EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
“4.1 miles,” an Oscar-nominated documentary short film, shows a single day of rescues of Syrian migrants attempting to cross the sea from Turkey to Greece
Peter Amato fought through blankets of snow to transport a woman awaiting a kidney transplant, a gift his brother had received 18 years ago
As the students piled out of their vehicle to help, paramedic and professor David Fifer’s first worry was for their safety
Donnie Glenn and his wife Donna are traveling from shelter to shelter searching for people in need of medical attention
Rory Barros was injured when a car pinned him against an ambulance while he was on scene
The store hosted a “first responder day” before they opened to the public
The unidentified man was bleeding from his injuries but wanted to finish
The crew evacuated 180 residents over a span of eight hours; no one was seriously injured
Boston EMS Capt. Robert “Sarge” Haley died Friday surrounded by family and friends after a long illness
Former U.S. magistrate judge Don Bush is the oldest person to ever complete the paramedic program and was valedictorian of his class
Police confirmed they have footage from a dash cam that shows Rory Barros pushing his partner out of the way before the crash occurred
The paramedics pushed the child with cardiac problems on a gurney for two blocks to the hospital
More than 25 firefighters and lifeguards linked up to save Pete Peterson, who was more than a football field away from shore
Craig McDonald will face his fears to raise funds for three charities he holds close to his heart
AMR paramedic Eric Thepsiri’s mission is to help civilians and Iraqi Special Forces members who have been hurt
Ground will be broken on the memorial featuring a piece of World Trade Center steel on Sept. 10
After getting her car fixed, Revital Curiel drove past a crash scene and helped a victim
Vince Tropea and off-duty Sgt. Sean O’Hare gave the boy CPR after finding him unconscious in a pool
A paramedic crew helped deliver baby Brooklyn just a few yards from her front door
a. Will Stewart, a Sacramento State student, was hanging out with some other internship candidates when he noticed a nearby man in sudden distress
When Shiran Finder was alerted that someone collapsed nearby, she left the salon to help with tin foil and dye packets still in her hair
Steve Fuller reached the career milestone after 25 years as a paramedic
Dr. Patricia DeLaMora, a pediatric infectious disease physician, stopped when she saw an unconscious man on the road
The firefighter-paramedic held the girl in his arms and gently rocked her from side to side
Stephen Harris was touring the gym with his son when a man on an exercise machine collapsed
Capt. Mark Hardy was critically injured in a motorcycle accident
James McCloughan voluntarily entered the “kill zone” to rescue injured comrades, even as he was pelted with shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade
The woman and her newborn son were taken to a hospital in good condition
Paramedic Bo Cheatham said the reward of helping people on their worst day keeps him going and convinced there’s no job better than his
Firefighter-paramedics gave Steve Sawatzky CPR for nearly an hour while waiting for an ambulance at a company outing
Phillipe broke his leg during a family outing and it required “surgical attention,” but he will make a full recovery
Paramedic James LaCroix and probationary technician Steve Andary were honored for helping a woman deliver a baby that had an umbilical cord wrapped around the neck
Each of the first responders received a lifesaving award and a gift of appreciation