David Aber and Scott Kier are joined by two veteran EMS educators to talk about education and training in emergency medical services. What changes have occurred in recent years and where is the future of EMS education headed? These are among the questions asked in this insightful panel discussion.
MedicCast TV guest host, Chris Montera, the Geekymedic is joined in the EMS Today 2013 Podcast Studio by paramedic blogger Scott Kier as they chat about the upcoming EMS Today conference and what they are looking forward to seeing. Scott is the author of the MedicSBK.com blog. Chris and Scott are the co-hosts of the EMS Garage podcast.
The two paramedic podcasters discuss some of the recent innovation awardees from the EMS 10 Awards the previous evening and also the excellent education and seminar opportunities offered at the EMS Today conference. They also discussed the innovative products and exhibitors they had already seen during the conference set up that day as well as the EMS on the Hill event just prior to the conference opening.
Back injuries related to difficult lifting of heavy patients is a huge problem for EMTs and paramedics in emergency medical services but perhaps not anymore. In another product innovator segment from EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans, our finale episode team brings Scott Kier (MedicSBK.com) to the table with his pick.
With a breakthrough patented design, the EZ LIFT Rescue Systems™ reinvents the traditional backboard to make lifting safer and reduce on-the-job back injuries. This unique design uses extendable handles to allow firefighters and EMS personnel to lift from a safe position near, at, or above the knees – as opposed to the conventional lifting position from the floor to the gurney.
The EZ-LIFT backboard has extending lift handles that offer the provider in the field a way to increase the leverage they use while lifting from a much safer position. Check out the video segment from our team at Expo and thanks to Dave Robinson, President of EZ-LIFT Rescue Systems for joining us on our finale segment at Expo.
On Day 2 of EMS World Expo MedicCast host is joined by a group of EMS leaders and educators to talk about the importance of high quality CPR compressions and how to achieve them. This episode is sponsored by Physio-Control, Inc and their Lucas 2 mechanical compression device.
Guests include:
Dr. Jeffrey Elder, medical director New Orleans EMS
Karen Wojcik, RN, Clinical Specialist and Educator with Physio-Control, Inc.
MedicCast host Jamie Davis is joined by guests Stephen Rahm and Scott Kier as they spend a few minutes with Dr. Jeffrey Elder, Medical Director of New Orleans EMS to talk about high quality compressions and using mechanical devices like the Lucas 2 devices they’ve acquired from Physio-Control. It is so very important to not just do high quality compressions but to continue with those compressions as long as possible with as few interruptions and as much consistency as possible.
This episode is sponsored by Physio-Control, Inc. We want to thank them for their continued support of our programming and of innovation in the science of resuscitation. Find out more about their initiatives at Physio-Control.com.
MedicCast host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic was joined by Dr. Ed Racht in the Physio-Control Podcast Studio at EMS World Expo 2012 to talk about high quality CPR and the system improvements he has engaged as Chief Medical Officer at AMR. Continuous compressions with fewer interruptions has been shown to improve a cardiac arrest patient’s chances of ROSC (Return Of Spontaneous Circulation).
A special thank-you again today to Physio-Control, Inc for sponsoring our ProMed Network podcast studio and allowing us to bring you guests like Dr. Racht!
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.
Natalie Quebodeaux and guest host Scott Kier return for one more episode from the Podcast Video Studio (sponsored by Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation) at EMS World Expo 2011. As they wind down their convention coverage on Day 3 in Las Vegas, Natalie and Scott welcome RN and health care consultant Anne Robinson (CaringAnne.com) and disaster preparedness educator Sam Bradley to talk about EMS education. They also take some time to thank their episode sponsor, the gang at EMS1.com.
Find all of the full episodes recorded at EMS World Expo 2011 here on the ProMed Network Conference Video Channel. Short segments, interviews and reports from the exhibit hall floor at EMS World Expo at MedicCast.tv.
The First Few Moments podcast did record a show at EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada despite the fact that FFM host Kyle David Bates was home helping his wife with their new baby. Guest Host Scott Kier, aka MedicSBK on twitter and elsewhere, steps in and takes over for the day. He is joined by Natalie Quebodeaux (host of the GenMed Show).
The discussion kicks off with a chat with Sarah Wilson from episode sponsors EMS1.com. Sarah is the Grants Manager at EMSGrantsHelp.com and talks with Scott and Natalie about what services they provide and the availability of grants for EMS services and organizations. Later, Sam Bradley, federal disaster preparedness educator joins the show to talk about disaster preparedness and training for EMS services, agencies and individual EMTs and paramedics.
All of the ProMed Network podcast episodes on Day 2 at EMS World Expo 2011 were produced from the Medtronic Foundation Heart Rescue Project sponsored podcast studio. You can find more recorded coverage from the event here at the ProMedNetwork.com site and at MedicCast.tv.
More GenMed Show to come as the Happy Medic, Justin Schorr took over the GenMed Show episode on Friday morning of EMS Expo for a Happy Hour segment. Check back here at ProMed later this month for that video segment and all of the excellent programs recorded live at EMS Expo 2010 in Dallas.
