Animals
First responders went beyond the call of duty, pulling animals from sinkholes, frozen ponds and bear dens
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Animal bites and envenomations pose some interesting challenges to EMS providers
Orange County firefighters decided the best way to rescue the man off the steep cliff was a helicopter “pick operation”
Christopher Ward began vomiting, passing out and stopped breathing
A Silver Cliff woman was gored in the legs by a mule deer while she was leaving her home
East Haddam EMTs and firefighters treated the kitten, dubbed Soot, with pet CPR and oxygen
Utilizing special tools and the prompt assistance of a backhoe, the 24-year-old mare was successfully extricated
The driver of a camper van in the Death Valley National Park braked suddenly to avoid running over the tarantula
Utica first responders treated an injured zookeeper after they “came in contact” with a male African lion
A 73-year-old woman was flown to a hospital after being attacked in the Flathead National Forest
Dispatchers determined the driver’s location using her phone’s GPS and first responders transported her to hospital
Police in Parkers Prairie had to euthanize the bull before EMS could reach and treat the patient
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island’s south shore
A Murrieta woman had 100,000 bees living in the walls of her house
Bees in Petaluma swarmed a man when he went to pick up his remote controlled airplane near commercial hives
EMS crews stand ready for any call from the 250,000 visitors a year attending the Greeley Stampede
Boulder County rangers say the cows were likely protecting calves in attacks that sent one jogger to the hospital
First responders were dispatched to a “limited access rescue” on the Bruce Lee Trail in Clayton
A pile-up on the Missouri River Bridge involved a cattle carrier with 57 head of cattle
Rutherford County EMS Supervisor Mike Johnson and Deputy Jared Keith were charged by the bull before it was shot
CAL FIRE crews responded after a Mini Cooper went through the window and injured a customer inside the Placer County store
Wake County EMS Paramedic Will Holland’s therapy dog gave him a hug at a recent expo
The woman was transported from Buckeye Valley to a hospital for treatment
EMTs responded quickly and transported the girl to a Sarasota hospital
EMS providers with Northern Light Health and Northeast Mobile Health Services were not injured in the crashes
MassBay Community College students learn canine first-aid
Baltimore City Fire Department trains to go above and beyond the call of duty for the patients they serve
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and the Wellington EMS providers responded and performed CPR
