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N.C. Emergency Agencies Provide Mutual Aid
N.C. emergency agencies share a newly renovated facility.
Duffle Bags Offer Tools of Life: Doctor's Experience Prompts Albany Med to Prepare Items to Help in a Roadside Emergency
Albany Medical Center Hospital distributed silver duffle bags filled with the equipment a doctor would need to stabilize victims if they happen upon a scene before the EMTs arrive. The doctors stashed the bags in the trunks of their personal cars.
Lab Plans Detector that Could Aid First Responders
A portable biotoxin detector is in the works at Sandia/California National Laboratories that could give emergency responders vital information within minutes about a person's exposure.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Looks at Fire-Rescue Cost
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioners want to explore cheaper deals for the beach side town's fire and emergency medical service.
It's an Emergency; N.J. EMS System in Need of an Overhaul
Hudson County s Emergency Medical Service providers agree with a recent report saying New Jersey's Emergency Response Services system needs an overhaul, but they don't agree on how to do it.
ACEP Calls for Bariatric Studies
Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania rescue crew had to cut a hole in the house of a 900-pound Michigan man, move him with a forklift and take him to the hospital on a flatbed truck.
Security Expert Urges Full Disaster Readiness
A widely recognized author believes intelligence agencies won't always be able to prevent terrorist attacks, but the U.S. should put more resources into emergency health care responders.
911 Upgrade Pinpoints Call Location
This month, all five companies offering cellular service in Cambria County, Pa., will be "plugged in" so dispatchers will be able to locate emergency callers and send help quickly.
Money Woes Slow Adoption of First-Responder ID Cards
First-responder identification cards are a great idea, but the question is whether and how much communities and the federal government are willing to pay for them.
Wayland, Mich., Ambulance Service to Get Grant
The Wayland Area (Mich.) Ambulance Service is getting a federal grant of up to $35,613 to help cover training costs.
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