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 World Keynote speaker Alexander Eastman explains what EMS needs to get to the scene quicker to improve victim survivability
The way he was suspended by the seat belt, he appeared to be suffering from positional asphyxia; I wedged myself underneath him and was able to lift him up so he wasn’t hanging on his vest
I jogged back to the trooper and asked if I could help. I identified myself as a medic based out of Phoenix. When he replied “Thank God” I knew I should have stayed in the car.
More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued
Eddie Voelker was hunting in a remote area when he slipped off his tree stand and became entangled
Nineteen people were riding “El Nino” at the Washington State Fair, when it stopped moving
The 11 year old was playing in a flooded drainage ditch and got swept under the water
Shane Sharkey and Ian King jumped into a “fly car” after overhearing that a crash had occurred and found that a man was trapped inside a burning vehicle
A bridge on a highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging
Emergency Managment Coordinator Jared Byrdwas on vacation with his family when he witnessed an elderly man trying to rescue his three grandchildren
Paramedic Chris Turner and Advanced EMT Chelsee Loge were treating a patient inside of a building when they heard the fire alarm go off
Pine Knoll Shores officials reminded the public that the EMT should not have been put in the position in the first place because no swimming was allowed at the time
Polk County paramedics helped a road supervisor save a woman who had been stuck behind a bus stop bench for hours
Officials says 14 people survived after a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds
EMT Devin Newton and lifeguard Myles Wright heard two girls screaming for help and saved them from the rocky waters
The man had been stuck inside of a cement hopper for two and a half hours before a crew could extricate him
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
Johnson County Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore said the new technology has greatly enhanced emergency response efforts
Six people have been taken to a hospital after a roller coaster in Florida derailed, leaving some riders dangling 34 feet above the ground
A response team was on a mission to map the Lower East Rift Zone when scientists spotted a resident as lava from Kilauea Volcano devoured the subdivision
Dorothy Craig, 3, grabbed a cellphone after her mother passed out and fell unconscious on the floor
Juan J. Bucio, 46, became separated from his partner while trying to rescue someone from the Chicago River
Dispatchers were able to quickly figure out exactly where Joshua’s grandmother was thanks to a new system
Todd Zobrist, who rescued a baby from the vehicle submerged in the frigid waters of Silver Lake, was awarded the Firefighting Medal of Honor
The dog, nicknamed Winks, was doused in bleach to possibly cover up any DNA from his owner
Steve Martin, a 21-year veteran paramedic, was talking to his son when he heard someone knock at the door for help
Six people were seriously injured and 37 suffered minor injuries after a bus carrying students home from a spring break trip to Europe crashed into an overpass
Nader Khalil’s teenage daughter was ultimately saved, he died after being pulled from the waters
“Swarm drones” can navigate themselves and coordinate with each other, making them potentially useful for high-level rescue missions and more
Sirens could be heard blaring behind several frantic callers moments after the 950-ton structure fell into traffic
Gretna Rescue Squad 1st Lt. Pernice White jumped into action after seeing her neighbor’s truck on fire while driving home
First responders raced to find survivors in the rubble of the 175-foot span using high-tech listening devices, trained sniffing dogs and search cameras
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