MedicCast Audio Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students

By Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, RN, NREMTP, BA, AAS

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This is the Mediccast, a podcast for EMT’s, Paramedics, and other emergency medical professionals. The podcast covers news and commentary, tips and tricks.

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MedicCast Audio Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students episodes:

01.22.2018
Chris Cebollero On Leadership In EMS and Episode 509
EMS Leadership Consultant Chris Cebollero and Dr. Jay Moore from Anthem Blue Cross sit down with host Chris Montera in this crossover episode from the EMS World Expo conference in Las Vegas this past year. Check out the two of them...
11.27.2017
Changing EMS View of Opioid Addiction with Ray Kemp (Episode 508)
Ray Kemp knows first hand what the opioid crisis means to families and individuals across the U.S. Many EMS providers treat people with addiction with indifference at best. Ray’s new video documentary aimed at educating first responders about opioid addiction...
11.06.2017
EMS Educator of the Year Ginny Renkiewicz and Episode 507
Working on your advanced EMS Degree and looking for people to follow and emulate? We have a special interview just for you coming up with EMS Educator of the Year 2017 Ginny Renkiewicz. If that’s what you’re looking for, you...
10.24.2017
Upgrading EMS Education Standards and Episode 506
All paramedics in Australia are required to have Bachelors Degrees and nurses upgrade to become paramedics. Why can’t that work here in the United States? We have a special panel discussion on that coming up. If that’s what you’re looking...
03.24.2017
Women in EMS and Episode 505
What kind of challenges face women in the field of EMS across this country? We have a special panel discussion on that coming up. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of...
12.26.2016
Telephone CPR System-Wide and Episode 504
How can telephone CPR help you do your job and what can you do to support your dispatchers as they do the difficult job of managing the cardiac arrest patient before you arrive on scene? We talk about that in...
12.19.2016
Dispatch Assisted CPR, Paramedic Troopers and Episode 503
Real life benefits of Telephone and dispatcher-assisted CPR plus more segments from the EMS World Expo in New Orleans this past year. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The...
12.12.2016
Disaster Planning with Superior Training and Episode 502
How do we train for disaster or prepare for disaster responses in both man-made and natural disasters? If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The MedicCast is a proud member of...
11.28.2016
EMS World In Review With Dr Ed Racht and Episode 501
A special interview with Dr. Ed Racht from EMS World Expo 2016. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Brought to you...
11.14.2016
PALS Launch, CPR Data Management, and Episode 500
A chat with EMS World Expo data experts from our partners at Physio-Control and a look at the new rollout of the new PALS course from the American Heart Association. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right...
10.17.2016
Global Resuscitation Alliance, EMS World Expo Kicks Off, and Episode 499
A special interview with Dr. Mickey Eisenberg on the brand new American Heart Association initiative, the Global Resuscitation Alliance. Then in this week’s second segment, we have a special sneak peek at our coverage of last week’s EMS World Expo...
10.03.2016
Medically Clear Podcast Interview and Episode 498
Coming up we talk with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Myths. Then we have a chat with Medical Research podcasters Angela and Dustin Ballard. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right...
09.26.2016
Public Access To Emergency Treatments and Episode 497
More drugs working their way down to the lay public from the EMS sector, people are looking for ways to pass drug tests they read their guide on this page or another for a solution. What’s to come in the...
08.01.2016
Loperamide toxicity, EMS World Expo 2016 and Episode 495
Loperamide or Imodium toxicity overdoses for EMS providers and a special interview with Scott Cravens about the upcoming EMS World Expo conference. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The...
07.18.2016
Wilderness EMS Tips for Urban Medics, part 2 and Episode 494
How does wilderness EMS care relate back to urban EMS care? We have part 2 of a special episode of the discussion on the topic crossed over from the Disaster Podcast for you. If that’s what you’re looking for, you...
07.12.2016
Wilderness EMS for Urban Medics part 1 and Episode 493
How does wilderness EMS care relate back to urban EMS care? We have a special episode of the MedicCast with a crossover panel discussion on the topic from the Disaster Podcast for you. If that’s what you’re looking for, you...
06.28.2016
