EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
The newest American Girl doll inspiration, RAA EMT April O’Quinn, is a guiding force for new and future EMS providers
EMS leaders reflect on the legacy of pioneer Jack Stout, who promoted system status management and high-performance EMS to shape modern prehospital care
Jack Stout, the father of system status management and high-performance EMS, planted the seeds for patient-centered EMS
Dave Kroll has volunteered numerous weekends over the past three years to teach hands-only CPR to the public
The much-lauded documentary about three women fighting against the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, has been nominated for another award
Polk County paramedics helped a road supervisor save a woman who had been stuck behind a bus stop bench for hours
Britt Miller, who had never helped anyone deliver a baby over the phone, met Kim Schroeder, who delivered her daughter-in-law’s baby with Miller’s help
Officials said the AMR paramedic was trying to convince the resident to go to the hospital when the 94-year-old man fired a shot at a maintenance worker
The stamp includes a firefighter carrying an axe, an EMS worker and a law enforcement officer shining a flashlight
Paramedics Heidi Nishimoto, Mason Kinnard and Kristina Douglas, who work for Paramedics Plus, were each presented the Big Willie Whitley Citizenship Award
EMS Lt. Dwayne Coley was driving along Astoria Blvd. just before noon when an elderly woman flagged him down
The responders helped rescue a woman who called 911 to report that she was trapped in her vehicle and submerged in a canal
Paramedic Nick Runions strapped hiker Mary Anderson to his back and climbed up a crest of a summit to bring her to safety
Capt. Darin Peterson and Eric Watkins jumped into action after an 18-year-old and a 4-year-old were struck by lightning
St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Mike Gaede helped a doctor treat the man until the plane could make an emergency landing
LifeNet EMT Casey Dodson traveled to D.C. to visit with congressional leaders and share challenges he and other EMTs have seen
A photo of firefighter-paramedic Doug Higley sitting with a 3-year-old at the hospital while waiting for her parents to arrive has gone viral
Gaston County EMS paramedic Susan Nalley met Ben Armstrong, 10, years later when he enrolled in the agency’s summer kids academy
David George, who is also a pastor, shot and killed Timothy Day after he opened fire in a Walmart
Rowan Thomas said she abandoned her car and rushed to help the 14-year-old, who was surrounded by teens with weapons
John Filangeri talks about memorable calls and recreational fluid challenges
Henley Wilder said an off-duty EMT jumped into action to save her 2-year-old daughter after witnessing a car crash
Kristen Bias and Brandt Hiler received the national Star of Life award from the American Ambulance Association
“I am very happy and surprised and happy to see him up and going as well as he is, it’s pretty amazing,” paramedic John Graves said
Bill Seifarth, a veteran in EMS leadership, was appointed by the National Registry of EMTs to be its new executive director
Dispatcher Jessica Brooks and Yvens Carrenard bonded after Brooks stayed on the phone with Carrenard during the shooting until he could be rescued
Scott Globerman was returning from a crash scene when he stumbled upon a woman who was about to jump off an overpass
EMT Aaron White was described as the “epitome of going above and beyond the call of duty”
Tawanda Murphy-Watkins jumped from her car after seeing Victoria Wolf fall off her bike in the middle of rush hour traffic
Joe O’Hare reunited with Kai Leigh Harriot, whom he rushed to safety after she was struck by a stray bullet in 2003, leaving her permanently paralyzed
Joel Welch was standing by for the Gulf Coast Iron Man competition when he noticed a family stranded in a car in a nearby parking lot
EMT Amanda Turner jumped into action after watching the elementary school bus flip over from just two cars away
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance has opened the nomination period for the highest national award honoring first responders
