Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
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The gadget is designed to be worn on one leg at a time for patients severely paralyzed on one side of the body due to a stroke or other ailments
Public safety professionals across all disciplines have been waiting for more than 15 years for the construction of an interoperable national network for wireless and data communications
The high-speed network aims to equip firefighters, EMS and police with a single network that allows real-time communication during crises
The free 3-D simulation app is an interactive and virtual patient airway simulator
The report found that drones rescued at least 59 people from life-threatening danger
A high-tech and effective EMS response depends on citizens being able to activate 911 and accurately describe their emergency
While 3-D and even 4-D ultrasound already exist, they are larger machines that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
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Technological progress will continue to transform how we connect with our community, one patient at a time
EMS providers will be able to email photos or videos to hospital officials before arriving
The voice-activated device first tells the user to call 911 before offering other instructions
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The system is able to override a vehicle’s loud music and send an “emergency vehicle approaching” warning through its speakers
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The app allows EMS providers to enter a child’s age or weight and computes the correct medication dose
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An official said drones could be used to transport expensive and rarely used drugs, such as an antidote to rattlesnake bites
Developers said the drone can be used to transport victims from a hot zone or deliver military forces and medical supplies
A lift, which is installed in the back of the ambulance, works by locking a stretcher into place and sliding the patient safely into the vehicle
Lt. Paul Passaretti reached a woman who was having chest pains three minutes before an ambulance arrived
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
The new system ditches the traditional landline systems using wires to transmit the calls, and now processes them digitally allowing for faster speeds
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