Med-Media Public Safety Incident Management Software

Every year,àœJEMS showcases recently released products designed to help EMS providers do their jobs more efficiently and safely. This March, theàœJEMS product review team spent two days combing the exhibit hall at the 24th annual EMS Today Conference & Exposition in Baltimore. The team of seasoned field providers, educators and EMS procurement specialists met with 227 exhibitors, reviewing products recently introduced to our industry and asking about product design, rationale, function and practical application for prehospital medicine. These are the team’s picks for the hottest new products unveiled within the previous six months.

Effective Patient & Resource Tracking
Med-Media’s Public Safety Incident Management Software assists emergency personnel by monitoring triage, tracking evacuees or victims, and managing resources. Additionally, Med-Media’s field-deployable wireless networks provide a secure and scalable wireless communication system that will function independent of existing communication and power infrastructures. Look for a more in-depth field test of Med-Media’s PSIM Software in an upcoming issue ofàœJEMS.

For more information, call 717/657-8200 or visitàœwww.med-media.com.àœ

Fran Hildwine, BS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, is a paramedic lieutenant with Crozer Chester Medical Center in Delaware County, Pa. He’s an adjunct faculty member at Delaware County Community College with more than 18 years’ EMS experience. Fran is currently pursuing his MBA at Widener University. Contact him atàœfran100b@zoominternet.net.

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