EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
Kentucky paramedic favors EMS providers who care
Experience the violence and destruction in Syria through the eyes and voices of volunteer first responders who rush in to search for victims in the rubble
West Virginia native learns to work around creepy crawlers and more in a 42-year EMS career
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
Austin Goddard was cleaning a table at Skyline Chili when a man collapsed while eating
Tim Cernohous was saved by Paul Gucinski when he collapsed during a half marathon
John Tumpane and two others clung to the unidentified woman until emergency responders arrived
Dr. Jerry Poche’ began doing chest compressions while a firefighter performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Don Lynch said he had to break the window on the passenger side of the pickup to aid the man
Steve Sundquist said he has been sober since enrolling in a 75-day treatment program
Using medical training he learned at summer camp, the eighth-grader took an EpiPen and injected it into his friend’s leg
The deputy collapsed while supervising a work detail; six of the inmates immediately started to render aid
Eric Baker sprang into action, grabbing the rink’s portable defibrillator
While the medical field is changing daily, Daniel Carter said compassion for patients should never change
Tyler Moore, 18, worked a 24-hour EMT shift the weekend before his first treatment
James Pocock was sitting near his tent when he heard a crash; he rushed to the scene and used the CPR skills he learned decades ago