EMS Equipment News & Articles
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How to buy capnography equipment (eBook)
Download this EMS1 capnography equipment buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation
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Funding EMS training, equipment through state funds grants
State funding is a great choice for EMS agencies that do not meet eligibility requirements or have applied for and not been awarded funds from major grant programs
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Ark. rescue squads begin fundraiser for equipment
The rescue squad will be offering family portraits for $30, which will go towards the purchase of equipment
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5 errors that are giving you incorrect blood pressure readings
Blood pressure may be the vital sign we measure the most and understand the least
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EMS needs planning, preparation to mitigate the effects of terrorist attacks
A National Academy of Medicine paper describes best practices for EMS responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
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Prove It: Real-time feedback devices improve CPR training
Researchers measured the impact several CPR feedback or prompt devices had on chest compression depth, compression rate recoil and hand position
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Do EMS agencies and fire departments need special vehicles for mass gatherings?
Once the department decides it needs them, training on how to safely use them in the environment where they'll be deployed is critical
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Ohio health network adds EMS vehicle fleet
The network is adding 17 ambulances and 2 MICUS for interfacility transports
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3 rules for telling a memorable EMS grant story
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
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10 obsolete EMT skills
Gather round to learn the out-of-date and obsolete EMT skills that the Ambulance Driver has outlasted during his EMS career
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How medical device failures cause patient injuries
Improperly used or maintained patient care and devices can cause harm to patients and providers
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Army to equip all combat medics with junctional tourniquets
The junctional tourniquets are designed for rapid application and to stem bleeding from traumatic groin and armpit injuries
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Creative Pet Products delivers first aid kits tailored for police, military K-9s
The kits contain gauze, scissors, antiseptic iodine solution, cold packs, hydrogen peroxide, mouth attachments and more
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Kinequip launches new Smart Voltage Meter
The meter offers digital and low voltage alarms and built-in back light intensity control
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Ambulance Design: What needs to be fixed or added?
EMS1 LinkedIn members suggest safety and comfort improvements to the patient care and driver compartments, ambulance exterior and more
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40 emergency vehicles, 120 rescue workers respond to bus crash in Romania
3 children were killed and triage was established for those injured after the bus overturned around a curve on a wet road
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Pa. EMS agency boosts pediatric service
The department will stock pediatric-specific equipment such as splints and cervical collars on ambulances as part of a voluntary program
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Series of explosions rocks Texas chemical supplier
Ambulances were sent to the scene as a precaution, but no injuries were reported.
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Alarms sounded over Philly's aging ambulances
Years of budget cutbacks mean the fleet has grown dangerously old, union officials say, and breakdowns are frequent
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Suspected drunk driver slams into Houston ambulance
The ambulance was then hit by a truck and pushed into a SUV driving by
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Tourniquet breaks during use, NH responders warned of counterfeit devices
Manufacturer North American Rescue (NAR) Inc. identified 6 different conterfeit tourniquets being sold that are illegally using its CAT trademarks
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Mich. EMS and fire department gets grant for new equipment and resources
Since 2001, AFG has awarded nearly $6.1 billion in grants to first responder organizations for equipment, training and emergency vehicles
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Emergency calls soar for homeless in Hawaii
An encampment of homeless people around the University of Hawaii medical school has been exhausting emergency resources
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8 hospitalized in Wash. chlorine gas leak
Nearly 100 firefighters and paramedics responded; hazmat crews hosed off workers who had stripped to their underwear and were evacuated by ambulance
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Glue, zip-ties used on old ambulances raises concern
This week, five of the county's 11 ambulances were out of order, several of them for ongoing issues
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