EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic William An was shot in his arm and leg while helping a victim who was lying in the middle of an East Dallas street
Charles Avery, the EMS programs director at Bainbridge State College, realized he needed to create an all-out celebration of Blair Williams’ dream after meeting her for the first time
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The Granite Peak Ski Patrol honored EMT Tari Blank, who died in a car crash on Halloween
New Bedford EMS only recently began carrying the drug on their ambulances and it was intended to treat firefighters who suffer smoke inhalation
After four months in the hospital, 15 surgeries and an amputated leg, Rory Barros is using a walker to walk again
After 36 years as a city paramedic, Corey Romanowski had more than his share of stories to tell
Bob Rose was a member of the Edgar Fire and Rescue Department since 1974, as well as president of the Edgar EMTs
Polly Warring, a mother to six kids, had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest after she started feeling ill
Paramedic Tammy Hoag was commended for her hard work on Facebook by the Aberdeen Police Department
Tom Nehring, former North Dakota State EMS Director and consultant for SafeTech Solutions, died suddenly on Saturday
Kathy Reitan turned right instead of her usual left-hand turn due to traffic and was able to warn residents after seeing smoke coming from a chimney
Niall O’Shaughnessy jumped into the Hudson River after realizing the man could not hold the life preserver lowered by police
Kai Hjermstad was treated by first responders he had trained himself after collapsing in his garage
New Mexico State Police Officer Edward Garcia and a bystander EMT applied the tourniquet to a man who lost his leg in a crash
Brittany Speer set up a triage area at the concert after the shooting and was recognized with a Medal of Courage
Abigail Eanes jumped out of line at a Food Lion when she heard screaming and began treating the man who wassuffering cardiac arrest in a motorized cart
Debbie Taylor was on her way home when she collapsed six hours into the flight
Zachary Campbell said he dragged a woman 30 feet after she had been completely pinned in the vehicle
Kevin Kendrick thanked Cypress Creek EMS who saved him after he collapsed while at an urgent care center
Spring Grove EMS is raising money and collecting donations for the family of Samantha Stein, who was stabbed to death
After he had his hand fractured in an attack by a patient, John Liddle continued to treat the man for another half hour
Rory Barros, who has been in the hospital for four months, will be discharged in time for Christmas
Jason Williams cleared the woman’s airway after lying her down in the aisle with the help of her husband and the airline staff
Paramedic Jennifer Saiz, who is a cancer survivor, created a GoFundMe to raise money for Elijah Dimas and his family to attend an Oakland Raiders game
Rory Barros had the operation performed after having 14 surgeries to try and save his leg
The survivors raised more than $40,000 to assemble 1,000 baskets as a gesture of appreciation
Greg Rodevick and Rich Eldridge responded to a knee injury when Ty Solomon collapsed in the bench area of the arena
For the ninth year, Michigan supermarket Meijer teamed up with first responders for “Shop with a Hero”
EMT Bre Jackson just had lunch at Chipotle when she heard gunshots and saw an injured bystander
Colleagues and friends will hold a benefit chili dinner and auction for Brian “Boudreaux” Coffman, who is battling acute myeloid leukemia
Paramedics said responders’ actions kept Chief Al Buck’s blood flowing until he could receive hospital treatment
Mike Flanagan served more than 350 volunteer hours in 2017, including teaching CPR classes and helping during Hurricane Irma
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