BRATTLEBORO — A group hired to evaluate paths forward for providing emergency medical services in town developed criteria for the project and is receiving public feedback. Preliminary findings of a ...

When you call 911, you expect a quick response. In Dekalb County, a study found that EMS response times could be more than 20 minutes. The recommended standard nationally for basic life support is ...

Montgomery County has kicked off an ambitious effort to study and assess willing Emergency Medical Services providers with an eye toward helping the companies become more sustainable and provide the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s a scary situation when a child is having a medical emergency. A new study by researchers at OHSU also finds there is anxiety for many first responders during pediatric ...

CHILLICOTHE― Townships in Ross County may not have to contribute financially to the county EMS study. The approximately $150,000 study aims to find a way to provide a reliable level of EMS service and ...

The ambulance bay at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Town-funded consultants and the region’s main emergency medical provider concur on a key finding in a ...

At Tuesday's Lawrence County Commissioners meeting, they got a proposal from a pre-med student to have the county's EMTs participate in a study about the effects of their job on their body. Lawrence ...

In the next three years, about 400 people on the brink of death will be part of a study for which they did not volunteer. In Clackamas, Washington counties and Clark County, Wash., paramedics ...

As former emergency medical services (EMS) workers, Dave Hostler and Brian Clemency know how challenging it can be to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working long shifts at odd hours. That’s why ...

The “National EMS Assessment,” released in December 2011 by the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), validates that the fire service is the largest provider of EMS in ...