Summary: EMS synthetic drug risks, getting more mental health training, EMS summer camp for kids, and we’ll talk with EMS Blogger and financial advocate Sean Eddy about EMS lifestyle and financial choices. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast.<br> <a href="http://mangarusa.com"></a>The MedicCast is a proud member of the <a title="ProMed Network site" href="http://promednetwork.com/" target="_blank">ProMed Podcast Network</a>.<br> This episode is sponsored in part by <a href="http://mangarusa.com" target="_blank">MangarUSA.com EMS Lift Assist Devices</a> and by <a title="Med Math Book" href="http://medmathsimplified.com" target="_blank">Med Math Simplified</a>. Check out the new book for nurses, students and other medical professionals on Amazon, or your favorite bookseller online. Get it on <a title="Amazon Med Math Simplified link" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=med%20math%20simplified&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=med%20mat%2Caps%2C169&tag=themediccastp-20&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&linkId=PEOAZ4JTRW3TJGOA">Amazon.com</a>.<br> MedicCast Episode 450<br> 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. In this week’s EMS news items we’ll look at an alarming story out of New York about risks to paramedics and EMTs from synthetic drugs like synthetic marijuana and others. What can you do to protect yourself?<br> Then, in this week’s special tip and interview segment I have a special interview with EMS blogger, paramedic Sean Eddy who often writes some controversial articles. Recently he wrote about what type of salary EMS providers really deserve in his continuing series on responsible financial lifestyles. Do you think he’s on target with his opinion or way off the mark? We’ll find out later in the show after the news.<br> Contact the MedicCast<br> If you want to get back in touch with me, make sure you do so. You can email me at <a title="email link" href="mailto:podmedic@mac.com">podmedic@mac.com</a>. Also, if you’re an android user or iPhone or iPad owner, check out the brand new free MedicCast App. Get the <a title="MedicCast Android App" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.mediccast.android.mc" rel="nofollow">free MedicCast app from the Google play store</a>. Get the <a title="iOS App for the MedicCast" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id645668811?mt=8" rel="nofollow">free MedicCast EMS app for iOS</a>.<br> —————————-<br> EMS News<br> <a href="http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/synthetic-marijuana-putting-paramedics-in-danger/27493/GLBh5L4bbE6NKVwqyorrgw" target="_blank">Risks to EMS Providers From Synthetic Drugs</a><br> <a href="http://www.emsworld.com/news/14042078/state-health-grant-will-provide-mental-health-crisis-training-for-nc-paramedics" target="_blank">Mental Health Training for NC Paramedics</a><br> <a href="http://www.emsworld.com/news/14041900/va-summer-camp-teaches-girls-about-public-safety-careers" target="_blank">Summer Camp For Kids’ and EMS Education</a><br> —-<br> Tip of the Week: The Salary EMS Providers Really Deserve<br> <a href="http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sean-eddy-ems-salaries.jpg"></a>Sean Eddy is a prominent EMS blogger, paramedic, and pundit. He recently wrote an article in his series on financial responsibility and lifestyle choices on what kind of salary EMS providers really deserve. The response was wide, varied and passionate. I brought Sean on the show to talk about his views on the whole issue of pay and EMS salaries. We talk about realistic expectations and lifestyle decisions made at all steps of an EMS provider’s life. Check out the segment with Sean coming up next.<br> Links:<br>
