In some rural parts of the U.S., where hospitals and doctors’ offices are in short supply, people often turn to calling 911 just for basic medical care. Experts say that’s a problem for patients and ...

EMS is not considered an "essential" service in Michigan, just like most of the country, according to the National Conference ...

Complicated drug regimens are often a challenge for people with complex health and social needs, including individuals with physical and behavioral health comorbidities, seniors, and those dually ...

There are clearly those who feel every fire unit should be staffed with only paramedics. I can understand why this idea appears to have merit. After all, if every person on the unit is a trained ...

Paramedics from the Special Operation Response Team (SORT) have teamed up with a volunteer group called Central K-9 Search ...

Records show Hennepin County paramedics are consistently operating below staffing minimums as emergency call volumes increase ...

At the most frightening times - when lives are in danger, when someone is critically ill -- a team of first responders is a ...

Jeff Birrer, left, and Nicole Chaves, lead paramedics with American Medical Response, lead their co-workers in a self-defense class at the company\u2019s Clackamas County office on Sept. 3, 2019. The ...

A man has been reunited with the ambulance crew who helped save his life after he went into cardiac arrest. Neal MacGillivray ...