Summary: MedicCast Episode 225 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (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. ————————– Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (../../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 MedicCast Listener Deals at GoDaddy.com (http://godaddy.com/) Code BLU27 gets you 10% off your order at checkout Code POD27 gets you 10% off any web hosting order at checkout Try them out and get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com (http://godaddy.com/)! -------------------------- EMS News--- Graduate Degrees: Are They Worth It for EMS? (http://www.emsresponder.com/print/EMS-Magazine/Graduate-Degrees--Are-They-Worth-It-for-EMS/1$13435) Second Paramedic Unit Could be Crucial Lifeline (http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100528/NEWS02/5280361) Recertification abuses prompt EMT scrutiny (http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2010/05/28/state_officials_examining_emt_retraining_system/) -------------- Tip This Week ---Toxicology Segment on Pediatric Poisonings with Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center (http://mdpoison.com) Children are naturally curious with the objects they see around them. Most often, whatever they pick up goes straight to their mouth which makes them prone to things like choking, GI disorders and yes, poisoning. To be able to initiate interventions, it is important to know the agent that the child ingested. EMS providers should look around and be aware of the objects in the child's environment and the substances found that they could possibly ingest. It is also important to assess carefully for the different signs and symptoms that the child is exhibiting. If the child is symptomatic, obtaining the history of ingestion is also helpful. Since lead and iron are some of the most common substances that cause pediatric poisonings, providers should also be aware of the signs and symptoms and emergency treatment of lead and iron poisoning. Teaching the parents or caregivers about how and where they can get poisoned by these substances, how they should store chemicals, as well as how they educate the children about medications would be key to the prevention of pediatric poisonings. NIH Medline Resources on Lead Poisoning (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html) Preventing Poisoning in Children (http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/titles/engpoisoning.htm) Emory University: Pediatric Poisonings powerpoint presentation (http://www.google.com.ph/url?q=http://www.fpm.emory.edu/Family/didactics/powerpint/FP%2520Pediatric%2520Poisoning.ppt&sa=U&ei=t2YjTIWxDMGXrAee9Z32Cg&ved=0CBgQFjAB&usg=AFQjCNF2eeELhUX2JxpgGr-uLV8427Y2nQ) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) --------------------------- Song this week: David Homyk (http://davidhomyk.com/)with "Summer State of Mind" (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif) Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=78941.520167584&type=10&subid=) at the iTunes Store. ————————————- Until next time, Scene safety, BSI! (http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/88x31.png) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License
