Diltiazem ACLS Review and Episode 303




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Summary: 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.