How to Improve Ambulance Safety
Providing quality patient care in a moving ambulance can be challenging. Any sudden swerves, stops, or even a minor fender bender can bring alarming injuries to patients and healthcare providers.…
Stretcher Maintenance: Have Your Emergency Equipment Ready
EMS equipment that’s used daily, like a Stryker power stretcher, naturally suffers more wear and tear that their less commonly used counterparts. But that’s in part because they’re continually essential…
3 Benefits of Powered Patient Transport Equipment
There are many benefits of powered patient transport equipment. Emergency medical services can utilize powered EMS equipment to accomplish a variety of tasks. There is always a possibility of injury…
5 Items You NEED in Your EMS Jump Bag
Blood Pressure Cuff A blood pressure cuff is a vital addition to your EMS jump bag. There is a wide variety of used EMS equipment that is…
4 Tips to Safely Lift Patients
When working in the medical field, you become accustomed to moving and transferring patients This is especially true for those who work in emergency medical services and utilize used EMS…
9 Common Pieces of Medical Equipment Used by EMS Teams
In the event of a medical emergency or an auto accident, it will be imperative that emergency medical responders be equipped with a wide variety of equipment. Because EMS never…
4 Ways to Finance a Power Stretcher
Stretchers and cots can experience a lot of wear and tear due to the nature of their use. Over time, these important resources will need to be replaced. Unfortunately, replacing…
Where to Find an AED When You Need One
Sudden cardiac arrest is a scary event that can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. It doesn’t matter how young or old a person is, everyone is susceptible to…
What are Emergency Medical Services?
When most people think of Emergency Medical Services, more commonly known as EMS, they generally think of emergency vehicles responding to an accident or emergency situation. As the name implies,…
Ambulances and Interfacility Transfers
When most people hear the sound of an ambulance siren, they envision EMS equipment, flashing lights, and a major medical emergency. But in actuality, ambulances spend much of their time…