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Chilling 911 tapes of Sandy Hook shooting released

Traffic worker suffering heart attack revived by Va. EMTs

Mother on crashed plane led searchers to wreckage

4 teens injured in Texas backyard explosion

Chilling 911 tapes of Sandy Hook shooting released

Recordings of 911 calls from last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were released. They show Newtown dispatchers mobilizing help, reassuring callers and urging them to take cover. (Image USA Today)

Traffic worker suffering heart attack revived by Va. EMTs

EMTs happened to be at the right place at the right time when a traffic worker had a heart attack and collapsed. They shocked him, did CPR and he miraculously woke up. (Image WWBT)

Mother on crashed plane led searchers to wreckage

When this small plane crashed in Alaska with 10 on board, a young mother performed CPR on her infant. When that failed, she struck out to lead rescuers back to the crash and saved the lives of 5 passengers. (Image AP)

4 teens injured in Texas backyard explosion

Four teenage boys were burned, two critically, when gasoline they were handling ignited in a backyard in Texas. Two were airlifted after neighbors reported the accident after hearing the explosion. (Image WFAA)

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Active shooter response: Are you physically ready?

Normally, I am strong believer that paramedics are at their best when they saunter into a scene, slowly walking and looking for clues and risks. But an active shooter incident is going to require repetitive bursts of significant physical activity.

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