Follow the Podmedic on Twitter for MedicCast Updates

I’ve picked up on another way to keep the listeners and site visitors up to date on what’s going on around MedicCast Productions Central as well as in my general travels.  Get the updates by following me over at twitter.com. http://www.twitter.com/podmedic ———– Want even more? Friend me up on Facebook (podmedic) or on MySpace (podmedic or nursingshow).

Autism Concerns, Vaccines, Patient Education - 5 Tips to Address Concerns

The Florida Institute of Technology conducted a survey of 1,000 randomly selected adults to find out their attitudes towards autism and to the safety of vaccines for child illnesses.  The study found that nearly 1 in 4 (24%) of the adults surveyed believed that because of links to autism, it was safer not to vaccinate [...]

EMS Haiku With Some Great EMS Posters

Eric over at EMS Haiku offered a series of web posters for EMS providers over at his blog.  I don’t know where he found them but they are pretty good.  I’ve selected one of my favorites below but you should check them all out!

Event EMS on Next Week’s MedicCast Live

The MedicCast Live is back again, this month’s topic, preparing for special events in EMS.  We’ll have our usual panel of experts, and most importantly, you the listeners. Here’s how you can join the show live via a computer or by phone: The phone and chat lines will be open for your comments and questions. So head [...]

Acetylcysteine Medication Errors

Our friend, Lisa Booze over at Maryland poison center (mdpoison.com), recently released this toxicology update surrounding medication errors using Acetylcysteine, the antidote for acetaminophen overdoses. This medication is administered in the hospital setting but it is important to understand some aspects of patients with acetaminophen overdoses.  One of the items that Lisa lists below as a [...]

Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), Adenosine, and Episode 138

Welcome to Episode 138 The MedicCast is a proud member of the Blubrry Podcast Network. Right Click here to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT’s, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Fill out the New Survey —————————- Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra – Watch the New Extra Tour! NREMT Study and [...]

Helicopter Crashes and a New MedicCast News

blubrry.com Another medevac helicopter crash last weekend, this one in Maryland has many concerned about the overall safety of the nations air ambulance fleet.  I’ll look at this more on the main show this weekend but you can check out my first impressions on the midweek news show at MedicCastNews.com. Check out the article [...]

EMS Shock Simplified for EMTs and Paramedics on MedicCastExtra.com

A new public video has been posted this week to the various net video services from MedicCast productions.  The new program, MedicCast - EMS Shock Simplified, is a short overview of the processes of shock and is part of a new series available over at the MedicCastExtra.com site for EMS providers and students. The EMS Shock [...]

Cardiovascular Disease Review, Atrovent, and Episode 137

Welcome to Episode 137 The MedicCast is a proud member of the Blubrry Podcast Network. Right Click here to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT’s, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Fill out the New Survey —————————- Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra – Watch the New Extra Tour! NREMT Study and [...]

Disciplinary Actions and a New MedicCast News

blubrry.com Several stories in the news recently about EMS disciplinary actions.  I cover one of them on this week’s MedicCast News about the two senior paramedics who failed to follow up on initial triage teams pronouncement of a 24 year old female’s DOA status at an MVA scene last year in Texas. Check out [...]