Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
The use of waveform capnography as a monitoring and diagnostic tool extends far beyond airway management and cardiac arrest
DFR provides considerable promise for increased safety, reduced response times and improved de-escalation capabilities for public safety agencies
MCI trailers provide a critical tool for dealing with emergency incidents
EMS providers will get 90 modems and data plans for units to transmit electrocardiograms from the field
Paramedics used the app to quickly identify victims during a joint mass casualty drill and categorized patients based on injury
Considering all the options available, re-usable vs. single-use devices and how your decision will last long into the future will help you make the right purchasing decisions today
Now EMS providers can directly monitor their risk of life-threatening conditions
Jay Fitch, PhD, explains the importance of disruption for EMS to innovate and prepare for the rapid change coming to the industry
The instrument allows medics to insert a tube into a patient’s lungs using a special blade with a camera attached to it.
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The county will start using AT&T wireless phone services and will save $360 a month compared to the Verizon rates the county was paying
Santa Clara is the first county in the state to purchase the technology, which will be available to other areas in the event of a natural disaster
Palm Beach County’s 911 planning coordinator estimates that 18 public-safety call-center stations have received about 100 text messages each month
Durham Fire and EMS Station 17 is the first fire station in the city that can generate its own electricity from the sun
Educate partners and update CPR protocols while considering how to deploy a mechanical CPR device in the field
Pasquotank-Camden EMS is moving to a secure cloud-based system after hackers found a software vulnerability and were able to access 15 years of patient records
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the U.S. and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
Using data, AMR can position ambulances accordingly and reduce the response time from the moment they get the call to administering Narcan to the patient
Nathan Hylek received a FaceTime call from his 20-month old daughter and when he realized his wife was having a medical emergency, he dialed 911
Officials approved the new building due to the need for a 911 communications center that can withstand man-made and natural disasters
St. Joseph County is the second area in the state to use the app, made possible through a partnership between Ind. cities, townships and the 911 dispatch center
Commissioners were asked to approve $92,500 for Next-Gen call routing software and $1.3 million for an upgrade/refresh to the VESTA system
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
After a 12-year absence, Airlift Northwest established a permanent base in Wenatchee Valley
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
The ambulance simulator will give students experience in treating patients in confined spaces as well give them hands-on skills to do clinicals in the field
The 67,000-square-foot center features upgraded technology and communication devices
A Canadian drone company finished phase one of a trial to determine if using drones can reduce response times when delivering AEDs
U.K. physicians saw a demonstration of the upcoming 5G network used in conjunction with the glove that gives real-time results to a physician at the hospital
The proposed dispatch system would cost approximately $200,000, which includes equipment and labor costs and would be purchased from Motorola
Learn how your organization can make the most of the broadband technologies available to EMS
The tool can detect agonal breathing 97% of the time and researchers hope to make it into an app
According to Owensboro Fire Department, AMR has hired 32 full-time and roughly 24 part-time employees
Meals on Wheels America will expand the program to 26 different communities spread across 16 states after starting in San Diego
