paramedics

The first responder testified Wednesday at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers.

Arizona paramedics are suiting up in gas masks, working long hours and taking care of the sick amid a global pandemic.

Paramedics, firefighters and EMTs, who often experience work-related PTSD and depression, have significantly higher rates of suicide than the general population. And in many jurisdictions across the country, they aren’t receiving the mental health services they need.

Paramedics with the most experience with cardiac arrest achieve the highest survival rates in patients.