EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
EMS1 readers shared their first-save stories; we picked the most compelling
Medics on scene commend civilians for their desire to help amid the chaos
Fictitious and sometimes unrealistic, the crew from Emergency! raised the bar for EMS and the fire service
Thirty-three years in EMS go by quickly when “every day is different”
When the man let go, the two paramedics lunged after him and pulled him to safety
EMS commander Craig Smith was teaching a class when a boy started drowning
The Jersey City Medical Center medic found a fire before it was reported and rushed to save those in the house
After an ambulance crashed with a car, which ended up on its roof, medics from the same ambulance treated the passengers
After treating the 12-year-old for bumps and bruises, they decided to rally around him and boost his confidence
Sarah Ray was on her way to her wedding reception when she received a call stating her grandparents and father got into a crash
Paramedics from New Castle County are collecting food to donate to a local shelter this weekend
Spencer Stone was stabbed three times in what seems to have been a brawl outside a bar
The group of paramedics is committed to supporting local citizens in need
US airman Spencer Stone was seriously wounded in a brawl outside a bar that didn’t seem related to the train incident
The medic was responding to a call near the woman’s home when he heard screams coming from the residence
The US airman is being treated in a hospital; there are no details on the stabbing
The EMT stopped the ambulance en route to the hospital to save a person who seemed determined to jump off a bridge
Brody Channel was honoring his father who died in the line of duty last year; he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer perform CPR on an unresponsive 9-month-old girl
Two children were home alone when they were found hiding while their house was on fire
EMS providers save people from medical emergencies every day, but two Ore. AMR paramedics deserve recognition for saving a boy from being abducted
The Netherlands foundation has granted nearly 6,000 wishes, including a woman’s recent desire to see a Rembrandt exhibit, since it was founded in 2007 by a man who was inspired by a patient’s love for sailing
After cardiac arrest resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, EMS, police and fire personnel returned to the patient home to finish his shoveling off the roof
He started performing CPR, stayed calm and called for help when is father collapsed with a heart attack
The door was bolted, so he wiggled through an eight-inch opening to rescue an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
He gave CPR instructions over the phone despite the police department’s lack of emergency medical dispatch certification
A 10-year-old noticed the victim of a car crash appeared to be deaf, and ran over to help medics communicate with the injured woman
He dragged the cardiac patient more than a quarter mile to the nearest ambulance during a response to to a 30-car pileup in New Jersey.
Rather than retiring, former Air Force reservist and highway patrol trooper Don Hennessy became an EMT
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