EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
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
Thankfulness for the skills and privilege to help others in the process of living and sometimes dying
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
Crews worked with the Cubs to reserve space for a reclining stretcher so the man could watch the Central Division Champions with his friends
Chris Kinzer saved a man’s life after he fell off a roof; the man fractured his spine at the neck
The nurses had cleared the boy’s lungs and restored breathing before an ambulance arrived a short time later
As hard as I tried, I couldn’t protect our children from every episode that ripped through our house. Here’s our story.
Sgt. Gary Rose was the lone medic for a group of Special Forces soldiers sent deep into Laos as part of a secret mission in 1970
West Virginia native learns to work around creepy crawlers and more in a 42-year EMS career
Returning to competition the first time since May of 2014, Eddie Wineland proved himself against a surging contender
Two medics watched the crash unfold while driving, and immediately jumped out to pull the man from his burning vehicle
Zach Malwitz was 19 when he went into cardiac arrest, and was revived by medics
The John Mackey Memorial Act extends line-of-duty death benefits to many Kentucky EMS personnel
The medic performed CPR and applied a defibrillator to restore the man’s pulse
The system, called ResQCPR, is proven to improve the likelihood of survival in adults who have experienced a non-traumatic, sudden heart attack by making CPR more efficient
The newly married trauma nurse spotted the woman after she was leaving her wedding reception
Noah Filer comes out of a coma and learns he’s a double amputee — then completes his goal of becoming a paramedic
The doctor has demonstrated the maneuver many times over the years, but had never before used it on a person who was choking
For eight years, the annual event has united cardic arrest and heart attack survivors with the EMTs who saved their lives
EMTs were able to revive the man after he went into cardiac arrest minutes after calling 911
Here are some moving stories of EMS responders doing what they do best
After being in a coma after a motorcycle crash, Filer is the first double amputee to become a paramedic
EMS1 readers shared photos of their adopted pets they met while on duty
Crews applied a tourniquet at the top of the 12-year-old boy’s right thigh in order to stop the bleeding en route
The awards were presented to the individuals “for their courage, time and dedication”
The DC Fire and EMS EMT rushed to the scene and assisted the boy until paramedics arrived
Two important men, both “Called to Care,” have inspired my EMS learning, research and advocacy
My husband, who is “Called to Care,” inspires me and others to save life’s most precious moments
