EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
In your life in EMS, or in the fire service, what is the worst event you can imagine?
As the former National Coordinator of Disaster Volunteers for the American Red Cross, Dr. Kelly B. Close was on the front lines of the emergency medical response following the 9/11 attacks in New York City
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
Shavonnte Taylor received a handwritten note of congratulations Thursday afternoon from Metro general manager Richard Sarles and included a $100 SmarTrip card
The 6-year-old girl suffered an open skull fracture in a severe car crash
