"EMS"
Lights and Siren Collaborative Aims to Improve Safety
June 2, 2022A national quality improvement project led by the National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) has enlisted 50 diverse EMS agencies to participate in the Lights and Siren (L&S) Collaborative to improve the safety of EMS response and transport.
Read full articleDataTech911 Participates in MCI City Demonstration at EMS TODAY Conference
January 7, 2014StatusNet911, a cloud-based MCI application, will be featured during the MCI City Real World Multi-Casualty Emergency Medical Response Demonstration at the EMS TODAY Conference, February 5-8, 2014 in Washington DC.
Read full articleWith Study Delayed, EMS Change in Limbo
May 1, 2013In a move that may head off a legal battle, Pinellas County officials are set to delay a controversial change to the county’s 911 medical-emergency system until at least the middle of July.
Read full article‘Santa’ Comforts Children Over the Air
December 14, 2012Virginia Beach EMS program uses radio waves to spread holiday cheer to children involved in 9-1-1 calls during Christmas season
Read full articleAmbulance Provider’s Area Exclusivity May Have to Withstand Open Bidding
June 25, 2012Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Calif.: If you’re in the Inland area and need an ambulance to get to a hospital, chances are American Medical Response will take you there.
Read full articleEngulfed in an Instant
June 18, 2012The calm afternoon and the lives of those living in the retirement community of Mayfair Mews in Virginia Beach were forever changed just after noon on April 6. It was at that moment when a U.S. Navy F/A-18 jet with a student pilot and trainer on board experienced serious engine failure from nearby Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and plunged to the ground, crash landing into the buildings and courtyard of an apartment complex. Instantly, several buildings were engulfed in flames fed by jet fuel. The dark black plumes of thick smoke could be seen miles away.
Read full articleDispatchers React to ‘Hot Button’ Call for Help
May 29, 2012Pennsylvania: The “hot button” on the county’s new radio system worked for an ambulance crew in danger.
Read full articleFinlay’s Money-Saving Idea Gets Low ISO Rating
May 24, 2012Naples City Council member Doug Finlay believes the city could save as much as $1 million a year simply by getting its lines of communication straightened out with the Collier County sheriff’s 911 dispatch center.
Read full articleFEMA Deputy Administrator Praises Emergency Medical Services
May 23, 2012WASHINGTON – National Emergency Medical Services Week is May 20-26, and is an opportunity to recognize medical personnel for their…
Read full articleDispatching: Basics & the Future
May 8, 2012“Don’t forget the simple stuff,” said Neil Kirby, director of ambulance operations for Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, in one of several sessions at the APCO Global Congress on Wednesday, May 2, that addressed dispatch-specific issues.
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