RevMedx, Inc. today announced that the FDA has cleared the use of the XSTAT 30 wound dressing in both battlefield and civilian trauma settings. The clearance expands the device's indication from use by the military only to use in adults and adolescents in the general population. www.emsworld.com/12147852
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Jonathan Lester So how would this compare to say Celox's applicator? It looks like this is just expanding sponges to plug the wound without a hemostatic agent.
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David Sargent Hopefully the price will come down and the requirement for a physicians prescription will be dropped.
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“RapidSOS determines the precise location of the smartphone caller and transmits it instantly to the right 9-1-1 PSAP, while establishing a robust voice connection,” says Reinhard Ekl, RapidSOS’ 9-1-1 Director, who has formerly worked as a paramedic in Austria. “Additional information such as type of emergency, relevant medical conditions and demographic information is also sent to dispatchers.”
Inventors were inspired to develop RapidSOS after personally experiencing challenges with contacting 9-1-1 using smartphones.
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Tom Bouthillet "Instead of forcing PSAPs to upgrade by creating an advanced form of 9-1-1 dispatch software/infrastructure..." Next time you pay a phone bill note the 9-1-1 tax. We've paid untold billions of dollars. Our phones should dispense chocolate covered strawberries when we report an emergency.
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Lelee Peresvilla Claudio Cossio......algo en nuestros territorios? se de pulseras,relojes y demas,,...algo mas?...saludosSee Translation
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Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nurse Practitioner Response Unit (NPRU) launch.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday announced the unveiling of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nurse Practitioner Response Unit (NPRU), the latest innovation to gro...
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Jason Bokow This isnt a new thing. Fact is medics barely use all the skill they know on a daily basis. This is just going to cost a hell of a lot of money to pay some NP to sit around and use medic level skills for 99% (or more) of his day to day work. A better op...See More
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Brandon Lindemann We in EMS should demand higher training for Paramedics. By allowing NPR it keeps Paramedic pay low. Low pay does not encourage Medics to get more training.
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Yves Delphin, an information technology worker at New Jersey City University, joined Jersey City's new community-based pre-ambulance volunteer medical emergency program. Last Friday, Delphin received and responded to a call about a man on his school's campus who was having respiratory issues. It was the program's first call and response, and thanks to Delphin's actions, the man was successfully cared for before an ambulance arrived.
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Silvia Hernandez Bravo!!! 
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Lisa McFerren Great job Sir
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Thirty-four firefighters have filed a lawsuit against six companies.
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Brian S So are the ones suing the same ones that complain that the sirens aren't loud enough to get people to pay attention? I'm sorry, but did anyone really expect 100+ decibels NOT to affect their hearing? If they offered hearing protection to FFs, would an...See More
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Bryan Murley Sorry. You signed up for this. Its a well known hazard of the job. Did they wear hearing protection anytime they practiced with chainsaws or on automatic fire alarms?

On a sidenote, if they can prove the sirens are causing permanent hearing loss through the headsets, maybe departments need to look at going to double hearing protection
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The newly formed U.S. HeartRescue Consortium expects to include 17 new states by 2019. Maryland, Utah and Michigan have already joined. Work will continue in original partner states Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, as well as in communities served by American Medical Response. Partner states hope to collectively improve survival rates in new states by 25 percent in four years.
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The proposal would make it a felony to interfere with emergency personnel even if that interference doesn't reach the level of an assault.
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Crobert Dee Stupididty and egos apparently take the place of common sense. Once again a egotistical minority of EMS idiots apparently belive they are better than every one else. New laws for special interest groups,...one more step twords National socialism.
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Tylor Weatherford I don't think it should be a felony because I don't think people need to lose their voting rights - especially if it doesn't rise to the level of assault - but I'm all for maximizing the power of the misdemeanor fine/penalty schedule
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Even Captain America needs a role model to look up to! Photo by Lauralee Veitch.
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David O'Malley Or is that Captain America walking a Firefighter back to his truck?? Thanks for all you do, Fire/EMS.
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Rugger Named Krutch Is that fire fighter walking him to a paramedic?
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The state’s only academic hospital has remote connections with 165 sites, providing specialized services to some of the state’s most far-flung, medically deprived cities and towns. Mississippi’s telemedicine program, ranked among the seven best in the country, has inspired neighboring Arkansas to take bigger steps in some areas of the field, and the impact of its success is making waves in Washington as well.
The state’s dominance in the technology was born out of its own poor health.
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What are you looking for in an employee? Wisdom? Honesty? Technical proficiency? It’s pretty hard to judge those qualities in a person sitting across from you for 15 minutes.
What are the keys to maximizing the employee interview?
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