Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies that adopt four or more critical best practices have higher rates of survival among cardiac arrest patients than their peers, finds a nationwide study co-led ...

There has been a definite shift toward first responder or medical calls in most areas. No longer can you be a firefighter alone; many departments require you to be a minimum of EMT or have first ...

People expect an ambulance to be available when they call 911, but EMS is often not funded as an essential service. Communities need to understand that readiness requires an investment.” — Robbie ...

ABILENE, Texas — At Texas State Technical College, students are put through real-life emergencies, including a simulated four-car accident. Students are responsible for assessing the situation and ...

It's one thing to practice EMS skills in a classroom. In Rapid City, students taking EMT courses are practicing procedures where the majority of their care will happen -- in the back of an ambulane. A ...

The Glendale Fire Department partnered with Midwestern University to give crews hands-on experience with intubation, chest ...

American Medical Response welcomed its newest group of EMT students Thursday with an important CPR training course.

EMT students in the Cypress Creek EMS training program learned how to remain calm and stay focus when facing emergency situations during Extrication Day, on Saturday, Oct. 17. The day began at 8 a.m.

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — If a heart attack or drowning victim on the beach needs CPR, or someone takes a tumble down the stairs leading to the breach and breaks their leg, you call 911.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Emergency department doctors got some specialized training Tuesday in York County to learn about emergency treatment in the field. The 15th annual EMS Skills Day hosted 23 emergency ...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — York County Fire Training School hosted its annual EMS Skills Day last Wednesday. In this event, medical students and new doctors at WellSpan York Hospital participate in training ...

YAVORIV, Ukraine -­ Soldiers of 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conducted Emergency Medical Technician training here, November 8. An ...