BR Med-Connect is an EMS telemedicine system recently installed in East Baton Rouge Parish (BR), Louisiana. Currently in a pilot phase, the system is fully functional and is now being used for actual patient care.
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The Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities (“Joint Advisory Committee”) was established by the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, U.S. Department of Commerce pursuant to the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (the “Act”). The Joint Advisory Committee’s mission is to examine the communications capabilities and needs of emergency medical and public health care facilities.
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EMS Magazine publishes a special article by Michael Smith (General Devices) and Dave Ridings (City of Tucson Fire Department) on the ultimate influence of new broadband wireless technologies on prehospital care.
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