Orlando Critical Incident Stress part 2 and Episode 492
More on critical incident stress and how responders and hospital staff are struggling to recover from the aftermath of the Orlando nightclub shooting. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the...
06.20.2016
Critical Incident Stress, Orlando, Part 1 and Episode 491
Critical incidents, provider stress and the Orlando active shooter incident with Critical Incident Stress expert Dan McGuire from CISM Perspectives. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The MedicCast is a...
06.13.2016
Synthetic Opioids, EMS Provider Well-Being and Episode 490
Synthetic Opioids causing major problems for overdose patient management in the field for EMS providers, then we have an interview with EMS Blogger and Educator Sean Eddy about how EMS providers can learn to live smart. If that’s what you’re...
06.06.2016
Trek Medics Update Part 2 and Episode 489
Going the extra mile and creating a non-profit EMS organization with worldwide reach. We have it with part 2 of our interview with Jason Friesen from Trek Medics International. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here...
05.30.2016
Trek Medics Brings EMS to All and Episode 488
How is a select group of paramedics going the extra mile for EMS in the third world? We have return look at Jason Friesen and the Trek Medics organization this week for you. If that’s what you’re looking for, you...
05.23.2016
Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy and Episode 487
How do we manage victims of abuse and advocate for them in front of our peers? We’ll have abuse victim advocate Kim McCaffery on the show to share her thoughts and important lessons we can all share for these at-risk...
05.16.2016
Scene Safety, EMS Street Survival and Episode 486
Scene safety is something I talk about all the time here on the MedicCast. What do you do, though, if the scene suddenly turns from safe to dangerous in the blink of an eye? I have a cautionary tale about...
05.10.2016
Overdose Opioid Research for EMS and Episode 485
Dealing with opioid deaths and overdoses requires a lot of specific research and training. We’ll have a special segment on the latest in EMS specific opioid addiction and overdose research with paramedic researcher Scott Sommers. If that’s what you’re looking...
05.03.2016
EMS Technology Future, Cardiac Arrest, and Episode 484
Checking what’s going on with the future of EMS technology, plus a look on EMS and social media leadership and what the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is up to. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here...
04.25.2016
Paramedic Jobs Overseas and MedicCast Episode 483
What kind of opportunities are available for you overseas? We’ll learn more about where you can find an EMS job outside of the U.S. if you’re looking for a changes of pace. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found...
04.19.2016
EMS Innovators, Patient Hoarders and Episode 482
Training civilian responders in Jersey City, raising the bar for EMS education in Austria, and we’ll talk about hoarding behaviors and the potential issues for EMS. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s...
04.11.2016
EMS Research Education, Eagles Review and Episode 481
Developing dedicated EMS research with innovation and a look at the Gathering of Eagles EMS Medical Director’s Conference 2016. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The MedicCast is a proud...
04.04.2016
Mobile Integrated Healthcare – the Book and Episode 480
Mobile Integrated Healthcare – the book, EMS on the Hill Day is coming, and find out what you can learn if you attend the EMS Transformation Summit. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this...
03.28.2016
EMS10 Innovators in EMS Systems and Episode 479
Solar ambulances saving money, telemedicine video conferencing reducing EMS call volumes, and what would you do if you were preparing a team for the annual JEMS Games at EMS Today? If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right...
03.21.2016
EMS Patient Simulation Support and Episode 478
Waking up during CPR, EMS lab values you should know, drones in EMS for Canada, and we’ll talk about the use of patient simulation technology in EMS education with a look at the SimGHOSTS support group. If that’s what you’re...
03.14.2016
Community Paramedics , EMS in Nigeria and Episode 477
New sepsis guidelines in the news, dedicated mental health paramedics, PTSD claims for responders in Canada, and we’ll have the first two of the EMS10 Innovations awardees at EMS Today 2016. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it,...
03.07.2016
qSOFA Sepsis Assessment in EMS Setting and Episode 476
EMTs helping combat vets, marrying a paramedic, colleges prep for active shooters, and we’ll look at the newly reported sepsis criteria in a special segment with EMS educator Kevin Collopy. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right...
02.29.2016
John Newton of Medic Life TV and Episode 475
