By Yuka Obayashi Reuters TOKYO — Japan's Asahi Kasei Corp will buy U.S. medical equipment maker Zoll Medical Corp for $2.21 billion as it looks to build a globally ...
In not much more than the past month, we have lost two truly great leaders in EMS products. They both shared many personality traits and leadership skills. ...
By Paul Wagner MyFoxDC WASHINGTON — A veteran D.C. firefighter is speaking out about a growing controversy over uniforms, claiming the fire chief has created a hostile work ...
What a year 2011 turned out to be. Many disaster drills were preempted by actual disasters, quite often achieving epic magnitudes: earthquakes, a tsunami, floods, a nuclear ...
By Marie McCullough The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Around the country, portable devices that can diagnose and treat life-threatening heart rhythms have been ...
Looking for the best deals and discounts on EMS gear? With tough economic times looking like they are going to stick around a while longer, there has never been a better time to ...
This system requires working through a list of potential problems to reveal the worst problems quickly ...
By Nick DeMoss The Sand Springs LeaderSAND SPRINGS, Okla. — Sand Springs police are safer than ever thanks to advances in technology and a little red dot.Created by ...
By Dan WhiteDUBLIN, Ohio — Bound Tree Medical, the Ohio-based supplier of emergency medical supplies and equipment in the pre-hospital market, today announced it has acquired ...
Notable changes in EMS apparel have come in the areas of fabric technology and where things are sewn. ...
The EZ-IO drills will allow medics to quickly bore into the bone of an adult or child to place an IV ...
Jane Von Bergen The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The airline passenger was in deep trouble - not breathing, no heartbeat- when a fellow passenger, Raina Merchant, ...
By Scott M. Bruner EMS1 Product EditorWith a wealth of options for emergency and ambulance lighting needs, it can be difficult to select the right units to suit your agency's ...
The Viper EXT uses Solaris reflector technology with eight high-powered LEDs giving it the advantage of being the brightest compact light heads available to the emergency warning ...
By Ron WhitneyI’ll admit it, I love gadgets. All types of gadgets, especially the type that can make my life, or my job a little bit easier. While strolling the aisles at the ...
By Andria Simmons The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — A Suwanee man has rebounded quickly from a potentially fatal heart attack with the help of his basketball buddies ...
The TelegraphCROYDON, England — The rescuers — who estimated the patient weighed up to 60 stone — had to return the next day with specialist lifting gear to haul ...
By Scott M. Bruner EMS1 Product EditorThis year's IWCE 2010 show in Las Vegas provided a unique opportunity for developers and manufacturers to present their newest wares – ...
By Scott M. Bruner EMS1 Product EditorAt March's IWCE show in Las Vegas, communications designers and manufacturers came together to present their wares and, in some cases, make a ...
By Scott M. Bruner EMS1 Product EditorEMTs are well versed in the importance of being able to treat patients as quickly and efficiently as possible. For trauma patients, this can ...
