Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students » medical emergency http://www.mediccast.com/blog A blog for the MedicCast Podcast for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:53 +0000 en hourly 1 A blog for the MedicCast Podcast for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no Jamie Davis, the Podmedic podmedic@mac.com podmedic@mac.com (Jamie Davis, the Podmedic) A blog for the MedicCast Podcast for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students » medical emergency http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.mediccast.com/blog Anatomy of Abdominal Pain for EMTs & Paramedics and Episode 173 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/06/28/anatomy-of-abdominal-pain-for-emts-paramedics-and-episode-173/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/06/28/anatomy-of-abdominal-pain-for-emts-paramedics-and-episode-173/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:19:18 +0000 pmproducer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=1724 ProMedNetwork.comWelcome to Episode 173

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/06/28/anatomy-of-abdominal-pain-for-emts-paramedics-and-episode-173/feed/ 1 abdominal pain,belly pain,medical emergency,stomach ache,tummy ache Welcome to Episode 173 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. (http://www.promednetwork.com/pdata/badges/125x125.jpg)Welcome to Episode 173 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/podcastdownload.jpg) Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itunesnew.jpg) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Get the Brand New Commercial Free Version of the MedicCast (http://www.premiumcast.com/mediccast-adfree)! Just $2 a month gets you enhanced podcasts, no commercials, and delivery via iTunes! Sign up now (http://www.mediccast.com/podcasts/MedicCast-aac-adfree.xml) and get the first week free! ---------------------------- Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/amember/signup.php), MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com), and Lexi-comp (http://www.lexi.com/mediccast) 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 Lexi-Comp, the premium provider of mobile medication reference software including new iPhone and iPod Touch (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewArtist%253Fid%253D295207927%2526partnerId%253D30) apps, Lexi Tox and many other Lexi-Comp products. Visit www.Lexi.com/mediccast (http://www.lexi.com/mediccast) and sign up to win a free iPod Touch and Lexi-Comp software. --------------------------------- EMS News- House Health Hearing Interrupted by Collapsing Intern (http://www.emsresponder.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=9765) Advanced Life Support Competition Held in Miami (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northwest/story/1110135.html) Studies Show Early Angioplasty Reduces Complications (http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20090624/help-for-high-risk-heart-attacks) EMS Chief Narrates Train Crash Response (http://www.emsresponder.com/web/online/Top-EMS-News/DC-Chief-Outlines-Metro-Train-Crash-Response/1$9760) ---------------------------------- Tip of the Week Anatomy of Abdominal Pain for EMTs & Paramedics Abdominal pain, also known as stomach ache, tummy ache, or belly pain, is one of the most common complaints of people seeking medical help in the ER. In the U.S. Government Census Data on ER visits (http://search.census.gov/search?q=cache:Kb1KdViQyFAJ:www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2008/tables/08s0159.xls+diagnosis&site=census&client=default_frontend&access=p&ie=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&oe=ISO-8859-1) in the year 2005, abdominal pain figures are high on the list for adults. Paramedics and EMTs see many different types of patients whose chief complaint is abdominal pain every day. But one person's abdominal pain is not the same as another person's pain. It is important to know which organs are present in the various quadrants and what each different area's pain means. There are a number of organs found in the abdominal cavity so the pain can originate from any one of those. However, there are certain conditions not related to those organs, that can cause abdominal pain like shingles, pneumonia and strep throat in children. Proper assessment and asking the right questions may help identify the possible cause of abdominal pain. Some of the questions may pertain to the characteristic of the pain (is it dull, knife-like, cramping, or twisting?), location (specific region of the abdomen), frequency (how often does it happen), duration (how long does each episode take), and intensity (is it tolerable or unbearable). Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no