidelines is needed to ensure that all care is safe care. This includes traditional hospital settings as well as outpatient surgery centers, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and community clinics. CDC Health Care Associated Infections (http://www.cdc.gov/hai/) iScrub Lite - iphone/ipod touch handwashing recording/reporting app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iscrub-lite/id329764570?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4) (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/web/linkmaker/badge_appstore-lrg.gif) -------- 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 Jamie Davis, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS clean 47:18 <script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/j/x/129452120592/config/k-29ab0c11db49f077/uuid/root/height/281/width/500/episode/k-16634ba087de9885.m4v"></script>