New Resource Downloads from MedicMadness.com

Medic Madness blogger Sean Eddy regularly shares his patient assessment tips and tools. He recently posted two great memory aids for your pocket:

• Pediatric GCS Card
• Adult GCS Card

Continuing Education: Prehospital Treatment  of Asthma

Jim Hoffman and Steven Kanarian presented a webinar on prehospital treatment of asthma. Watch the video and download handouts for this continuing education program.

Survey: School Emergency Management Practices

Ric Skinner asked me to share, “The purpose of this short survey is to gauge the current level of emergency management, disaster preparedness and crisis response, and identify where these programs and actions need improvement.” Find the survey, to be filled out by someone knowledgeable of school district procedures is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B2NYFMD

HIPAA TV Online

Every EMS organization needs HIPPA training and to track completion of that training. The Page, Wolfberg, and Wirth HIPPA TV program is now online. Learn more HIPAA TV Online.

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When a CE lesson user asked me to explain that ipratropium bromide is contraindicated to patients with peanut allergies I searched for the facts. After my search concluded with unsatisfactory results I turned to pharmacist and EMS supporter Mark Albert.

Read his post Ipratropium – Soybean and Nuts Allergy: Myth Dispelled

I am looking forward to more from Mark, have added his blog feed to my RSS reader, and encourage you to do the same.

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Cruise over to EMSBootCamp.com to register for the November 18 EMSBootCamp.com session – Asthma for the Pre-Hospital Provider.

Effective treatment of an asthmatic requires an understanding of the physiologic causes of asthma and the patient’s severity.  Pre-hospital care providers who can gauge the severity of asthma and deliver the appropriate treatment will be more effective in treating asthmatics. We will be joined by Steven Kanarian of LaGuardia Community College’s Paramedic Program. He will discuss:

• Physiology of asthma
• Asthma triggers
• Importance of understanding the elements of HPI
• Assessment of the asthma patient in the pre-hospital setting
• Keys to early asthma recognition
• Pre-hospital treatment plans, what should yours be?
• Plus a live Q&A session for attendees

Both new and experienced providers will have a deeper understanding of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of asthma upon completion of this webinar. So, if you are ready to not only achieve a solid understanding of the asthmatic through both audio and visual methods, sign up below for this free webinar.

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