Generally speaking, there are some EMTs around. Mostly the same crowd as the volunteer fire department. They get some minor training and they do what they can. For anything big, they just transport you to Anchorage.
Back in the day, when I lived there, there was no road, just the railroad. But we had an old Army ambulance that had train wheels that it could deploy to travel to Anchorage on the train tracks. My dad actually took that trip twice IIRC for a heart attack and a stroke (I was pretty young and don't really remember it).
These days there is a road. It closes at times, but the cop has the keys, so they can open it for emergencies.
But yeah, living in the bush, emergency medical care may be a ways away.
Back in the day, when I lived there, there was no road, just the railroad. But we had an old Army ambulance that had train wheels that it could deploy to travel to Anchorage on the train tracks. My dad actually took that trip twice IIRC for a heart attack and a stroke (I was pretty young and don't really remember it).
These days there is a road. It closes at times, but the cop has the keys, so they can open it for emergencies.
But yeah, living in the bush, emergency medical care may be a ways away.