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Fire department deploys new emergency medical technology

The Hoover Fire Department has two new tools to help improve emergency medical care for Hoover residents and visitors to the city

By Jon Anderson
AL.com

HOOVER, Ala. — The Hoover Fire Department has two new tools to help improve emergency medical care for Hoover residents and visitors to the city.

One is a carbon monoxide monitor that helps paramedics tell if people have been exposed to carbon monoxide and, if so, how much of it has entered their bloodstream.

The second is a handheld device that uses patented light technology to help paramedics find people’s veins so they can start IVs quickly and successfully.

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