First Aid
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MassBay Community College students learn canine first-aid
Gwinnett County Captain Chris Bilik positioned his vehicle to block traffic and called 911; a second firefighter also rendered aid until EMS providers arrived
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
Officers began first aid, and EMS providers took over and transported the man to a hospital in an air ambulance
Lubbock officers found EMT John Karika at the victim’s side and charged him with aggravated assault
EMTs with the Border Patrol and the National Park Service transported the children
Chief Joe Schrage said 30+ firefighters responded, EMS providers transported 24 people, and the department made trauma counselors available
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
The crew had been transporting a patient in Waukegan and rendered aid while other EMS providers were en route
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
The American College of Surgeons is also seeking donations to help send bleeding control supplies to the region
Some U.S. medics have deployed with Team Rubicon, and one started his own nonprofit
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Ashely Roa, 15, and Stephanie Roa, 17, were presented Certificates of Heroism, the highest recognition for civilians presented by the Orange County Fire Authority
Kelsey Quinones, a member of the Cranford First Aid Squad, has struggled to find an available Pfizer vaccine, the only vaccine considered safe for those under 18
The National EMS Museum will host its first online class teaching pet CPR and first aid through a partnership with Paws N Claws 911
The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew has been recognized as the first independent, all-volunteer rescue squad in the United States
Marley Madureira had earned her first aid training badge after her troop met with paramedics and a nurse
An attorney for the protest medics argued that rendering medical aid was a form of protected free speech
Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Firefighter-Paramedic Jestin Goodson was hiking with his family when he discovered a woman at the bottom of a ravine
An unknown man provided critical first aid to a 62-year-old woman after she was seriously wounded in a rollover crash Friday morning that left four others injured
Paramedic Anthony Venzon and other volunteers are providing first aid, hydration, masks and hand sanitizer during demonstrations
Street Medics Austin has aided several people injured by police projectiles and coordinates to help ambulances access patients
A county animal response team taught participants pet first aid and how to use pet oxygen masks
A YMCA lifeguard and other staff member received Red Cross Lifesaving Awards for rescuing a swimmer who stopped breathing
