Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
How the latest partnerships between EMS and digital health providers are giving patients faster access to high-quality care through mobile integrated health
A back-to-basics review of communication center types and facility equipment, plus must-have dispatcher skills
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived; learn how OpenAI’s most popular innovation can add value to EMS
The SirenGPS app delivers the caller’s pinpointed location for more than 90 percent of calls, and will work even when cell service isn’t available
The hackers gained access to names, dates of birth, lab results and telephone numbers
Although the Ambulance Driver had a year he wants to forget, there are five noteworthy events in EMS propelling us into 2017
The drones would ferry medical supplies to places that are remote or temporarily cut off
Dispatchers moved into a $650,000 newly furnished space and is complete with windows, wide monitors and spacious desks
Device obsession harms team building and personal communication, which hurts both EMS culture and performance
Here are five smartphone apps EMTs and paramedics can use during patient assessment and treatment
Meetkumar Desai remotely used javascript to cause iOs devices to open popup alerts, apps and place phone calls
Train EMS personnel to adopt and follow these important cybersecurity best practices to protect patient data, personnel records and agency hardware
Cybersecurity, a real and credible threat to EMS agencies, is an additional risk for EMS leaders to understand and manage
A medical student began chest compressions and a cardiac nurse getting off shift was alerted by her phone and assisted until paramedics arrived
The county is integrating the app’s software to its 911 dispatch system and expects to roll it out within the next six months
For every minute a victim of sudden cardiac arrest doesn’t receive help, their chances of survival drop 7 percent
Here are three proven strategies to deal with good Samaritans who are more preoccupied with making a viral YouTube or Facebook Live video
Drones, autonomous vehicles and algorithms will change how EMS is delivered and conflicts are resolved
As EMS technology and service models continue to evolve words, phrases or activities will become tradition
The unit is equipped with stroke-specific medications and a portable CT scanner
The contest is aimed at developing a mobile phone app that will help a person having or witnessing an opioid overdose get the quickest access to naloxone
A study on EMS documentation accuracy using body-worn cameras discussed at EMS World Expo
Prehospital ultrasound, the latest patient assessment technology to transition from the hospital to EMS, discussed at EMS World Expo
Usability of electronic patient care reports, mobile technology applications and model for improvement discussed at EMS World Expo
The scanners pair with iOS and Android devices for point-of-care assessments to help diagnose critically ill patients
Officials said having the device in an ambulance to diagnose a stroke in the field would allow paramedics to send patients to the best treatment center
Attendees can take part in treatment of an 8-year-old patient with asthma during the 2016 EMS World Expo
The new MiniMed 670G consists of a drug pump, a sensor that measures blood sugar and a tube that delivers the insulin
Stealth Power idling technology reduces environmental impact compared to traditional engine idling
