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This year’s grant program is focused on three activity areas: operations and safety, vehicle acquisition and regional projects
Sudden cardiac arrest can strike without warning, and every minute counts
From the advanced engineering and design to the extra strong hardware and stitching, these tactical backpacks are designed to support you without weighing you down
The suspects had reportedly cut through the back of the building and stole defibrillators, chainsaws, radios, generators and Jaws of Life
City council members will vote on a 2-year ban on all chemical sedatives used to restrain patients as well as any new sedatives for medical purposes
The Trace Eye-D products resemble individually packaged moist wipes
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man’s location
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“We’re really proud how this showed the whole system works, from the dispatcher, the firefighters to the bystanders,” said Decatur Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Tracy Thornton
In this tip, risk management expert Gordon Graham encourages first responders to be smart about their use of cell phones while on duty
“We’re able to get the stretcher under the patient and drag them to what amounts to a safer area and use less rescuers,” said Fitchburg Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher
Geospatial routing, also called location-based routing, uses GPS information and other data and has been around for a few years
MCHD’s Sean Simmonds shares decontamination best practices
The patients were participating in a reality TV show called “Bad Girls Gone God” when some suffered heat-related illness
Pool lifeguards started CPR, Endwell firefighters used an AED, Union Volunteer Emergency Squad medics used a Lucas Device and transported the child
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Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
Spokane Fire Department members have been learning to how use the pediatric resuscitation system and mobile app
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Wilkes County Emergency Medical Services carries its new machines and coolers in administrative trucks
If COVID-19 has taught us anything about EMS supply chain management, it is that more options under one vendor’s roof is better for EMS agencies
OSF HealthCare, Advanced Medical Transport, the Peoria Fire Department and others have also been donating medical gear
Our co-hosts dissect Editor-in-Chief Kerri Hatt’s recent article on fentanyl exposure based on her conversation with Simon Taxel, NRP, BA, crew chief and public safety diver with the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS
Ten people died and hundreds were injured during a massive crowd surge last year in Houston
“These medical supplies will help alleviate the suffering of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers injured in the war,” said NAEMT President Bruce Evans
Reviewing the trauma lethal triad: hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy
MCHD discusses prehospital pain management with the transition of IV acetaminophen from patent to generic
Departments in California, Florida and Ohio have been collecting PPE, medical supplies, food and more
People’s emergency text messages will be automatically translated for dispatchers
Benjamin Silverstein, whose truck is outfitted with lights and a siren, said his vehicle also contained thousands of dollar’s worth of medical equipment
The patient required 44 vials of anti-venom as a result of the bite from a Gaboon Viper, one of the deadliest snakes in the world
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The communications platform for first responders went live in 2017 and currently has three million users nationwide
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New piece of gear improves weight distribution of gear and can be worn over PPE, said inventor Hannah Chevalier
Every state must prepare for the nationwide 988 system that launches in July
Build better muscle memory for bleeding control by using training devices that offer a more realistic experience
