MedicCast Audio Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students

MedicCast TV Weekly Video Commentary (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mediccast-tv-short-segments/id377034277) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?MedicCast%20EMS%20Podcast=http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/weekly-tv-commentary/) | (http://d8nza2yu92e2a.cloudfront.net/mediccast_images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/feed/weekly-tv-commentary/) - Subscribe to for free! ---- Mark Glencorse visited with MedicCast TV host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic a few weeks ago to chat about the "Name the Show" contest running over at ChroniclesOfEMS.com (http://chroniclesofems.com). Great contest and opportunity for a lucky viewer to win an iPad and a guest spot on the show. But what prompted Mark, and co-stars Justin Schorr and Ted Setla to open this up to the community anyway and what names did they try to come up with and fail? Top Ten Failed CoEMS Names ------ You can try your own hand at this by heading over to ChroniclesOfEMS.com (http://chroniclesofems.com) and suggesting your own ideas. You could win and iPad 3G and if you're over 18 you'll also win a free walk-on role on a future episode of the "Reality Series" with Justin and Mark.

MedicCast Episode 223 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/)! -------------------------- Listener Links: NYC EMS Rapper link (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/02/2010-06-02_paramedicturnedrapper_turns_to_youtube_to_promote_music_videos_about_ems_unit.html) Inflight Emergencies Article (http://www.jems.com/article/patient-care/handling-flight-medical-emerge) Inflight Emergencies MedicCast Episode 56 (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2007/03/04/inflight-treatment-nitroglycerine-and-episode-56/) EMS News--- Medical Community Responds to Prescription Drug Abuse (http://www.prweb.com/releases/drugabuse/painmanagement/prweb4010774.htm) Secondhand Car Seats May Not be 'Bargain' (http://www.lincolncourier.com/lifestyles/family/x1182282453/Secondhand-childs-car-seat-may-not-be-bargain-EMT-says) EMSA Issues First Heat Alert (http://www.newsok.com/emsa-issues-first-heat-alert-of-season-in-oklahoma-city-area/article/3465005?custom_click=pod_headline_health) -------------- Tip This Week --- Patient Airway Management Before anything else, establishment of a patent airway is the top priority when dealing with patients with multiple problems. A good knowledge of anatomy and physiology is the starting point for airway management. The team approach is very important when dealing with a potentially difficult airway. The leader of the team should be established, and team coordination under his guidance should be expected. There are different devices or equipment that can be used to open up the airway, some of them are the supraglottic airway devices and combitubes. In the process of intubation, EMS providers should always have a back up plan in case the intubation fails and solutions should be prepared in advance. For practical reason, airway management has been divided into four (4) algorithms. * Main algorithm * Crash algorithm * Difficult airway algorithm * Failed airway algorithm For more details on the airway algorithms and airway management, follow the links below. Airway Management in the ICU (http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/443567) NREMT Exam Coordinator Documents (https://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/exam_coord_man.asp) Supraglottic Airway Devices (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578622_17) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) --------------------------- Song this week: Laura Clapp (http://www.lauraclapp.com/) with "I’m Not Responsible" (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

MedicCast Episode 222 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--- Tropical Storm Ravages Central America (http://www.emsresponder.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=13488&) Ambulance Strikes Horse (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7470917) Woman Hurt in Ambulance-Moose Collision (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/05/31/ambulance-moose-injury-531.html) -------------- Tip This Week --- Drowning and Near Drowning Emergencies Summer season is here and so we are expecting a lot of people going to beaches, pools, and lakes for swimming and water sports to cool the heat down. Together with these activities are the occurrence of water injuries like drowning and near-drowning. To prepare EMS providers in responding to such cases, they should review their skills in this area including factors to consider like water salinity and contents (ie. chemicals, bacteria, soil), presence of trauma, water temperature, alcohol and drug use and causes. The outcome of the event is determined by the success or failure of BLS provided at the scene. Initial treatment should be geared toward ensuring adequacy of the airway, breathing, and circulation, with attention given to cervical spine stabilization if the scenario suggests spinal trauma or if the event is unwitnessed. Rescue breathing should be initiated as early as possible, even while the victim is still in the water if the situation allows. Also check the oropharynx for presence of debris and should be removed with a finger-sweep maneuver if visible. As always, scene safety is very important to remember in these cases. We would want to make sure that the rescuers will not turn out to be the ones needing help. For more information and further review on this featured tip, follow the links provided below. EMS Responder Article on Surviving Drowning (http://www.emsresponder.com/print/EMS-Magazine/Surviving-Drowning/1$12665) eMedicine on Near Drowning (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/908677-overview) CDC Page on Healthy Swimming & Recreational Water Topics (http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/) ---------------------------- Contact Me! Call the Voice Mail Line -- (941) 306-3342 email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com) --------------------------- Song this week: Julia Wilde with "People Like Us" (http://image.iodalliance.com/release/thumbs_60/105213-72.jpg)Julia Wilde (http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/artist.php?id=87D70BD5239CD9D93BC67EF8C5018EBEDDA2B5198538F9D27662371B805A77E6) (http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/download_track.php?id=B7C40BB77F4C7CD503E66FF2B2471D3D8A21868D75CC48228D65A56A9F85730F48C2205E593761A3AD91D1EF80E5FF80) (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif) Click here to get Songs from the MedicCast