Fire EMS Supplies News & Articles

• How to decontaminate firefighter gear after a brush with fentanyl

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  Follow these five steps to decontaminate firefighter gear after a medical call involving opioids to avoid exposure

• Hero Wipes to unveil new bloodborne pathogen antiseptic wipes

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  The wipes clean and kill 99.9 percent of germs to reduce the risk of infection

• Case study: Jericho, NY Fire Department finds solid solution for securing critical keys

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• Rapid response: Triage mass shooter patients as treatable by lay people or emergency responders

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  Protection from above and layperson bleeding control are among the immediate takeaways from Las Vegas mass shooting for fire/EMS personnel

• What's better, mechanical or manual CPR compressions?

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  Meta-analysis of the available research looks at primary and secondary patient outcomes of applying mechanical CPR compression devices following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

• 5 reasons to consider switching to premixed drugs

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  Manufacturer-prepared premixed drugs can save time and minimize admixing errors

• Va. rescue squad lands $200K grant

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  The volunteer squad will use the money to update six ambulances with automatic loading cot systems that can hold 700-pound patients

• Ohio fire department seeks grant to cut back injuries

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  The grant would cover the cost of two powered cots the fire department is looking to buy

• R12 rugged tablet designed with firefighters' workflow in mind

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  The R12 tablet debuted a new platform and ergonomic design that can transition from the field to the squad to the station with ease

• EM Innovations introduces Narcan kit assembly bag

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  The bag is designed to securely store equipment used when reversing an opioid overdose

• Seal up gunshot victims' wounds with new tech

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  Taking the form of a syringe, XStat rapidly deploys a series of small sponge-like discs into the open wound

• Powered self-loading cot is a back saver

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  The legs look like a robotic hover-cot of the future or something seen in a science fiction movie

• What to know before buying your next stair chair

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  Having the right stair chair for the job will make moving the patient safer and save firefighters' backs

• Get the right EMS bags

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  Different EMS bag styles excel in different scenarios; know what you need from your next medic bag

• Is this the ultimate personal tool for EMS?

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  The Leatherman Raptor's smart design and the sweetest scissors ever make this multi-tool worth a look

• What's new in patient-movers

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  Rare is the patient who walks to the ambulance; here's a look at products that can save firefighters and EMTs from aggravation and injury when carting patients to the rig

• This medic kit could save a firefighter's life

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  They are cheap, compact and disposable; these quick medic kits are simple to build and carry on every apparatus

• Hair clip inspires device to clamp down traumatic bleeding

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  The clamp aims to allow medics, soldiers and first responders to better treat massive hemorrhage

• Ala. fire department adds CO monitors to front-line rigs

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  The department also added lighted vein finders

• How to buy an AED

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  With heart attacks among the leading cause of firefighter line of duty deaths, no fire department can afford not to have one of these on scene

• EMS evacuation tools for major disasters

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  There are many individual solutions depending on the type of incident

• Top 3 products you can't get in the US — yet

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  Interesting products were demonstrated at the European Resuscitation Council 2012 Congress in Vienna, Austria, last week

• Utah fire dept. first in nation to buy injury-reducing backboards

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  The EZ Life Rescue System is designed to make patient transportation less strenuous on firefighters

• Vending machines help paramedics save lives

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  The units are stocked with everything from defibrillator pads to heart and breathing meds

• 3 key factors in tactical rehab

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  When the scene is vastly different from a typical fire, the rehab and EMS response must match that need

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