EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
A vivid new memoir offers a personal and intimate account of Dr. John Pryor’s life
Despite escalation of assaults, murders, and gang activity, volunteer firefighter-medics remain undeterred
Training for worst-case scenarios will help keep us from falling apart when we need to be at our best
Inspired by his struggle with PTSD, it focuses on how EMTs cope with the job
The rain was so heavy EMTs had to wade through ankle-deep water to find a man in cardiac arrest; Jessica Galvin sized up the situation and treated him on the scene
Ala. medic Cameron Padbury showed bravery and commitment to patient care when a transport quickly turned into a life-threatening situation
He witnessed a driver veer off the road and down an embankment, and sprang into action
He ordered his crew out of the ambulance and stayed beside the patient as a bomb squad removed the explosive device from the man’s thigh
The memorial weekend honors both returning survivors and new families from across the country to share experiences and to begin to look ahead
The emotional segment looked the lengths his firefighter brothers and sisters went to to help his family
Medic Jennifer Hesselbein was hit by a car while working a call in July, and her fiance Andrew Aycox has been by her side the whole time
Two exercise physiologists on the plane had been at a heart-health conference; they noticed the man had no pulse and grabbed an AED to shock his heart
Two EMTs rushed to help a woman giving birth in the parking lot of a hospital, and revived the baby who wasn’t breathing and had no pulse
They sprang to action when he went into cardiac arrest on the Virginia Beach boardwalk
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Paramedic Steve Berry uses cartoons to describe the highs and lows of being an EMT or paramedic
She is recovering after being hit and dragged by a car in May, and met four of the five medics who responded to the call
The boy was taken to a hospital in serious condition but is expected to survive
Without medical supplies, she used her body to control the bleeding of a fellow firefighter who’s arm was severed in a crash
He received an EMS Hero Award after a hysterical mother knocked on his door with her 2-month-old baby who wasn’t breathing
He jumped over a fence and began the Heimlich maneuver when an 11-year-old raised his hands to his throat during a watermelon-eating contest
The EMT was returning to headquarters after a long day, when she pulled over to help a woman standing on a concrete barrier of a highway bridge
She has made a signficant recovery a year after her ex-boyfriend shot her twice in the head and once in the abdomen, and thanked the medics who treated her
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