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The ProMed Network podcast team closes their Finale Episode from EMS World Expo 2011 with part 2 MedicCast / EMS Garage combo closing episode. Anne Robinson, Carissa O’Brien and MedicCast host Jamie Davis comes up on stage to join Chris Montera in the Podcast Studio (sponsored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation).

Anne Robinson, the ProMed Network executive producer, shares her EMS World Expo 2011 product innovator pick with the ICE (Interchangeable Cooling Environment) system for provider and responder rehab in hot environments. Find out more about this cooling system at EMSInnovations.com.

Also joining Chris for part of this segment of the Finale is     from the Philadelphia Fire Academy who discusses the recently released EMS White Paper on developing an international paramedic certification standard. This standard is needed to help providers from around the world use their education in a variety of systems and communities world wide.

Finally, Chris, Jamie and Carissa welcome EMS World publisher Scott Cravens up on the Podcast Studio stage to look back at this year’s expo’s successes and to look forward to what’s expected for next year’s EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans.

Find part 1 of this video episode here at the ProMed Network Conference Channel and more short segment videos and interviews at MedicCast.tv.

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The ProMed Network podcast team wraps up their coverage of EMS World Expo 2011 with the big finale MedicCast / EMS Garage combo episode. In this episode the rest of the podcast hosts join Chris Montera in the Podcast Studio (sponsored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation) to share their Expo Product Innovator Picks for the show. Guests include Scott Kier from MedicSBK.com and Natalie Quebodeaux host of the GenMed show.

Also joining the panel at the top of the show is Jon Cloutier from ZOLL to share their innovative new monitoring technology that allows the paramedic in the field to “see through” chest compressions in progress and read the underlying rhythm without stopping compressions. ZOLL continues their groundbreaking support of the EMS podcast and blog community with their sponsorship of our finale episode.

Dr. Ben Bobrow joins the team next to chat about the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and the importance of a system and community wide approach to the recognition and treatment of sudden cardiac arrest victims. Find out more about the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation at SCA-Aware.org.

The two product innovator picks for this segment are Scott Kier’s pick the IntuBrite laryngoscope handle and blade with the ergonomic grip and design. Also, Chris Montera’s pick from Ferno, the soon to be released EZ-Glide Stair Chair with PowerTraxx®. The addition of a powered stair ascent mode makes this the perfect device for getting patients up or down the stairs and out to our ambulances.  Natalie’s pick also appears in this section. She chose iPCR and their innovative iPad patient care reporting app for her Expo 2011 product pick. Find out more at iPCREMS.com.

Find part 2 of this episode next up here at the ProMed Network Conference Channel and more short segment videos and interviews at MedicCast.tv.

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Chris Montera, host of the EMS Garage and Carissa O’Brien, host of CHEPCast check in on the final day at EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas. After three days of covering the exhibit hall and hosting programs in the ProMed Network podcast studio, the two of them can’t wait for the Finale episode to be recorded later that day. Included in the ProMed Network Finale episode are the choices of the best product innovators from the show based on the votes and input from the podcast hosts in attendance.

Check out that special episode coming soon here on the ProMed Network along with other episodes recorded live at EMS World Expo 2011. You’ll also find continuing coverage over at MedicCast.tv.

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Chris Montera and the EMS Garage return for Day 2 of EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This episode was sponsored by Physio-Control and the discussion kicks off with a chat with 12-lead and EMS cardiology educator Tim Phalen. Tim works is brought in by Physio-Control at these conferences to provide educational sessions from their booth as a free service to the attendees. Physio’s Cees Verkerk also sits in to show a new 12-lead solution from Physio-Control called the ReadyLink 12-Lead ECG which is a BLS 12-lead acquisition device providing access to 12-lead technology and capture even in areas without primary advanced life support emergency medical services.

This episode and all the day 2 coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 comes from the Medtronic Foundation Heart Rescue Project sponsored podcast studio. Check out more from EMS World Expo both here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv EMS Video and TV programs.

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In partnership with EMS1.com, the ProMed Network’s team of podcasters and reporters from the show floor covered many new innovations and events. In this segment, Chris Montera and Carissa O’Brien report for EMS1.com on new Ambulance designs found on the show floor including a new ambulance just purchased by Chris’ agency in Eagle County, Colorado. A special thanks to EMS1.com for their continued support of the ProMed Network and its EMS programming hosts.

You’ll find more continuing coverage on EMS World Expo 2011 here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv.

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Chris Montera and Carissa O’Brien are back with their thoughts on Day 2 of EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The previous day’s mass casualty event held just outside the convention center was particularly interesting to the pair of ProMed Network podcasters. Hosted by EMS World Expo and staged by Las Vegas EMS, Fire, and other surrounding agencies, the bus crash drill included moulaged patients for local EMS classes, bleachers, beer, and snacks for the spectators and set the standard for such events held in the future.

You’ll find more coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv.

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The MedicCast and EMS Garage podcasts kicked off the video coverage for Day 1 of EMS World Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Montera, host of the EMS Garage and Anne Robinson, guest-host of the MedicCast were joined by Tom Bouthillet, Editor in Chief of EMS12Lead.com and critical care nurse Kelly Arashin. The group discusses what EMS can learn from the nursing profession about creating a culture of education and professionalism within the health care industry.

This episode was recorded Live on Aug 31, 2011 in the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP.org) sponsored Podcast studio and the episode itself was sponsored by Physio-Control (Physio-Control.com).

You’ll find more coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 here at the ProMed Network and also at MedicCast.tv.

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The ProMed Network continues covering the best in health and medical conferences with the live podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. Chris Montera, host of the EMS Garage Podcast and Carissa O’Brien from CHEPCast share their thoughts from the exhibit hall floor on Day 1 of the conference.

Find more coverage of this event from the ProMed Network here on the ProMed Conference channel and at MedicCast.tv.

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One of the most passionately argued subjects in the EMS world is whether or not to continue to allow ALS providers like paramedics and medics in the field utilize advanced airways like ET tubes for patient airway management in critical situations.

Both sides cite studies that support their positions but none of the studies is designed around the unique EMS environment and patient care situations. What is the current consensus among the experts and medical directors? Are there any well designed studies on prehospital health care intubation?

This episode of the JEMSCast is recorded live at EMS Today 2011 in Baltimore from the Medtronic Foundation sponsored Podcast Studio.  Co-hosts Jennifer Berry from JEMS Magazine and Chris Montera, from the EMS Garage podcast lead a discussion on what the panels at EMS Today are saying about this subject.

Brought to you by the HeartRescue Project, an initiative of the Medtronic Foundation, working to improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates. For more, visit HeartRescueProject.com.

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Over the next few weeks, here at the ProMed Network conference video podcast, we will be announcing our product innovator picks from the recent EMS Expo 2010 in Dallas last month.

You can watch all of these in order as part of our EMS Expo Finale Episode sponsored by EMS1.com. However, we have also separated them out for you to view as smaller snippets here at the ProMed Network blog.

First is the selection from the gang at GenMed Show with Natalie Quebodeaux and Jeremiah Bush joining EMS Garage host Chris Montera on stage to talk about the EMSled patient transportation device.

The EMSled (EMSled.com) is a lightweight, portable, modular system for getting patients and gear out of all sorts of situations. Designed and built by a paramedic who knows exactly what our tough design needs are, the EMSled is capable of bicycle, ATV, or provider powered transport.