EMS Week 2015
This year’s EMS Week 2015 theme is EMS STRONG, and we asked you to share stories of when a pediatric patient made you feel like a superhero. We received dozens of submissions, and here are the six finalists.
Most of the time, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics respond to non-urgent emergencies but there are also “rough” calls that are traumatic and disturbing
A permanent memorial would create a place of respect to call our own and recognize the efforts of EMS providers across the U.S.
As a medic who popped a girl’s knee back into place I never expected her to recognize me years later in the grocery store
Twitter messages, videos, and photos share a day in the life of Toronto paramedics during National Paramedic Services Week
Buckwheat Johnson continues as an EMT because of his compassion for friends and neighbors
EMS providers, cardiac arrest survivors and bystanders who started CPR before responders arrived all met to celebrate and express their gratitude
11 cardiac arrest survivors were reunited at the 21st Second Chance Ceremony with the rescuers who saved their lives
The proclamation thanks all EMS providers and encourages all Americans to show support for their local first responders
I am not sure if I have ever been the unquestionable difference between life and death, but I can tell stories about making patients feel better on their worst days well into the night
I went on to become a paramedic to prevent other people from suffering the way my family did on one awful night
EMTs, firefighters, and cops came together to extricate a 10-year-old with a bolt through his skull, and we all learned the importance of working together
Like those medics I now know my true calling is to be a hero in someone else’s eyes, but a normal everyday person through my own eyes
We weren’t sure what happened to the infant abandoned in a toilet until, as fate would have it, the child was adopted by our friend
Calming an inconsolable infant is ‘cape worthy’ and why I will always carry a binky in my work bag
A program where responders teach ESL and serve as role models to inner-city kids was a rewarding experience with lasting connections
An EMT mom shows her seven children determination, resilience and what it means to be human
After assisting with patient care they repaired the bike of the patient’s granddaughter
Service and reception will feature acclaimed Irish tenor Ronan Tynan at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall Marketplace
The poster celebrates EMS providers and firefighters working together
Focusing completely on the child makes pediatric assessment more effective and diminishes the chaotic nature of the scene
You will find it in the balance between the human you are, and the superhuman the rest of the world expects
EMS Strong is about reminding our colleagues that we are a respected part of the health care community, which will lead to more integrated, patient-centered care