Scene Safety Training, Cheating on Tests, and Dispatcher Kudos |
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This is the MedicCast News a midweek news program with EMS news and commentary from Jamie Davis, the Podmedic the host of the MedicCast Podcast at MedicCast.com.
This week's news items lead off with a look at a New York police department's program to teach scene safety to emergency responders. Ne... |
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A 5 minute news update for Emergency Medical Services personnel. This would present news only without commentary unlike my weekly podcast
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Ambo MVAs, Fatigue in EMS, and Medal of Valor Winner |
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This week's look at the midweek EMS news starts off with a look at a slew of ambulance involved MVAs this week. One accident involved a unit that crossed the center line and struck a pickup truck head on. In a related story, the Victoria Paramedic Union in Australia stated that unless paramedics there were given more rest time between shifts, they were in danger of having accidents on duty due to fatigue. Finally, a MedicCast kudos to Georgia paramedic Dori Wood on her winning of the Region V medal of valor. Dori descended into a 40 foot well to treat and help extricate a woman who had fallen down into the well. Visit The MedicCast Podcast Site Now! Thanks to our sponsor, Lexi-Comp for their support of the MedicCast News. Visit www.lexi.com/mediccast to sign up to win an iPod touch or free Lexi-Comp on-hand software. |
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Posted April 23, 2009
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No Paramedics, CPR Online, and Drug Advertising |
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This week's midweek EMS news for EMTs and Paramedics takes a look at several stories featuring paramedics in the news. First, one paramedic has developed a website that features a way for people to test their CPR skills online and eventually with a lot less time and expense than the 4 hour courses o... |
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Dog Attacks, Public Relations, and Eyes Off the Medical Records! |
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This week's midweek look at the EMS news for EMTs and Paramedics kicks off with a look at a great public relations article in a Delaware newspaper. It educates the public about the scope and mission of the local volunteer fire company and is a great example of the type of news article I think could... |
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Fat EMS, Attacks on Responders, and Documenting Refusals |
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This week, a Massachusetts study released findings that 75% of all first responder candidates (EMS and Firefighters) were overweight or obese. Other stories covered in this episode include a look at a tragic story of an attack on a paramedic in Scotland that prevented care getting to an elderly wom... |
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ER Economics, Non-urgent Transport, and New FEMA Man |
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This week's midweek EMS news for EMTs and paramedics from the MedicCast community features three stories about EMS in the news.
The first story looks at the economics of the recession with regard to ERs and hospital overcrowding. The University of Tennessee Medical Center is predicting more ER ov... |
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