medical emergency service News
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National Fire Academy Completes New Emergency Medical Services Courses
EMMITSBURG, MD - The U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) has completed development of the first two new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) courses in response to the U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008. An additional six courses are in the process of development or revision. The Reauthorization Act included direction for the National Fire Academy to ...
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Protea and Markonis celebrate the first 5 years of collaboration
This year Protea celebrates 5 years of collaboration with the Serbian company Markonis in the ambulance field for the Balkan area. Markonis is a renowned company based in Niš in Serbia specialized in the production and fitting of ambulances and special vehicles. With a long history of over 30 years, Markonis has established itself in the ambulance field as a reliable, experienced and ...
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EPA to participate During 9-1-1 Day at T-Bones` Ballpark
On-scene coordinators (OSCs) from EPA Region 7 will showcase their mobile command post and its state-of-the-art integrated communications equipment as part of the '9-1-1 Day at the Ballpark' event at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday evening. The event honors public safety and emergency communications personnel who process 9-1-1 calls and respond to emergencies. EPA's ...
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Online Sales of Prescription Drugs via Donation
Many public services, e.g. the public school system, make up resource deficits by soliciting or accepting private charitable donations. This strategy does not work for prescription drug donations as they require a medical order for sale to a private customer; a prospective donor can’t simply walk into Walgreens and buy epinephrine, heparin, insulin, Zofran, Dilaudid or ketamine. Emergency ...
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ASTM F2428 - 04(2011) standard guide for selection and use for pelvic ring circumferential compression stabilization devices (PRCCSD)
The intent of this guide is to identify the general performance and good practice standards that a pelvic ring circumferential compression stabilization device (PRCCSD) should possess. Currently, a number of base platforms such as full-body spinal immobilization devices (long boards) are used to immobilize patients during transport and before definitive treatment. These platforms limit gross ...
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NNSA, FBI conclude radiological security exercise at NIEHS in North Carolina
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the completion of a table-top counterterrorism exercise at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The exercise, Environmental Thunder, was the latest in NNSA’s series of nationwide exercises aimed at giving federal, state and ...
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Rezolut and CureMetrix Embark on AI Innovation Partnership
Rezolut, LLC and CureMetrix, Inc. have launched a pilot program in the Greater New York City area with the aim of pairing advanced technology with operational excellence to improve breast cancer detection in women receiving routine screening mammograms. Rezolut, LLC is a national, emerging platform of diagnostic medical imaging services, serving patients across the United States with 23 ...
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Fourteen days of poor air quality caused 4 000 extra healthcare visits in UK
Real time monitoring of public health during two periods of high air pollution in the UK showed that there were an estimated 3 500 extra healthcare visits for acute respiratory symptoms and approximately 500 for severe asthma during these spells in 2014. The results of this research are presented in a new study which demonstrates the value of such ‘syndromic surveillance’ systems for ...
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