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.
EMS, fire providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
Stranded victims are at high risk of suspension trauma, which can be fatal in as little as 30 minutes
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
Four members rappelled down to start providing medical care and others built rope systems to lower the patient to the ground
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Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
The teenager was found 100 feet above Raven Cliff Falls, resulting in “dangerous terrain and extreme technicality,” according to White County Fire Services
A department helicopter hoisted victims up to waiting rescue vehicles
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
TikTok sensation Anna Muller shares how paramedics saved her life after she made a difficult 911 call
EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her
Members of the Gaffney City Fire Department performed a technical rescue successfully in about half an hour, and EMS providers transported the injured boy
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
Approximately 100 members of Boston Fire, plus Boston EMS crews and a surgical team, responded to the collapse and rescued three victims
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
First responders brought both the two to shore in a rescue boat, then an EMS crew transported them to Akron Children’s Hospital
A John Hopkins Medicine team helped with the medical translation
CAL-FIRE, Mercy Ambulance and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office crewmembers rescued the two, pulling them up the embankment
Police continue to investigate and have identified a person of interest
The boy was conscious but in distress in a 20-acre pond south of Boston
Video: Coast Guard, plus 9 fire, EMS agencies respond near the eastern shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland
A man was trapped in an overturned tractor-trailer carrying raw chicken
The person dropped from a fenced area near the Sacramento River, but responders found him in stable condition and transported him to a hospital
The woman fell when the sidewalk grate beneath her collapsed
The Weather Channel released footage of a tornado that appeared to touch down in a New Orleans suburb and would later cross the Mississippi River
The two girls and two boys were reported to be in serious condition
The Amarillo medic and the 16-month-old child were treated for smoke inhalation
A Baton Rouge EMS spokesman said the baby was “tough,” and that the 8-month-old child did not cry during the rescue
The Florida-based rescue nonprofit Project DYNAMO successfully evacuated the twin boys, as well as a British baby girl, to Poland from war-torn Kyiv
Spokane Firefighter Alex Rossi woke up to find his father, a fellow firefighter, in cardiac arrest and immediately began CPR efforts
Tappahannock VFD, Tappahannock Rescue Squad, Hanover Fire-EMS’ Technical Rescue Team, Chesterfield Fire and EMS and Life Evac worked together to rescue the 16-year-old
Medical personnel, an ambulance and a helicopter had been present to render aid at the scene
After three days of digging, crews reached a critical juncture at the site and switched to manually removing the dirt by hand as they work to reach the child
