EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
A flight paramedic shares her harrowing experience of a severe allergic reaction to medication and her gratitude to the flight nurse who treated her
Seeing the brave first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, showed me what I wanted to be when I grew up
From coast to coast, these September 11 memorials stand as solemn reminders of the courage, sacrifice and enduring spirit that emerged in the wake of tragedy
The National EMS Memorial Service recognizes EMS providers who their all
The officer has pulled over the car for speeding only to find the woman starting to give birth
No one was injured in the incident, which was captured on CCTV cameras on the vehicle
Phoenix Jones and other “superheroes” called 911 when they noticed the man convulsing on the street
John Welsh didn’t think twice about donating his kidney after discovering that his daughter’s kidneys were shutting down.
Louis Demers says he doesn’t plan to retire any time soon
The doctor had to amputate the man’s arm in pitch darkness after his arm was dragged into a machine
The off-duty firefighter was on his way to Las Vegas when he saw a driver unconscious in a car wreck
The woman was just outside a mall when her water broke
The firefighter helped save his fellow soldiers when they were hit by an IED in Afghanistan
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Joe Riffe suffered serious injuries during a hike
There were no fatalities reported and 4 were taken to the hospital; the gunman was captured alive
Tim Hayes was hit by a tractor-trailer and two SUVs and was dragged several feet
By the time the man got to the ambulance base, the baby’s head was already crowning
She suffered from hypothermia after swimming in a freezing lake
Chief Andy Mitten was honored as part of the show “Mobbed” after his daughter’s donated organs helped save a woman’s life
He saved a choking man and a teen that went into cardiac arrest
The extensive flooding has reawakened the protests over a plan to move the 8,584 still-unidentified remains from 9/11 victims into a repository seven stories below ground at the WTC museum
The community is still reeling from the attack that killed two
Paramedics say it was the action of his friends that saved him
An on-duty officer at the tunnel’s security point sprang into action to help
The pair had been good friends as teenagers but drifted apart as they got older
The boy was born without a fully developed airway and stopped breathing
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