Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
Consider incorporating these three ways to use a digital stethoscope in your EMS training exercises and testing
In this episode of Inside EMS, Chris Cebollero sits down with Pulsara’s Corey Ricketson to discuss the trajectory of EMS and what the future looks like
Learn strategies to provide for high-quality operations, while minimizing resource use through sound systems, process engineering and leveraging technology
The rise of wireless technology reveals the weakness of call center routing — and funding models
The dispatcher heard someone talking about pills and pot over the open line.
Allegheny County’s center is running at a $5.2M deficit, which will rise next year
New Orleans is the test bed for Motorola’s PremierOne CAD Call Control Client product
Damaged equipment in the central office prevented land-line users from reaching a dispatcher; police were unable to say how many people attempted to call 911
They said that the cell sites throughout the city automatically redirect and the calls go elsewhere
They were not receiving and not able to transmit messages to other emergency responders
Defibrillators with patient graphs, CPR machines and iPads, oh my!
Using crowdsourcing to connect trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims
Bring more than just trinkets back from an EMS conference and trade show
After turning to social media and word of mouth, the department now has all the recruits needed to serve the community even better than before
The future of EMS data collection and use, explained
There is little published evidence evaluating the benefits and risks of implementing ePCR programs
Implementing technology is costly and costs are difficult to justify when the perception is that what you are doing is working
Selecting a system for electronic patient care is like picking a spouse, so choose carefully
At times, emergency crews are able to hear dispatchers on their radios, but cannot communicate back to them
Some Facebook fans wanted more technology and others wanted to go back to the basics
SOLOMON Android app helps pinpoint snipers, other threats
