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In this episode segment from EMS Expo 2010 in Dallas, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and the MedicCast look at some innovative ways one Texas community is using technology to improve patient care and outcomes when in a STEMI or other acute coronary syndrome (ACS) situation.

The episode was sponsored by Philips (www.philips.com/ems) and their cardiac monitor algorithm coupled with communications technology that allows the ambulance to communicate via bluetooth and wireless transmission, is allowing patients needing advanced cardiac care to have teams waiting to treat them on arrival at the hospital.

Host Jamie Davis is joined on the show by Jeff Sundseth from Pearland, Texas EMS. Jeff talks about the partnerships they have developed with local facilities to speed the “door to balloon time” for cardiac patients and credits the technology built in to his cardiac monitors from Philips as one of the reasons this partnership works.

Also joining the discussion is paramedic Kelly Grayson, author of the “Day in the Life of an Ambulance Driver” blog and Jeremiah Bush, new paramedic and author of the Jeramedic blog.

Come back here to the ProMed Network blog for  more video episodes recorded live at EMS Expo, 2010.

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Join EMS Garage host Chris Montera as he kicks off the ProMed Network coverage of the EMS Expo from the Zoll sponsored podcast studio in the Exhibit Hall during the event.

This episode was sponsored by Philips and there was an interesting discussion among the panel about data transmission and web based applications for the EMS providers in the field and the hospital emergency departments they transport to.

Special Guests on the show included Chris Cebollaro, Kyle David Bates, and Chris Jones of Image Trend, Inc. appearing for Philips.  For more episodes of the video coverage recorded live at EMS Expo, visit the ProMed Network Blog at blog.promednetwork.com.