Equipment

Batteries fading on 999 calls

January 28th, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

Batteries fading on 999 calls

Medical equipment used to revive heart attack patients was so poorly maintained that machines were on the brink of running out of battery power, it emerged today. Some defibrillators were flashing warning lights alerting paramedics they were about to go dead, a report to councillors in Staffordshire has revealed. Bosses reported the problem to the [...]


Getac rugged laptop passes crash test for emergency vehicles

January 24th, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

Getac rugged laptop passes crash test for emergency vehicles

Getac UK has secured BS1789 certification for its popular V100 rugged laptop and V-series docking station giving the unit full approval for use in all UK emergency services vehicles. The standard is designed to ensure that equipment cannot harm crew and passengers in the event of a crash and specifies the requirements for the design, [...]


Rethinking the ambulance

January 23rd, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

Rethinking the ambulance

An 18-month-long project has led to a full-scale mock-up of an ambulance fit for the 21st century.


TeleGuide 111 to transform NHS patient sorting

January 19th, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

TeleGuide 111 to transform NHS patient sorting

Clinical Solutions has announced the release of TeleGuide 111 content, delivering 30% faster calls and twice as efficient patient sorting, for a more effective NHS 111 services. TeleGuide 111 is an advanced content suite which has been optimised specifically for NHS 111, the service for all non-emergency NHS calls. With potential large call volumes, the [...]


10 Products From EMS World Expo 2011

January 16th, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

10 Products From EMS World Expo 2011

From Dan White at EMS1.com – EMS World Expo 2011 was the best EMS industry trade-show this year. It introduced a number of exciting new products never seen before anywhere else. Many were very serious new advanced technologies to deliver better patient care. A few were gimmicks or copies of things we already have. Some of [...]


Demand for bariatric ambulances ‘on the rise’

August 3rd, 2011 by Editor | No Comments

Demand for bariatric ambulances 'on the rise'

The number of obese patients requiring specialist ambulances is on the rise, according to St John Ambulance Suffolk. The charity says the number of patients requiring its bariatric vehicles around the country has continued to increase over the past four years. About 20 transfers a week are made in the vehicles, which can carry patients [...]


Ambulance Of Tomorrow Unveiled

July 11th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Smart Pod’, ideas for the ambulance of the future – was unveiled to the NHS and the healthcare industry at the NHS Innovation Expo in London


Ambulances too heavy for bridge

July 7th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Ambulances too heavy for bridge

Some ambulances have been banned from using the Clifton Suspension Bridge as they are too heavy for the structure


Movano front-line with WMAS

July 2nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Movano front-line with WMAS

Good performance by the Vauxhall Movano in a front-line accident and emergency ambulance role has led West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to order a further 64 vehicle


CPR App for iPhone – Full Code Pro

June 16th, 2009 by Editor | 1 Comment

CPR App for iPhone - Full Code Pro

From developers Wuff, Full Code Pro is a purpose built cardiac arrest intervention recorder for EMS professionals






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