Stress on home caregivers, EMS staffing in South Dakota, what’s in a mass casualty bag anyway, and we’ll bring you a special interview with new EMS podcaster John Newton from Medic Life TV this week on the interview segment. If...
02.22.2016
Post Grid EMS Authors and Episode 474
Setting cardiac arrest expectations, no more car accident death announcement, paramedics at risk for assault, and we’ll have a great interview with a pair of EMS and healthcare authors who wrote the novel “Post Grid.” If that’s what you’re looking...
02.15.2016
Hemorrhage Control, Tourniquets and Episode 473
Shorter U.S. life expectancies, Afib dangers for women, do tighter EMS protocols work, and we’ll have a special look at hemorrhage control and tourniquet use in a crossover episode from the Disaster Podcast. If that’s what you’re looking for, you...
02.08.2016
Extreme Medical Services Novel and Episode 472
Top EMS safety concerns, school nurses get narcan, and the MedicCast turns 10. Plus we’ll have an interview with my about my EMS paramedic novel Extreme Medical Services. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on...
02.01.2016
EMS Author Interview with Kevin Grange and Episode 471
Recognizing EMS heroes, raising public awareness of cardiac arrest, training junior responders, and we’ll interview EMS author Kevin Grange about his book on going through paramedic school, “Lights and Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic.” If that’s what you’re looking...
01.26.2016
Kratom Drug Abuse with Lisa Booze and Episode 470
U.K. fake paramedics, lifting safety in healthcare law, disease preparedness holes, and we’ll look at another special drug of abuse called Kratom, with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right...
01.18.2016
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning EMS Review and Episode 469
Opioid overdose deaths on the rise, precursor symptoms for cardiac arrest, moving away from a load and go mentality, plus we’re going to take a special look at Carbon Monoxide Poisoning today with a Disaster Podcast crossover segment with Dr....
01.11.2016
B.J. Schneider EMS Author Interview and Episode 468
We have an interview with EMS paramedic author B.J. Schneider from New Orleans on his book “Welcome to New Orleans: How Many Shots Did You Hear?” If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s...
01.04.2016
EMS Entrepreneur Sam Scheller and Episode 467
Do you have what it takes to be a responder to a major event disaster or to run your own EMS business? We chat with EMS entrepreneur Sam Scheller in Las Vegas about his preparations for major event EMS. If...
12.28.2015
Ferno Intraxx Component EMS Ambulance System and Episode 466
Brand new ambulance design system for stowing all your gear from the product innovators at Ferno. Grab everything you’ll need to treat your patient within easy reach using this Ferno Intraxx rack-mounting system for the back of your ambulance. If...
12.21.2015
EMS Suicide Code Green Campaign and Episode 465
How do we manage our own stress from the job and what do we do to recognize unmanaged stress in our coworkers. The Code Green Campaign is focused on helping EMS providers recognize and stop suicide in our own ranks....
12.14.2015
Pulsara Communicating Critical EMS Care and Episode 464
Creating systems for communicating better with the hospital and a new take on the powered stair chair. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The MedicCast is a proud member of...
12.07.2015
EMS World Expo Conference with Scott Cravens and Episode 463
Getting an inside look at the workings of EMS World Expo with EMS World publisher Scott Cravens in this special episode interview. If that’s what you’re looking for, you found it, right here on this week’s episode of the MedicCast. The...
11.30.2015
Fingers on the Pulse of EMS with Greg Friese and Episode 462
What is going on at the powerhouse EMS Website over at EMS1.com? We check in with their editor-in-chief, and our good friend, Greg Friese, to find out what is new and notable in EMS. If that’s what you’re looking for,...
11.23.2015
Two Companies Innovate EMS Patient Care and Episode 461
What does it take to make the top EMS patient care products on the market and how do you continue to innovate? Looking at how two companies innovate and improve their products to help us all improve and innovate EMS...
11.09.2015
EMS Providers, Social Media Citizenship, and Episode 460
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Periscope, Tumblr, and more. All of these social media sites are used by people every day but what if you’re any EMS provider. Are there things you need to do or think of when you use these...
11.02.2015
EMS Providers Using New Health Technology and Episode 459
How comfortable are you with new technologies that show up in the back of your ambulance? We’ll be talking about that with EMS educator and expert Kevin Collopy as we discuss EMS and medical technology. If that’s what you’re looking...

