MedicCast Audio Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students

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) —-

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/) | 

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) | 

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

(http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PC-border-cmyk-300x300.jpg)MedicCast host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic got the chance to chat with Physio-Control's Vice President of Marketing, Cam Pollock, while at EMS World Expo in New Orleans recently. He asked Cam about some of the recent changes in the EMS manufacturing industry as well as getting a glimpse into some of the exciting upcoming products from Physio-Control to assist with resuscitation during cardiac arrest and monitoring during cardiac care. Physio-Control (http://physio-control.com) generously sponsored the ProMed Network podcasters in their Podcast Studio at EMS World Expo this year and we'd like to extend a thank you to them for their generous support.

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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...

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...

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,