Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
Cedars-Sinai’s Dr. Joseph Schwab on paving the way for advanced personalized medicine
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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
J.P. Sredzinski has submitted legislation that requires 911 calls to be routed to the nearest “public safety answering point”
The app allows EMS providers to enter a child’s age or weight and computes the correct medication dose
Here’s an overview on how the iPhone changed the course for fire and EMS departments
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
Our co-hosts discuss how EMS educators can help in developing the best students possible
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
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