EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
My husband, who is “Called to Care,” inspires me and others to save life’s most precious moments
Being “Stronger Together” is about service to others and to the community
The world needs more heroes, like Richard Ponikiewski and Ronnie Ferguson, ready and willing to lend their helping, knowledgeable hands
“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
Supervisor Josh Brumwell said the bicyclist broke down at the scene, saying it was his only form of transportation
Accessible bus is used to transport wheelchair and ambulatory residents on a nightly tour of the Glittering Lights display at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kaheem, 5, who is battling leukemia, started out his dream-come-true day on a Montgomery County fire truck
Dolores Miozza offered to give the two paramedics money for the cake, but they turned her down
Firefighter Jose Zambrano said he hopes his “special kind of crazy” will support his effort to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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
My rescuers saved my life and with this action they also impacted many more people than they could have ever possibly imagined
Here’s what we can learn from teenager and EMR Daniel Wesley, who was critically injured coming to the aid of a murder victim
Kentucky paramedic favors EMS providers who care
A bystander pulled a motorcyclist away from the burning motorcycle; the paramedics and nurses assisted the victim until responders arrived
A medical student began chest compressions and a cardiac nurse getting off shift was alerted by her phone and assisted until paramedics arrived
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
A paramedic wasn’t able to kick his nobody pukes alone habit until he had to transport his partner to the hospital
Off-duty paramedic and bystanders rescue surfer attacked by sharks
I got to meet the woman that I had convinced myself had no possible chance of surviving
Deputy Shawn Swartzendruber and a paramedic took the newborn to the ambulance to warm her up and clean her off; another paramedic tended to the mother
The children are picked up at home in an ambulance and escorted on a stretcher until their candy bags are full, all while receiving medical monitoring
Authorities have not identified the boy, who was celebrating his birthday when the rescue occurred
Matthew Gore suffered life-threatening injuries in a 60-foot fall; it took rescuers over 12 hours to pluck him from the cave
The EMT and school nurse were able to save the woman after she fell ill and lost control of her car, striking the front corner of the school
The man’s last wish was to see his daughter in her high school color guard performance one last time
Chris Cruz learned he had an auto-immune disease that would destroy his kidneys at age 19
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
“The White Helmets” follows three volunteer rescue workers putting everything on the line to save Syrians
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