Rescue
The rescue topic covers a range of tactical considerations for performing rescues or after natural disasters. Use this page to find tips all types of rescue in fire and EMS.
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Wear appropriate gear, build in fail safes and backup plans, and be aware of changing water conditions to conduct a successful swift water rescue
Medical Director Jeremy Cushman encourages BLS providers to develop medical preplans for technical rescue scenarios they may encounter
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man’s location
When Ryan McConnaughey realized he couldn’t move anything below his neck, he activated his watch using voice control to call for help
After the driver’s own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
The two injured Litchfield firefighter-paramedics extricated themselves and began treating the person in the passenger vehicle
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
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“We’re really proud how this showed the whole system works, from the dispatcher, the firefighters to the bystanders,” said Decatur Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Tracy Thornton
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
Orange County Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern said crewmembers gave the girl pain medication while disassembling the mechanism
Firefighters rescued people from flooded homes and saved people and dogs in a swift water rescue on the Gauley River
Bystanders helped move the patient, and first responders “packaged him and carried him to the ambulance,” the Transylvania County Rescue Squad said
The victims, according to police, were stuck in waist-deep mud and were exhausted
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said first responders restored the patient’s pulse before transferring him to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
The man, Ivan, and a friend were caught in powerful currents over the weekend off the coast of Greece
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
NYPD and FDNY divers pulled a boy and woman from the murky water and medics rendered aid, but the two patients died
Orange Fire Rescue EMS assessed the skydiver, who was transported via a UMass Memorial LifeFlight helicopter
The truck was lifted by the town’s rescue engine and the patient was freed within 10 minutes of the first responders’ arrival
A technical rescue team, Stamford police and Stamford EMS responded, treated and transported her
An EMT who spoke Spanish helped put the man at ease during the multi-agency rescue, police said
In this week’s photo, a Mass. firefighter-paramedic trains to keep his skills sharp
Former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling says he has a new perspective on life after nearly drowning
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
The patients were participating in a reality TV show called “Bad Girls Gone God” when some suffered heat-related illness
Vanessa Armstead was rescued from Irondequoit Bay last year, but the ambulance sank
Four firefighters and an inspector were hurt and transported to a hospital, where two were listed in critical but stable condition
Swimmers brought a 67-year-old woman to shore and off-duty nurses and a doctor started performing CPR before EMS providers arrived
