‘We Are Literally Killing Ourselves’: The Mental Stressors of EMS Work
Emotional well-being and the damaging effects of cumulative mental stressors on first responders are coming into focus now more than ever, given recent events. CDC data shows that a first responder di...
11 Juli 202227min
FirstNet Part 2: Comms of the Future
What does the future of FirstNet hold? Imagine intriguing advances like high-powered extended-range equipment and the integration of LTE and LMR. FirstNet's Tommy Smith and the FirstNet Authority's Ga...
18 Maj 202221min
An EMS Approach to Community Risk Reduction
What is community risk reduction, how can EMS providers become involved in it, and what should they understand about education to do so? These are big questions, but the answers can lead us toward saf...
16 Maj 202224min
The Extra Mile: Lenco Gets Lifesaving Care Where It’s Needed
Responders who have answered large-scale acts of violence may be familiar with Lenco's BearCat tactical armored vehicle for military and law enforcement operations. For a more medical slant on such si...
3 Maj 202223min
A Cleaner Patient Compartment
Deadly fires helped lead to fire codes. Drug tampering led to sealed bottles. What new safeguards will the long tail of COVID-19 bring? One possible answer is increased attention to cleaning and disin...
26 Apr 202217min
A User’s Guide to FirstNet
American emergency services are now closer than ever to full communications interoperability thanks to FirstNet, the nationwide broadband wireless network conceived a decade ago and operational since ...
18 Apr 202222min
Telehealth and Telemedicine: What the Future Will Hold
It's been more than 15 years since General Devices' initial demonstration of streaming live video from the back of an ambulance to EMS physicians at the Gathering of Eagles conference. Telehealth and ...
3 Mars 202222min
EMS and the PD: Optimize the Interface
With EMS facing personnel shortages, units going out of service, and climbing response times, the ability of our law enforcement partners to absorb key segments of the medical mission is more importan...
28 Feb 202225min
