EMS Cameras & Video Systems News & Articles

• Legacy, vigilance and cohesiveness

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  Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness

• Transforming EMS: 6 considerations for implementing an EMS telehealth program

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  Engaging payers, the medical director, administrators and field providers was key to MedStar's successful telehealth implementation

• 7 innovative ambulance features

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  U.S. EMS agencies have been ordering options that make rigs safer and more comfortable for providers and patients

• Video: Mass. responders use drone camera, ATV to rescue hiker

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  Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital

• Panic buttons installed in 500+ London ambulances due to EMS assaults

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  The ambulance service is spending more than $3M on the new safety measures

• On the ground in Puerto Rico with Maryland’s Task Force 1

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  What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas

• Body-worn camera rollout speeds up in UK

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  The National Health Service England accelerates plans for all ambulance trusts to use body-worn cameras to better protect staff

• Pets on rescue workers' and survivors' minds in Fla. collapse

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  Furry family members were among those being searched for ahead of Sunday night’s demolition

• Mich. county plans to put cameras in all police, paramedic vehicles

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  The Genesee County Board of Commissioners approved a more than $263,000 purchase of camera systems that officials say will help avoid costly lawsuits

• The expanding use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  Telehealth applications can reduce unnecessary exposure and better utilize EMS resources

• Man steals ambulance while crew inside hospital

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  William Ivory, 57, took the ambulance for a joyride while the crew transported a patient inside

• 3 ways to enhance EMS situational awareness

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  Learn how providers can increase their visibility and awareness of approaching hazards in the field to identify potential risks

• Maine bill would require cameras in ambulances

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  Sen. Dave Miramant said the bill, which would require transports to be recorded, is aiming to improve patient care

• When will every EMT wear a body camera?

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  An EMT's attack of a restrained patient is a reminder for all leaders to discuss response to provocations and consider body-worn cameras to capture the EMS point-of-view

• Body-worn cameras: 5 key considerations for EMS leaders

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  Body-worn cameras can provide important support for EMS providers, but it’s important to understand the key issues before implementing a BWC program

• Paramedic Chief Digital: Guide to emerging technologies

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  This issue features articles on the challenges of and lessons learned from several important innovations

• Fla. ambulance cameras increase safety, cut costs

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  Although crashes haven't been eliminated, their numbers have reduced significantly and use of seat belts has increased since cameras were installed

• Aussie paramedics get body cameras to curb assaults

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  Paramedics have been exposed to over 5,000 cases of violence over the last year — about 13 a day

• How body-worn cameras improve EMS documentation

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  A study on EMS documentation accuracy using body-worn cameras discussed at EMS World Expo

• EMS use of red lights and sirens is a dangerous sacred cow

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  The evidence tells us that not using red lights and sirens should be the rule – and using them should be an infrequent exception

• Mo. county to install cameras in ambulances

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  The district will use video and audio recordings for safety and quality review purposes, such as accident and injury investigations

• Top 10 things to consider when buying body-worn cameras for medics

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  The widespread use of body-worn cameras by police is leading some paramedic chiefs to consider cameras for EMS personnel

• 6 steps for purchasing EMS software

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  Follow this planning process to ensure the benefits of a new EMS software application are fully realized

• Direct laryngoscopy is dead

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  Win the airway with prehospital video laryngoscopy for first attempt intubation

• GoodSAM app live streams, alerts EMS providers

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  The app allows health care providers to see a patient on scene and coordinate their response accordingly

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