There are a number of things to consider when assessing fall injuries. It includes the height at which the patient fee, the landing surface, the patient's orientation at the time of the fall and whether the fall was broken. In this week's episode of The MedicCast podcast for EMTs, paramedics and EMS students, the podmedic provides tips on how to properly and effectively asses injuries from falls. He also features the latest news in EMS and health care and includes links to resources for future reference and review.

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The MedicCast is a weekly show for students and providers of emergency medicine featuring news, products, reviews, comments, interviews, tips, tricks and more.

As a solution to this problem, the podmedic, created MedicCast Extra. It is a site that provides the tips, medication know-how, study aids, NREMT testing resources, and all the other expert assistance EMS students need to get out of the classroom and into the field where they belong – all in easy-to-digest audio files, PDFs, and videos.

And it doesn't stop there. This past month, tons more of content have been added to the hundreds of already available tips and study tools. All the more reason to sign- up for MedicCast Extra.

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What can I do to better prepare myself for my classes?

Two of the top EMS educators in the online space, Jim Hoffman and Greg Friese, are back with another of their excellent EMS Bootcamp for EMT and Paramedic Students.  They are addressing this topic in a live webinar slated to start in less than 24 hours!

Help for New EMS Students

The next live session is August 12th at 1100 hours EST. This session is targeted at Beginning EMT School and Your EMS Career. You will get the inside track on how to prepare for EMT school such as:

• Acquire required class materials (and our recommendations for non-required materials)
• Pre-plan for study and practice time
• Setting a personal goal – what do you want to accomplish
• Building a support system
• Ideas to get a jump start on class
• Joining EMS communities
• What does it mean to be an EMS professional

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If their last entry in the series is any indication, the limited spaces for the program are filling up fast.  You don't want to miss out on this opportunity to start class way ahead of everyone else.  Believe me when I say, this live online seminar will be $10 well spent!

Whether you attend live or listen to the provided recordings – Both Audio and Video downloads will be available – the tips and resources you will learn about will help you move forward with confidence in your EMT or paramedic classes.

Use this special link to get the $10 pricing and register now before the class fills up!

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This week's  episode of the MedicCast podcast for EMTs and paramedics features a review of the important NREMT skill, spinal immobilization. Jamie Davis, the Podmedic reviews the procedures for performing this skill and special considerations for patients with potential or actual spinal injury. These points including the latest EMS news and resource links are all included in the program.

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The MedicCast is a weekly podcast for EMTs, paramedics, and EMS students featuring news, products, comments, interviews, tips and tricks. The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network.