Summary: MedicCast Episode 280 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://www.mediccast.com/feed/podcast/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://www.mediccast.com/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 Podcast Studio Video 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)Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/feed/studio-vid) ————————– This Week: Discussion on Katrina Lawsuit and Hospital Preparedness This week’s show is a discussion with Rick Russotti of the Mitigation Journal (http://mitigationjournal.blogspot.com/)and MJ co-host Matt Comer on the general situation of a hospital lawsuit that rooted from the Hurricane Katrina and its implications to different organizations involved. During the time of hurricane Katrina, Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans was out of power, running water and temperature rose to 100 degrees. Reports of inadequate triage processes for evacuation and lack or leadership quickly followed. Eventually, forty-five bodies were found in the devastated health center during recovery efforts. Physician Anna Pou together with two other nurses allegedly “hastened” the patients’ deaths by injecting them with lethal doses of morphine. Pou defended herself by saying she merely helped the patients through their pain and holds that stand up until now. A recent court decision required the institution to pay an amount of $25 million to the individuals who took shelter at that hospital and sustained injuries and died. This decision was based upon the lack of preparedness of the hospital for such disasters and its failure to operate in a highly emergent situation. How well is your system prepared to handle such situations? Does your system have a laid out plan in preparation to respond in this type of scenario where resources are unavailable? Listen and learn from this week's discussion. Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices – NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/magazine/30doctors.html?adxnnl=1&ref=us&adxnnlx=1313349334-w6L3yYd4gwz9jZLkLZ1+ig) ——– 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 GetTurboMedic.com (http://getturbomedic.com/) for EMS study and test preparation tools and software. Boost your test-taking confidence with Turbo Medic. and EMSWrench.com (http://emswrench.com/) a professional grade tool made by a New York paramedic just for EMS professionals like you. Makes a great gift, too! —————————- Contact Me!
