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
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
Marc Hadden helped deliver a baby after responding to a call and adopted her shortly after
Police praise man as a hero for coming to the aid of a “complete stranger”
Jessica Cody didn’t let her walker stop her from hugging and offering soft-spoken words of gratitude to each of the seven responders
Tori McEwen, whose husband served in the Army, took the time to roll it up for safe keeping
EMT Bailey Parton was hiking with her friend when she heard a cry for help
EMTs, ambulance crews trained to respond quickly to medical emergencies, trauma situations and accidents, are a critical but often overshadowed component of public safety
Six years ago, Andy Kilsheimer took emergency medical technician training. Today he’s awfully glad he did.
About 12 survivors of sudden cardiac arrest were reunited with the EMS paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers who had a role in their survival
Firefighters and EMTs worked for more than an hour to saw down the 4-foot-long, 2-inch-wide branch
After responding to a fatal crash, Elizabeth Taylor wanted to make sure the family was OK
#PartnerProject encourages paramedics to take pictures with their partners to support fallen EMT Yadira Arroyo’s partner
Lem Dermid is on a mission to thank every paramedic, doctor and nurse who saved his life
Jared Thorpe was running errands when his scanner alerted him about two people trapped in a burning house
The man said he hopes his gift plants the seed for others to step up and help equip paramedics
Throughout the reunion event, fire officials stressed the importance of everyone learning CPR
Thalia Rodriguez made a difficult decision that has since been credited with saving the officer’s life: she applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding
The student approached the ambulance and told the crew on board that he didn’t know how to tie his tie
J.J. Duffy saw the crash and several cars on fire; he stopped and treated burn victims until responders arrived
Thanks to quick thinking and action, the man can now go home to his wife and three kids
When others were fleeing the scene of a deadly knife rampage, Leona Di Amore said she rushed toward the melee
Gabby Ferguson has been searching for the EMT who saved her ever since she was almost killed in a crash
Lt. Wayne Smith wasn’t supposed to be playing in a hockey game the night a man collapsed on a bench from a heart attack
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