EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
The health effects from the inhalation of the airborne toxins and pollutants at Ground Zero began to manifest themselves in various forms in the years following 2001
The changes that began on 9/12 have stretched into weeks, months and years
In your life in EMS, or in the fire service, what is the worst event you can imagine?
EMT Francis Charles served with the New York City Fire Department for 24 years before cancer linked to his work on the toxic pile at Ground Zero
A passerby was filming runners when bombs exploded, and continued to record the aftermath as emergency personnel responded
She spent five days in the hospital, but she is now feeling as healthy as she did before the heart trouble
They opened her airway and put her in a neck brace after she was partially ejected from her vehicle
The runner said he wasn’t used to distance running and suffered dehydration and stress
The man threatened to kill the child’s mother with a butcher knife
The 911 dispatcher felt so bad for her, she asked her supervisor if she could offer to lend Amanda her own wedding dress
She was Chatham County’s 2013 EMS Dispatcher of the Year and had worked in the communications department for two years
He choked on a sandwich, passed out and went into cardiac arrest
Tom Gruen died trying to help others, killed in a wreck on his way to assist at another crash
Fire Captain/Paramedic Matthew G. McKnight, 51, was a 31-year veteran of the department
Last year, paramedics jumpstarted 18 hearts, saving 18 lives out of the 32 they attempted to save in Lynchburg
Kevin Hall was found unresponsive in a pickup truck and could not be revived
The paramedic convinced the man to take better care of his diabetes
Her videos have become a Youtube sensation, helping others deal with new amputee struggles like phantom limb pain
Police said Jennifer Hesselbein was loading a patient into an ambulance when a truck hit both of them
The medic noticed that she had no way to get out of her house in an emergency
His heart stopped beating for 10 to 15 minutes before he was resuscitated
The former EMT quickly took action, because the unborn infant’s foot was seen through the gash on her abdomen