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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In most cases of trauma patients, not all injuries would present physical manifestations. In worse cases, patients would even be unconscious which could make a detailed assessment difficult to perform. During these situations, knowledge on the kinematics of trauma will be of big help in anticipating and identifying hidden injuries depending on the incident. In this week's episode of the MedicCast podcast, the podmedic discusses kinematics along with up to date EMS news. Links to resource sites for the tip of the week are also provided for a more extensive review or for future refernce.

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The MedicCast podcast is a weekly radio show for EMTs, paramedics and EMS students featuring news, interviews, comments, reviews, products, tips and tricks.