Paramedics in Bristol, Virginia, now have a powerful new tool in the field to help save lives.The city’s fire department recently added a handheld ultrasound de ...

In the ruins of a health-care system, many medical facilities have become graveyards. Doctors continue to deliver lifesaving care—but they risk their own lives in the process.

The department is rolling out a pilot program that helps decide which calls do not require an ambulance staffed with two paramedics.