Technology

SPO Medical PulseOx 6000

The need to document pulse oximetry levels is already an EMS standard of care, and the new PulseOx 6000 from SPO Medical has several features that make it ideal for field use.

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009

Although PDAs and cell phones are loaded with more features every week, they still canÌt provide an ultrasound image of the inside of a human body. But the Acuson P10 from Siemens Healthcare can. It has all the features of a portable ultrasound machine in a device the size of a PDA.

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009

U.S. National Library of Medicine Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER)

When dealing with a hazmat incident, the more information you can obtain about a substance, the better equipped you are to deal with it. The free Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER), published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, has recently been upgraded to WISER Version 4.2.

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009

Ambu SmartMan

How effective are your chest compressions and ventilations? The Ambu SmartMan knows. Using specially developed software, the SmartMan CPR manikin connects to a computer and provides you with real-time performance feedback.

Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Root of All Data: One organization's important new approach to measuring performance

The easy part is collecting EMS data, but what do you do after you have it? Learn how Montgomery County Hospital District used the Six Sigma philosophy and their own initiatives to analyze data and effectively disseminate it.

Posted Tuesday, January 6, 2009

SPO Medical Pulse Ox 6100

TheÜPulse Ox 6100fromÜSPO Medical bounces the LED signal off oxygen-carrying red blood cells and receives the signal on the non-fingernail side of the probe.

Posted Monday, November 24, 2008

Off the Paper Trail: Automated management of training records helps keep certifications organzied & current

Staying current with mandated training and certifications isn_t easy to accomplish because so much training is tracked manually. The good news is that software is now available to automate training records.

Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008