Equipment & Gear
Rural MT Ambulance Service Raising Money for Cardiac Equipment
Three Rivers EMS in Columbia Falls is searching for funding to replace aging Zoll E-Series ambulance cardiac monitors.
Donated FERNO Patient Shields Protect Chippewa Valley (WI) Regional EMS
When Chippewa Valley EMS workers load their next coronavirus patients into ambulances, they may have a little more protection if those patients need additional oxygen.
Virus Outbreak Delays Production at World’s Top Glove Maker
The world's largest maker of rubber gloves, said Tuesday it expects a two-to-four-week delay in deliveries after more than 2,000 workers at its factories were infected by the coronavirus.
Dougherty County (GA) EMS Cited in Case Study
The system utilized in the study is a portable fogging device combined with a proprietary 7% hydrogen peroxide solution, which together are EPA-registered for high-level disinfection.
Warren Armstrong, Founder of Medical Company That Bears His Name, Dies at 98
Warren Armstrong founded Armstrong Medical Industries in 1957 and introduced and marketed many innovative emergency and EMS-related products that helped change the industry.
i-STAT feat. Dr. Jason Stopyra
Christian Ventura chats with Jason P. Stopyra, MD, MS, FACEP, FAEMS, associate professor of emergency medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Health, about the role of i-STAT in the prehospital setting.
Greenup Emergency Management (KY) Receives New Tool
Greenup County Emergency Management has a new tool to help fight the spread of COVID-19.
Recipients in MO and OK Announced for MSA’s and DuPont’s 2020 Globe Gear Giveaway
In 2020, 13 departments will each receive four new sets of turnout gear and four new helmets to help enhance the safety of their firefighters.
Masimo Announces FDA Clearance of the Rad-Gâ„¢ Pulse Oximeter
Rad-G makes it easier for clinicians to quickly assess patients and make informed care decisions anywhere pulse oximetry or vital signs checking is needed in a compact, portable form factor.
Robert W. Gore, the Inventor of Gore-Tex Fabric, Dead at 83
Robert W. Gore, whose invention of what created the breathable-yet-waterproof fabric known as Gore-Tex revolutionized outdoor wear and helped spawn uses in numerous other fields, has died. He was 83.