What's MedicCast Audio Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

MedicCast Audio Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students episodes:

Chris Cebollero On Leadership In EMS and Episode 509

Changing EMS View of Opioid Addiction with Ray Kemp (Episode 508)

EMS Educator of the Year Ginny Renkiewicz and Episode 507

Upgrading EMS Education Standards and Episode 506

Women in EMS and Episode 505

Telephone CPR System-Wide and Episode 504

Dispatch Assisted CPR, Paramedic Troopers and Episode 503

Disaster Planning with Superior Training and Episode 502

EMS World In Review With Dr Ed Racht and Episode 501

PALS Launch, CPR Data Management, and Episode 500

Global Resuscitation Alliance, EMS World Expo Kicks Off, and Episode 499

Medically Clear Podcast Interview and Episode 498

Public Access To Emergency Treatments and Episode 497

Loperamide toxicity, EMS World Expo 2016 and Episode 495

Wilderness EMS Tips for Urban Medics, part 2 and Episode 494

Wilderness EMS for Urban Medics part 1 and Episode 493

Orlando Critical Incident Stress part 2 and Episode 492

Critical Incident Stress, Orlando, Part 1 and Episode 491

Synthetic Opioids, EMS Provider Well-Being and Episode 490

Trek Medics Update Part 2 and Episode 489

Trek Medics Brings EMS to All and Episode 488

Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy and Episode 487

Scene Safety, EMS Street Survival and Episode 486

Overdose Opioid Research for EMS and Episode 485

EMS Technology Future, Cardiac Arrest, and Episode 484

Paramedic Jobs Overseas and MedicCast Episode 483

EMS Innovators, Patient Hoarders and Episode 482

EMS Research Education, Eagles Review and Episode 481

Mobile Integrated Healthcare – the Book and Episode 480

EMS10 Innovators in EMS Systems and Episode 479

EMS Patient Simulation Support and Episode 478

Community Paramedics , EMS in Nigeria and Episode 477

qSOFA Sepsis Assessment in EMS Setting and Episode 476

John Newton of Medic Life TV and Episode 475

Post Grid EMS Authors and Episode 474

Hemorrhage Control, Tourniquets and Episode 473

Extreme Medical Services Novel and Episode 472

EMS Author Interview with Kevin Grange and Episode 471

Kratom Drug Abuse with Lisa Booze and Episode 470

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning EMS Review and Episode 469

B.J. Schneider EMS Author Interview and Episode 468

EMS Entrepreneur Sam Scheller and Episode 467

Ferno Intraxx Component EMS Ambulance System and Episode 466

EMS Suicide Code Green Campaign and Episode 465

Pulsara Communicating Critical EMS Care and Episode 464

EMS World Expo Conference with Scott Cravens and Episode 463

Fingers on the Pulse of EMS with Greg Friese and Episode 462

Two Companies Innovate EMS Patient Care and Episode 461

EMS Providers, Social Media Citizenship, and Episode 460

EMS Providers Using New Health Technology and Episode 459