Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
Discover the critical items that make up a tactical medical kit and understand how it differs from trauma bags and kits
You can never be too prepared for the NREMT
Understand why blood pressure and heart rate may not be a good early indicator of a hypovolemic shock state
James Prudenciano had bought the watch two days earlier and chose to activate the “fall detection” feature
Dr. Eric Topol, a world-renowned cardiologist, considers the stethoscope obsolete, nothing more than a pair of “rubber tubes”
First responders at King’s Daughters Medical Center are able to scan a patient’s driver’s license using Backline and access six months of patient medication history
Big data is readily available to EMS leaders to capture, review and apply to making change to improve patient outcomes in every community
Treating veterans’ complex health needs with telehealth, suicide screening and a dedicated medical home in the VA
The app, PulsePoint, allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services
North Dakota received more than $1.47 million in funds to fund the next phase of upgrades to the state’s 22 911 call centers
Focus on how technology can enhance communication and patient care to predict the next paradigm shift of the industry
Safety Board officials approved the purchase of six Stryker Power Load patient assistance systems with 90% of the funding coming from a federal grant
The feature picked up the hard fall that Bob Burdett sustained and alerted 911, who located him and transported him to a hospital
Since the county went from four 911 centers to one, costs have increased, staff have unionized and technology is blamed for dispatch delays
Lessons learned from Houston’s ETHAN program can help your agency design, launch and manage a telemedicine program for your community
Researchers suggest early recruitment efforts to improve the lack of diversity in EMS, which has cultural divide, communication implications
Researchers have taught Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri to recognize the unique auditory signature of agonal breathing that heralds early cardiac arrest
Using ODMAP, law enforcement and public health can input, monitor and track overdose data using times, dates and locations
The fire department will use the funds to replace power stretchers and stretcher hoists in its ambulance fleet
The Bella Vista Fire and EMS Department among first in the nation to launch cerebral oximetry machines in two of its ambulances
The current analog-based system would be upgraded to an all-digital radio system
The City of Austin will hire seven new paramedics and three clinicians to be better prepared to answer mental health calls
The $322,000 grant also will be used to send 55 firefighters and 10 officers to EMT and mass casualty incident response training
The Search & Rescue Data Collector Tool allows first responders to capture real-time information, enabling command leadership to see where resources are needed
The money will help fund renovation, hardware, equipment and associated technology costs for the call center
Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Mid-State Technical College partnered to open a simulation center to train healthcare professionals
The tool will be able to give first responders real-time text and visuals from social media, as well as from surveillance cameras and sensors
It’s crucial that first responders are better equipped to respond to increasing mental health incidents
911 callers were put on hold and transferred, and the emergency radio system froze due to excessive traffic during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Daviess County Judge-Executive Al Mattingly requested a study be conducted on the feasibility of consolidating regional 911 dispatch centers into one center
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FirstNet officials attended individual engagements, workshops and summits with first responders to ensure the roadmap meets responders’ communication needs
California received the largest award in the country, totaling $11,399,076 to improve its 911 centers
The study found some of the system’s equipment to send and boost radio signals is no longer being manufactured or supported by manufacturers
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