The SurfaceMax Series lightheads are compatible with the Scan-Lock app for Apple and Android devices
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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Verathon launches portable handheld video laryngoscope system
GlideScope Go is designed to provide clear airway views in a wide variety of settings
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Officials: Ore. dispatchers unable to help callers locate AEDs
“Right now we do not have a way to tie in where AEDs are during a 911 call,” performance manager Mark Chandler said
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9/11 EMT denied disability because of his weight
The pension board told Michael Abramowitz that his asthma developed after Ground Zero cleanup was mainly caused by his weight
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Calif. declares emergency to fight hepatitis A outbreak
California has distributed 81,000 federally-funded vaccine doses since the outbreak began
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'This is crazy': 911 calls paint frantic picture of nursing home after Irma
At first there was no hint of distress in the 911 calls, no sense of a crisis unfolding
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Rescue crew saves man from hole after he was trapped for 6 days
An emergency crew rescued the homeless man after construction workers heard his cries for help
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Man calls paramedics for himself after hitting 5 cars, fleeing on foot
The man called paramedics after fleeing to a Wal-Mart to be treated for injuries he sustained from hitting the cars
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6 takeaways from the California wildfires
The initial chaos requires quick, creative incident mitigation solutions, while recovery requires long-term planning
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LODD: Ohio EMT dies in ambulance crash
Officials said EMT Krista McDonald was pronounced dead on the scene and another EMT was transported to the hospital in serious condition
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