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• Texas opts-in to FirstNet to improve public safety communication

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  Governor Greg Abbott announced his decision to partner with FirstNet and AT&T to provide Texas with modernized communication devices

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  Top EMS Game Changers – #5: Ergonomic stretchers

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  Today's hi-tech stretchers accommodate obstacles, eliminate manual lifting and save unnecessary wear and tear on EMS providers' knees and backs

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  Top EMS Game Changers – #6: Computer-based training

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  Convenience, cost and the flexibility of self-directed learning continue to propel online learning initiatives in EMS

• Researchers: New smartphone app can detect concussions

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  PupilScreen detects changes in a pupil’s response to light using the phone’s camera and a type of artificial intelligence

• First responders increasing use of drones to save lives

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  Firefighters, EMS providers and police are using the technology to increase their visibility, making their job easier

• Pa. county gives residents access to first responder emergency notification app

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  The system will give residents the option to get messages about a number of situations, including severe weather, Amber Alerts and major road closures

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  Top EMS Game Changers – #9: ePCRs

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  ePCRs allow virtually limitless information extraction through automated data storage and retrieval

• Tanzania to use drone network to deliver critical medicines

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  In 2018, they will begin using drones to make up to 2,000 deliveries per day to more than 1,000 health facilities

• Verizon developing FirstNet competitor

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  Verizon says the network gives officials "the opportunity to weigh all their options as they make their important communications network decisions"

• Fla. cops using technology to track heroin overdoses

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  The software creates a real-time hot-spot map that shows first responders where the drug overdoses are occurring

• Rescue crew uses drones to help save man trapped across river

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  The drones were used to “make sure there were no hazards” that the crew members didn’t see

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  EMS leaders should expect, prepare for cyberattack

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  Many EMS agencies and other public safety organizations have significant exposed risks that can lead to cyberattack data breaches and infrastructure damage

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  Fire department's new CPR equipment will give patients 'best possible chance'

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  The device goes under a person's back, while another part wraps over a person's chest and holds a device which applies the compressions

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  3 principles for developing FirstNet applications

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  Seattle Fire Department’s Chris Lombard says that first responders have demonstrated remarkable creativity by developing applications that meet the needs of first responders and to keep communities safe and secure.

• Cincinnati dumping 911 system after a year of problems

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  Some callers got a busy signal or their calls were dropped when calling the city's 911 center

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