EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
Noah Filer comes out of a coma and learns he’s a double amputee — then completes his goal of becoming a paramedic
EMS1 readers shared photos of their adopted pets they met while on duty
Two important men, both “Called to Care,” have inspired my EMS learning, research and advocacy
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
Holly Thomason, daughter of a retired battalion chief, grew up around the fire station and always wanted to become a paramedic
The two firefighters stopped and rendered aid when they noticed the car on fire on a highway
Crews revived the boy using a defibrillator, CPR, a breathing tube and medication
Jerome Roddenberry received 32 vials of antivenin at the hospital after a rattlesnake bit him on his hand
Roya Quirk’s pulled muscle turned out to be a near-fatal blood clot
The bus was driving down a highway when the back door swung open
The campaign kicked off with billboards that feature police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from the city
The responders and the woman were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia; the woman later delivered her son via cesarean section
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