Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
Know the newest fire- and EMS-related laws
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Equipped with advanced skills and telehealth integration, APPs bring life-saving interventions and community outreach to underserved populations
The CommanDING Tech Challenge was designed to encourage the development of advanced incident command dashboards for first responders
As an employer, the pressure is on to captivate the workforce and stand out in a competitive job market
More states are adopting statewide NG911 plans and the use of text-to-911 continues to grow
Lincoln’s medic units will receive cardiac monitors, power cots, heart rhythm simulators, EADs and stair chairs
“Our high-fidelity program is designed to look very realistic,” said Dr. Nicholas Kman, professor of emergency medicine at Ohio State College of Medicine
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
Patients who may benefit from ECMO will be moved to an emergency department sooner
Crews added more than 2,000 wireless network antennas and additional improvements in and around State Farm Stadium and the Phoenix metro area
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived; learn how OpenAI’s most popular innovation can add value to EMS
EMS providers are dispatched to the patient’s location to treat non-life-threatening conditions
EMS Products
The Gwinnett County contract includes gear such as power stretchers and chest compression tools
Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg said the pilot program will show whether the United Hatzalah product could address the lack of ambulance services in rural areas
Nagel helped develop ALS and the country’s first paramedicine program, held leadership roles through the 1980s and was an adviser for “Emergency!”
Proper inventory, tracking and reporting on the use of these drugs protects both practitioners and patients
San Bernardino firefighter-medics descended and began treating the patient, and their colleagues set up a rope system to bring them all back up
Broward citizens now have a video upload through an app, but the new tool would let dispatchers send an invitation link to any cellphone call via text message
Learn how technology will shape the future of public safety operations, based on results of the second annual Verizon Frontline Public Safety Communications survey
Three outdated paradigms holding EMS back
6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
MedStar increased staffing and “dispatchers used ... pen and paper to keep track of where paramedics and ambulances were”
Sandwich (MA) Fire Chief John Burke reflects on how properly disposing medical waste has helped safeguard his community against COVID-19, the opioid epidemic and in-house medical care
Agencies have substantial discretion to spend money in ways that best suit the needs of constituents - some of the ways might surprise you
West Virginia Northern Community College also received a mobile ambulance simulator
An USAR team found the missing person’s vehicle by using a satellite radio service to obtain its coordinates
The ambulance service is spending more than $3M on the new safety measures
Protect patients from over-ventilation and pulmonary injury with a bag-valve-mask that helps regulate rate and volume
The donated equipment can’t fix the radio dead spots that reportedly affected officers’ response to the deadly school shooting, Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said
