Gear and Gadgets

Gear and Gadgets Articles

• Ga. EMTs equipped with new water rescue harness - 07/03/2008
• Calm rescuer saves Alaska bear attack victim - 07/03/2008
• Calif. paramedic couple creates products to keep people cool - 06/30/2008
• Department Spotlight: Safety, Health and Survival Week - 06/26/2008
• How NFPA 1500 Applies to First Responder PPE - 06/23/2008
• Pa. EMS dept makes life-saving donation - 06/19/2008
• Troopers in rural Wash. to get defibrillators - 06/13/2008
• N.Y. ambulance service gets advanced equipment - 06/12/2008
• Iraq war creates shortage of night vision gear in US - 06/05/2008
• Wis. medical copter in fatal crash lacked safety gear - 05/13/2008
• NEMSMF resuscitates relics from EMS past - 05/04/2008
• Calif. EMTs hope new cots will ease patient loading - 05/01/2008
• Medtronic, FDA settle on unrestricted defibrillator distribution - 05/01/2008
• EMS precautions questioned after cheerleader death in Boston - 04/30/2008
• MAST Again: Medical, Not Military Anti-Shock Trousers - 04/24/2008
• Animal oxygen masks now on hand at Md. stations - 04/24/2008
• Safety Trends from FDIC 2008 - 04/18/2008
• A Glimpse at Product Offerings at EMS Today: Part 2 - 04/08/2008
• N.H. EMS requires new ambulance equipment for obese - 04/08/2008
• Fla. paramedics practice skills on sophisticated mannequins - 04/07/2008
• Study: Defibrillators underused in homes - 04/03/2008
• A Glimpse at Product Offerings at EMS Today - Part 1 - 04/01/2008
• N.J. 4-H group raises funds for emergency pet oxygen masks - 03/24/2008
• The MAST Will Not Die - 03/20/2008
• So. Calif. schools equipped with defibrillators - 03/15/2008
• Pediatric equipment gifts bolster Maine county care services - 03/13/2008
• GPS shaves off response time for Pa. area EMS - 02/27/2008
• Congress pushes for defibrillators in schools - 02/19/2008
• Clearing a path for defibrillators at N.Y. sporting events - 02/19/2008
• More than $200,000 still owed to former Miss. Emergystat employees - 02/11/2008
• Fla. paramedics test 'less intrusive' airway tube - 02/02/2008
• New Revised Requirements for Emergency Medical Protective Clothing - 01/28/2008
• When hearts lurch, portable defibrillators save lives - 01/28/2008
• Colo. first responders receive body armor in Church shooting wake - 01/25/2008
• N.C. county implements hypothermia for cardiac patients - 01/22/2008
• Grants buy defibrillators for Wyo. schools - 01/21/2008
• New rules designed to broaden access to defibrillators - 01/11/2008
• Fla. bill seeks to enact liability-free defibrillator use - 01/03/2008
• New EKG devices for Neb. crews are speeding up treatment - 01/03/2008
• Company's creative solutions hold it together - 01/02/2008
• Cardiac data equipment saves vital minutes - 12/22/2007
• Spine Sense - 12/21/2007
• Bad heart, lack of AED blamed in death at Disney - 12/21/2007
• New IO drill delivers vital fluids to critical Minn. patients - 12/18/2007
• New intubation tool touted by FDNY - 12/12/2007
• Airport defibrillators are saving lives in Hawaii - 12/11/2007
• 'Wound kits' to sharpen Fla. medics' skills - 12/07/2007
• Responders in the dark switch to innovative lighting solution - 12/03/2007
• Latest medical equipment saves more lives in N.Y. - 11/16/2007
• Calif. woman designs high-tech medical ID wristband - 11/09/2007
• 'State-of-the-art' vehicle to aid in Calif. medical crises - 11/05/2007
• Device helps first responders get a grip - 10/29/2007
• Miss. first responders use new handhelds to communicate - 10/20/2007
• Medtronic pulls defibrillator wires - 10/16/2007
• Winnipeg paramedics push for bulletproof vests - 10/16/2007
• Airway pressure device touted for fast cardiac treatment - 10/11/2007
• New bone marrow drill device saves Mass. toddler - 10/10/2007
• N.Y. issues recall; respirators not safe for first responders - 10/04/2007
• Hazmat ID gear already in use at Conn. dept - 10/03/2007
• First responders donate gear at Chicago convention - 09/26/2007
• Survey finds asthma rates high among 9/11 rescuers - 08/28/2007
• Study questions nationwide push for school defibrillators - 08/27/2007
• Ga. rescuers soon to be able to give breath of life to pets - 08/25/2007
• Homeland security grant ups Neb. communication system - 08/20/2007
• Pa. EMS gets pet oxygen masks - 08/16/2007
• The Victim - 08/15/2007
• Brief history of the EMS Class ‘A’ Dress Uniform - 08/15/2007
• Minn. rescuers pulled 500-pound man from river inch by inch - 07/19/2007
• Calif. surgeon flown to crash site to amputate driver's leg - 05/26/2007
• If you don't pack common sense, be thankful there's a Utah search and rescue team - 05/24/2007
• Editorial: EMTs can shred your pants, save your life - 05/16/2007
• Ore. climbers had more gear than skills, rescuers say - 05/15/2007
• Medical device firms to pay more - 04/17/2007
• Patient-friendly pieces: Stryker Medical makes furniture that makes patients feel at home - 12/01/2006
• Sturdier stretchers address weighty issue - 12/30/2005
• New talking defibrillator helps paramedics save lives - 12/05/2005