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EMS Technology - On the Edge of Tomorrow

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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Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) Report

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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A comprehensive EMS telemedicine system

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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EMS Telemetry: From BioCom to Bluetooth

Medical telemetry is often thought of as just a means of sending an ECG to the hospital. But it could and should be so much more.
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See Us At …. General Devices is attending the following EMS meetings

General Devices is presenting its family of products at the following EMS meetings – if you are there, be sure to stop by and see what’s new. Read More...

Puzzled about LifeBot? ... Then read this...

In the past few weeks, many of General Devices’ EMS customers have contacted me regarding representations and claims regarding telemedicine and EMS workstations made by Mr. Roger Heath that have appeared on his LifeBot website and in his mass mailings. Read More...

Baton Rouge EMS Telemedicine system featured in Carolina Fire Rescue EMS Journal

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. Read More...