The FDNY EMS first responders who literally race to medical emergencies — sweeping in to triage patients as they rush them to advanced hospital care — were tested as never before when COVID-19 ...

The pandemic also laid bare the shoe-string budgets of some Georgia EMS systems, which are paid only when patients are taken to a hospital, not for care they provide at the scene.

Veteran emergency medical technicians and paramedics have spent decades intubating patients and performing many other medical procedures in cramped ambulances. Now, a growing number of EMS workers ...

In that study EMS workers showed willingness and even excitement to be on the frontlines during natural disasters. But when asked about working during pandemic, EMS workers show hesitancy and ...

"It’s a different type of war zone. … This is not Taliban or Al Qaeda. This is a sickness," said a former Marine who served in Afghanistan for three years and is now one of 153 ...

Highview Fire and EMS, another area ambulance service provider, also experienced a lower call volume at the start of the pandemic. Their average monthly calls were around 300, but they saw a ...

For Boston and Worcester EMS companies during coronavirus pandemic, telehealth has helped to keep emergency rooms from overflowing Published: Apr. 29, 2020, 1:55 p.m.

Meanwhile, 21 of Montana’s 56 counties don’t have a single licensed EMS paramedic. Andy Gienapp, deputy executive director of the National Association of State EMS Officials, said a major ...

There is a significant shortage of people driving ambulances and treating those en-route to healthcare facilities, a critical problem being addressed by short-term fixes with no clear long-term ...

America’s rural ambulance services, often sustained by volunteers, are fighting for their survival – a crisis hastened by the impact of Covid-19. More than one-third of all rural EMS are in ...

That hasn’t changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Student EMTs (emergency medical technicians) are still working out of the EMS office on East Campus, ready to respond to emergency calls from the ...

America’s rural ambulance services, often sustained by volunteers, are fighting for their survival – a crisis hastened by the impact of Covid-19. More than one-third of all rural EMS are in ...