While the majority of emergency medical services (EMS) and fire-rescue agencies provide emergency care to children, pediatric calls are rare. In fact, because many agencies see fewer than eight ...

Aug. 8—At the request of the Niagara County Legislature, a Rochester-based nonprofit will begin evaluating the emergency services infrastructure of Niagara County this week. According to 10th District ...

NHTSA's Office of Emergency Medical Services has published a final report titled "Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System." Created with help from stakeholder groups ...

Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) earned national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance ...

Editor’s note: The following story is the second of three about the release of the Cass County EMS Assessment presented to Cass County Board of Commissioners last month. The first story, published Aug ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

National EMS pilots group formalizes risk-assessment plan In response to the rash of helicopter accidents experienced over the past few years by the medical transport industry, the National Emergency ...