The new Responder MD and FF vehicles feature interchangeable features allowing the units to serve as a firefighting pump or an off-road ambulance
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Operative IQ launches IQ Genius system to locate EMS assets
IQ Genius uses Radio Frequency Identification to track and locate assets such as stretchers and EKG monitors
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Man who killed firefighter/EMT mad over traffic delay
The man had been diagnosed with psychosis, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses
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NY ambulance company connected to 3 crashes
On three different occasions the drivers fell asleep while transporting patients, causing two deaths and at least one serious injury
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Shooting causes chain-reaction crash involving ambulance
The ambulance was transporting an elderly patient, who was not injured, back home
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Priority Patient Transport increases dispatch efficiency by 300 percent
The integration of MedaPoint’s AdvanceDispatch and TomTom’s WEBFLEET has tripled the transport company’s call volume without adding to their staff
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What's the best or worst thing you've seen in a fireground rehab section?
Providing rehab is an important fireground assignment for EMS providers; here’s some examples of good and bad rehab
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Man charged with assaulting firefighter at medical emergency scene
The man grabbed the firefighter by the arm and collar, shoved him against a fire truck and threatened to kill him
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DC medic accused of sleeping while on duty
The DC Fire and EMS paramedic was caught on camera sleeping while a patient was being transported to the hospital
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Listen to and visit with EMS podcasters at EMS World Expo
The Podcast Studio featuring the ECC Podcast, MedicCast, EMS Garage and Disaster Podcast prepare for seventh year of EMS World Expo coverage
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