Tip This Week --- Buprenorphine Overdose with Lisa Booze Buprenorphine, more popularly known as Subutex, is an opioid antagonist used to treat opioid dependence such as addiction to narcotic analgesics, heroine, or any drug with an opioid formulation. Su

Tip This Week --- False Positives for STEMIs Paramedics and medics (EMT-I) treating cardiac patients in the field are often taught to look for and diagnose S-T elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) in the field. EMS providers do this using their heart

Tip This Week Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. It is usually a result of a blood clot in the leg (DVT) that broke loose and traveled into the lungs via circulation. About half the people who have pulmonary emb

Tip This Week- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) refers to a blood clot embedded in one of the major deep veins of the lower legs, thighs, or pelvis. A clot blocks blood circulation through these veins, which carry blood from the l

In the last week of October, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, together with fellow podcasters Chris Montera of the EMS Garage and Greg Friese of EPS411.com went to the EMS Expo in Atlanta and saw a lot of new, interesting and innovative EMS products. This week

Tip This Week– Stethoscope and Auscultation Tips for EMS The stethoscope is one of the indispensable diagnostic tools for emergency medicine providers. In using a stethoscope, it is important that proper placement and technique is done to be able to m

This Week– a Preliminary Look at the EMS Expo Chris Montera of the EMS Garage podcast and myself sat down the evening before the EMS Expo in Atlanta and discussed with a couple of guests, what we expected to see, do, and hear at the expo over the follo

Welcome to Episode 190 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT’s, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Get the Bra

Welcome to Episode 189 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT’s, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Get the Bra

Welcome to Episode 188 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT’s, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Get the Bra