Technology
The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new EMS technologies including improved emergency communications and high-tech EMS technologies.
Join Mike Taigman, Chris Carlson and Daniel Brown to explore how data-driven decisions, BLS units, telehealth and nurse advice lines can reshape emergency services — without risking lives
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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
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EMS providers are dispatched to the patient’s location to treat non-life-threatening conditions
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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
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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
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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
The tech company and the advocacy group said they plan to focus on guidelines, goals and strategies
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man’s location
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
When Ryan McConnaughey realized he couldn’t move anything below his neck, he activated his watch using voice control to call for help
The measure authorizes the purchase of 3,700 handheld radios for every police officer in Delaware County as well as most fire and EMS personnel
A previous billing vendor for Lee County Emergency Medical Services was affected
In this tip, risk management expert Gordon Graham encourages first responders to be smart about their use of cell phones while on duty
Geospatial routing, also called location-based routing, uses GPS information and other data and has been around for a few years
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