Federal Government Spending $350 Million for Strategic National Stockpile Upgrade
The agency will manufacture 250 million gowns has also stockpiled 1.5 billion gloves and 1.1 billion masks.
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The Role of Reusable Respiratory Protection Among Ambulance Companies: Lessons Learned During an EHMR Demonstration Project
This case report highlights LifeLine Ambulance’s experiences with procuring and implementing elastomeric half-mask respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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INNOTEX Launches INNOTEX ENERGY™ EMS Tech Rescue Protective Gear for First Responders
INNOTEX announced that its INNOTEX ENERGY™ EMS Tech Rescue Protective Gear for First Responders is now available for order.
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SafeSource Direct to Supply Acadian Ambulance with Nitrile Exam Gloves
Acadian Ambulance has selected SafeSource Direct to be their preferred provider for American-made chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves.
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PPE Use in the Early Days of COVID-19 in Rural Northern NY State
The authors conducted a survey of PPE use among rural Northern New York State prehospital EMS providers during the early days of the pandemic.
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Engineers Are Hoping to Perfect Masks Before the Next COVID Wave or Pandemic
Officials at ActivArmor and the University of Maryland institute think they are on to something.
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Establishing a Personal Protective Technology Center of Excellence to Address Unique Research Needs of Paramedicine Clinicians
A NIOSH Centers of Excellence for personal protective technology is an important step toward identifying and reducing occupational risks for paramedicine clinicians.
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Amid Decline, Condom Maker to Make Medical Gloves
With sales down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s largest condom maker is going to start protecting another appendage – hands.
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Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency Medical Services; Research and System Needs
Exceptionally high rates of occupational fatality and injury rates among paramedicine clinicians indicates EMS-specific risk reduction research is desperately needed.
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A Smarter and Safer Mask Against COVID-19
Researchers at the University of California San Diego are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect…
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EMScapades: December 1, 2020
Why the "free to wear your own masks" policy lasted only a quarter of a shift.
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