Good Samaritan
“The most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people, so there’s no way I can give up now,” says 34-year-old J.C. LaVerde
We have all seen the videos of street medics tending to civil unrest injuries, but do they have any legal protection, recognition or certified skills?
Conn. judge and jury find that Good Samaritan immunity protects paramedics, not employers
Officials say the off-duty paramedic and another surfer started CPR and helped bring the injured victim to shore
The Citizen CPR Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Committee released a PSA on Oct. 16 to coincide with World Restart a Heat Day
Clark County has been using the app to aid responses to cardiac arrests and overdoses since 2018
Wood-Ridge Firefighter Daniel O’Beirne, who was on his way to his job as a corrections officer, and Inspira Medical Center Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Jordan Reed worked together to save the driver
Kasey Brislane, 13, says her heightened sense of hearing enabled her to notice her neighbor’s cries for help
An unknown man provided critical first aid to a 62-year-old woman after she was seriously wounded in a rollover crash Friday morning that left four others injured
Drexel University researchers reported the outcomes of the use of the app in Philadelphia over the course of a year
Nurse Rachel Taylor was on her way home from her wedding when she witnessed the crash and got out to help
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson died Monday night, four days after the crash of the small plane
Police said two fishermen who witnessed the crash scene assisted by cutting the driver’s seat belt before officers arrived
Army Reservist Ryan Ruble carried a man experiencing a medical emergency during the protest half a mile to safety
The South Carolina firefighter-EMT and other good Samaritans helped free one person; a second person was revived after 20 minutes submerged
The rig was en route to the hospital when the engine compartment caught fire, sending smoke into the cab
Former EMT Kevin O’Donnell pulled the three passengers from the vehicle after the crash, which killed the driver
Former Detroit Paramedic Michael Hood used the rescue as an opportunity to remind parents to teach their kids about the dangers of icy water
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fontaine helped EMS providers free a 91-year-old woman from an ambulance stuck in a slough
James Boyce feared he would bleed out after the gator attack, but a rescue helicopter and good Samaritans in a buggy managed to transport him to safety
The app, PulsePoint, allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services
Jamestown Ambulance Service is searching for a woman who helped shovel drifted snow to allow emergency responders to gain access to a patient’s house
After witnessing a crash, Wes Weysham was providing medical care, when another vehicle came upon the scene and crashed into it
Bystanders helped an EMT who was trapped underneath an ambulance after it was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light
Linda Fedee, 66, was unconscious and still strapped into her seat belt when Billy Stone, Richard Hobbs and Douglas McCowan saw her car engulfed in flames
Frederick County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryce McGuire drove Rita Potter’s car home and put her groceries in the refrigerator after she was hit by a car in a parking lot
Officer Jared Yaris was working at a construction site when passerby Edward Rocha alerted him to the crash
Reporter Brandi Smith and photographer Mario Sandoval were broadcasting live when Sandoval noticed a truck submerged in water with the driver inside
Formed after Hurricane Katrina, the informal network of good Samaritans with small boats is deploying to save those stranded in the flood
Retired NFL player Neil Smith ran through waist-high water to rescue the stranded driver
AMR paramedic Eric Thepsiri’s mission is to help civilians and Iraqi Special Forces members who have been hurt
Brett Harshbarger said he was making his rounds at the park when he heard shouting
Vince Tropea and off-duty Sgt. Sean O’Hare gave the boy CPR after finding him unconscious in a pool