(http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Med-Math-3D1-202x300-202x300.png)Narcan at home, narrative documentation helps, caring for special needs patients, and we’ll chat with EMS Today keynote speaker Gordon Graham from the Physio-Control Podcast Studio about building a culture of accountability in EMS systems. If that's what you're looking for, you found it, right here on this week's episode of the MedicCast.

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MedicCast Episode 433
Good day and welcome to this week's episode of the MedicCast. I'm your host, Jamie Davis the Podmedic and I'd like to welcome you to this week's show. In this week’s EMS news items we’ll look a several news items for EMTs and paramedics including one story about what you can do to prepare for special needs patients in your community.

Then in this week’s special tip of the week, we have another segment from EMS Today back in February with keynote speaker Gordon Graham on his push to develop systems of accountability in EMS. He also talks about the importance of doing thorough background checks in EMS hiring. Do you think we do enough already? We’ll find out what Gordon thinks later in the show after the news.
Contact the MedicCast
If you want to get back in touch with me, make sure you do so. You can email me at podmedic@mac.com (mailto:podmedic@mac.com). Also, if you're an android user or iPhone or iPad owner, check out the brand new free MedicCast App. Get the free MedicCast app from the Google play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.mediccast.android.mc). Get the free MedicCast EMS app for iOS.

I got an email from EMT audience member Josh who wanted to thank me for the show each week and to ask for a shout out to his service and their paramedic partners. So to the gang at Ambitrans Naples, I offer you kudos on the hard work you do and hope you enjoy the upcoming holiday season safely. Take care and keep checking out the MedicCast! That’s it for this part of the show, let’s get ready for the news coming right up!

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EMS News
 

Getting Civilians Trained for Narcan at Home (http://www.emsworld.com/news/11917067/md-county-offers-narcan-training-for-citizens)

Documentation for Non Transports is Essential (http://www.ems1.com/epcr/articles/2150321-Non-transports-Good-documentation-is-the-best-insurance/)

Learning About Caring for Special-Needs Patients (http://www.emsworld.com/news/11914916/first-responders-train-to-care-for-special-needs-children)

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Tip of the Week:  EMS Systems of Accountability
(http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/justice-scales-gavel-law-300x225.jpeg)At the EMS Today conference in Baltimore this past month, some truly amazing speakers addressed the crowds of EMS providers there. EMTs and paramedics got a real look at what systems of accountability means with a talk by guest Gordon Graham.

Gordon is a former California Highway Patrolman and now is an attorney who educates first responder organizations on how to educate people about being accountable. He is also passionate about hiring good people to do our jobs in EMS and talks towards the end of the video segment coming up about how departments and jurisdictions should be completing full background checks on people they hire. Check out this segment with Gordon next.

Links:

EMS Today site (http://emstoday.com)

Physio-Control site (http://Physio-Control.com)

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