GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Dozens of paramedic students put the life-saving skills they’ve acquired to the test Monday. Life EMS held a regional competition to give high schoolers an opportunity to show ...

MOUNT LAUREL – Joanly Ortiz Ocasio’s story is filled with triumphs and struggles, beginning in Puerto Rico. Growing up in the countryside, Ortiz Ocasio often hiked to and from school, as that was the ...

When it comes to paramedics, is less really more? It seems there is a school of thought among some in the EMS community that too many paramedics is a bad thing. I’ve heard it for the last decade. I’ve ...

YORK, Pa. — Medical residents at WellSpan York Hospital traded scrubs for sirens Tuesday during the hospital’s 18th annual EMS Skills Day. The event, held at the York County Fire School, gave ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maui County paramedic stations will be open for visits from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday during National EMS Week. “Emergency Medical Services: Dedicated. For Life” is the theme for this ...

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.

A paramedic who used an ancient healing technique on a patient — instead of following doctor’s orders — says the move shouldn’t have gotten him fired because he was following the patient’s wishes.

Emergency personnel are dispatched to the scene of an accident. Two people are critically injured and need to be rushed to the hospital. Locally, in Savannah, Georgia, the emergency personnel ...