Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
In addition to consulting with specialists, telehealth can also allow follow-up care as you treat and release patients in their homes
Learn how Avive’s new AED & response system can improve systems of care
Find out how this all-in-one, reusable respirator is designed for comfort, range of motion and easy use
Software integrates video, CAD and more to increase situational awareness
Whether you own one ambulance or 1,000, EMS agencies should aim for high quality while using the least amount of resources
Having a good system can help reduce costs, improve EMS morale and lead to better patient care
In a groundbreaking technique, 10 dying patients will undergo induced hypothermia to give Pa. doctors time to fix their injuries
Pa. EMT Katheryn Deprill has met her biological mother after a successful social media campaign to find her
The team communicates through text and developed an iPhone app displays a patient’s vitals and blasts out the information to the trauma team as members are assembling
Crews had no idea where to go because their radios were incompatible
Those with AT&T join Verizon customers in the ability to text their emergency to dispatchers
With all respect to the physician community, please think bigger
Wearable technologies are connecting paramedics to data in new ways
The story of EMT Katheryn Deprill has been shared nearly 27,000 times by Facebook users around the world
From new stair chairs to a bag that lights up, EMS Today showcased a range of exciting new products
Doctors envision ambulance crews someday using the technology to provide real-time video and audio to hospitals
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The electronic box will turn lights green for approaching emergency vehicles, and even create an “ambulance corridor” to an area hospital
Kentucky surgeons used the model to examine multiple heart defects in a 14-month-old boy before successfully repairing the damage
More than 700 people have downloaded the smartphone app that will send a notification when someone nearby is having a heart attack
The 911 center is not integrated with local law enforcement agencies, and a software overhaul would improve communications
BVM is hard, and unless you have a perfect technique, it’s going to be difficult to get the volume of air you need into the patient without a nasopharyngeal airway
With the 2015 retirement of the KKK specifications, companies are using safety crash tests and ergonomic studies to develop new standards and designs
The demands placed on electronics used in the field are heavy and computers and tablets need the fortitude to take that punishment
There are three main types of cameras, and pros and cons to using each one
More people are using cellphones and the satellite navigation system doesn’t work as well indoors; a coalition is pushing for wireless upgrades for emergency callers
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