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.
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that’s beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything
Officials began receiving reports of a large number of people caught out in inclement weather
Ten years after the tragedy, a memorial was dedicated to the heroes who responded to the collapse that killed 14 people and injured 145
Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel said the body was found in the rubble of a building that partially collapsed during the blast at the Minnehaha Academy
The driver was given naloxone and transported to a hospital; she will be arrested on charges of felony bail jumping
A student and two district employees were trapped as the bus rested on the edge of a steep hill supported mostly by the damaged guardrail
After the vessel capsized, the captain jumped into the 47-degree water to rescue two men from the waters of the Alaskan coast
The El Paso Fire Department water rescue team recovered the bodies of a teenage boy and girl and an adult woman
“I told him to have a happy day and not to fall into any more ponds,” Nic Berry told the still-shaken man when he dropped him off
Police were searching for the suspect when they found a blood-red trail leading into the woods
Jeremy English said he was driving when he saw a car pulled over with four overdose victims inside
Thanks to Tony Spadaro’s quick thinking, EMTs were able to administer a defibrillator shock and bring back his wife’s heartbeat
Crews hiked to the summit to help the girl and then carried her to the helicopter
Paramedic James LaCroix and probationary technician Steve Andary were honored for helping a woman deliver a baby that had an umbilical cord wrapped around the neck
The partnership aims to reinforce the use of a smartphone app to connect nearby CPR-trained citizens and off-duty responders with people in cardiac arrest
Officer Lawrence Guiler, who is a former EMT, was only a football field away when the heard the call about John Ogburn
Marcus Weekly, 13, was playing with a beach ball with his friends when his friend’s sister spotted a child in the water
Rescue crews punched through a wall and debris to save the woman who was trapped underneath debris in her apartment
Robert Kaminski swam to Nashawena Island and fell asleep from exhaustion; he later went to a home and borrowed a cellphone to call police
The driver was taken to a hospital; his condition wasn’t immediately known
Eventually, about 80 people were involved and got to within feet of the family
The paramedics’ quick actions saved the life of the 2-year-old when he choked on his food at a daycare
The fire department’s brand new LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System performed consistent and accurate chest compressions on the victim
Matheus Silva was swimming with teammates when he cried out for help and then went underwater
The man was underwater in a pond when he felt a bite on his left arm
Investigators said she was unresponsive when police and paramedics arrived but was revived with a dose of naloxone
Fire crews initiated a full water rescue, sending a boat and helicopter as well as ground crews to the scene
Xavier Willard, 5, was going to music class with his mom when he ran off and jumped in the river
Tuanika Brown carried the crying baby to safety and checked on his mom amidst the chaos
John Tumpane and two others clung to the unidentified woman until emergency responders arrived
A hospital spokesman said the woman is recovering in the surgical intensive care unit
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