Summary: Welcome to Episode 185 of the Nursing Show The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com/). Subscribe to the Podcast MP3 Audio Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-show-online-radio/id271728764#) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?Nursing%20Show=http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/podcast/) —- Subscribe to the Podcast Studio Video Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=386460885#) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?Nursing%20Show=http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/studio_video/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/studio_video/) (http://nursingshow.com/feed/) ———————————– News—- Fake Fat Makes Rats Real Fat (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/eating-fake-fat-makes-real-fat-olestra-study/story?id=13893613) Medicare Preventive Care Use Still Spotty (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/us-medicare-idUSTRE75J76D20110621) Man Robs Bank to Get Health Care (http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man-robs-bank-medical-care-jail-143625999.html) --------------- This Week- Accidental EpiPen Injections Epinephrine is the drug of choice for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions (Type I) to insect stings or bites, foods, drugs, and other allergens. It can also be used in the treatment of anaphylaxis of unknown cause (idiopathic anaphylaxis) or exercise-induced anaphylaxis. When given intramuscularly or subcutaneously it has a rapid onset and short duration of action. In this episode, tox expert Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center provides information on what nurses can expect from a patient and what do in cases of accidental EpiPen injection. Follow the links provided for more detailed information. Maryland Poison Center (http://mdpoison.com) Medscape Reference on EpiPens (http://reference.medscape.com/drug/epipen-jr-epinephrine-342437) Study on Accidental EpiPen Injection Management (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/431601) ——— Sponsors Thanks to bandwidth sponsors AllNurses.com, the Largest online community for nurses (http://allnurses.com/?utm_source=nursingshow_com&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=nursingshow_video). Continue the discussions there! and NursingTopStudent.com (http://nursingtopstudent.com/) all of the tools student nurses need for less than $1 a day. Audio and video study aids plus a whole lot more! More than 200 files and counting! Join Us Now (http://nursingtopstudent.com/)! ————————– Don’t miss an episode! You can receive the Nursing Show Newsletter (http://www.nursingshow.com/blog) in your email inbox. NursingShow@gmail.com (mailto:nursingshow@gmail.com) Other Podcasts from Jamie Davis: * The MedicCast (http://mediccast.com/blog) (for EMTs, Paramedics, EMS field work) * MedicCast News (http://mediccastnews.com/) (Weekly short medical news program) * MedicCast Live (http://mediccastlive.com/) (Monthly live call-in show with a single EMS topic) ————————– Song this week: “No More Summertime Blues” by Geoff Smith (http://thegeoffsmith.com/) (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/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. ————— This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/).
