Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
The decision to treat on scene or transport should depend on the training and abilities of the responders, not on the equipment at hand
Boston-based Cataldo Ambulance’s Ron Quaranto discusses leading a large EMS organization through the pandemic, recruitment and retention, and vaccine mandates
Learn how balanced usability, access and security enable first responders to do their jobs more effectively wherever they are
When medical devices fail, you may be required to report it so manufacturers and regulators understand the consequences
Dignity Health began using the telemedicine machines five years ago to diagnose patients suspected of suffering strokes
The ALSi system lets you conduct training with naturalistic readings using cheap hardware
The tiny robot modeled on insects could one day evolve into powerful search and rescue technology
As part of its mission, the hospital is giving back to communities by providing advanced life support equipment to some local fire departments
The technology, developed by firefighters, organizes 911 data under one network
Investigators said the man got the radios by saying he needed them for his ambulance company
The thieves stole close to 1,000 feet of fiber optic and copper cable that could have shut the system down for 48 hours
It delivers vital information about a patient while en route to the hospital so doctors can move more quickly when a patient arrives
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
