It is difficult to imagine society without the assurance that skilled, professional paramedics will respond to a medical emergency. But before the 1970s, clumsy, haphazard care, often at the hands of ...

A recent study published in the journal Prehospital Emergency Care assesses current approaches to measure the performance of emergency medical services (EMS) throughout the United States and ...

Des Moines Area Community College will hold a job fair for anyone interested in fire and emergency medical services careers on Thursday.The fair is open to students and the public. It will be held ...

A recent study out of Oregon suggests emergency medical responders — EMTs and paramedics — may be treating minority patients differently from the way they treat white patients. Specifically, the ...