EMS Advocacy
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Dispatcher Renae Whitehouse instructed the woman to apply firm pressure to prevent the baby’s head from delivering too quickly
Jordan V. Selsor rescued a woman trapped in a vehicle that was quickly filling up with water
When asked if he would do it all over again, Daniel Wesley said, “I wish I could have done more”
A photo of the napkin note surfaced on Reddit, which thanked the EMTs for their service
Daniel Wesley shattered his arm into 18 pieces after being shot and run over twice
Here’s what we can learn from teenager and EMR Daniel Wesley, who was critically injured coming to the aid of a murder victim
Daniel Wesley, 17, saw a woman lying on the side of the road while driving home from a shopping trip
The EMT in charge is being paid for what goes on between their ears rather than the skills they can perform with their hands
Lt. Pamela Graham said the funds will go toward throwing a Christmas party and help the family start over.
George D. “Skeeter” Craig operated ambulances for Ligonier Valley Ambulance for more than 24 years.
The cookie cache was being brought to them by Bunny Brooks, a member of an organization that supports firefighter, paramedic and police families.
Mario Calabria was biking with his family when his father fell off his bike, hit a tree and was knocked unconscious.
Kentucky paramedic favors EMS providers who care
HBO documentary film about Boston Marathon bombing earns respect of emergency responders and survivors
Kevin Walker, 70, said one of his most memorable moments was saving the life of a woman he knew as a receptionist at a hospital
The charity will raise money to buy safety equipment for first responders and help support their families when they’re injured or killed
Capt. Mike Guillot and EMT Brent Pearson arrived at the home of a woman who was going into labor, and didn’t have time to transport her to the hospital
Vaishali Konowitz was born in 2007 at her family’s home, where firefighter-paramedic Christopher Bak helped deliver her
Specially trained paramedics work with mental health patients by identifying problems, intervening and de-escalating situations
One dispatcher said that a public safety job like dispatching can be taxing and that no work shift ever is like the one before
Responders exhibited courage and tenacity in their work by pulling people from burning cars and diving into canals to save a crash victim
Owen Wood, 32, said he enjoys the teamwork that comes with the profession as well as the daily interaction with different people
Here’s a wish list of EMS priorities for the first 100 days of the Trump administration
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Very basic first aid skills can be enough to save lives and allow an individual to render care while waiting for trained medical personnel to arrive
The girls, ages 11 and 8, used the funds to give “a hug and a mug” to firefighters, EMS and police
