Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Officials from the City of Whittier, Los Angeles County and the L.A. County Fire Department on Thursday, Feb. 9, proudly celebrated the opening of Paramedic ...

The evolution of automobile design and technology, including safety devices, has affected patient injuries and treatment for first responders significantly. The newest construction techniques have ...

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 ...

Enhanced paramedic assessment of patients with suspected acute ischemic stroke did not increase the rate or speed of thrombolysis in a new study but did result in reduced subsequent care costs that ...

A new paramedic unit has been stationed at Los Angeles County Fire Station 59 in Whittier, which has shortened response times amid rising emergency medical calls in the area, official say. Los Angeles ...