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.
How can emergency responders learn from historic, worst-case scenario events?
The EMTs and paramedics in New Orleans in 2005 saw things most people can not even imagine
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the emergency braking system on the train triggered, but it was unclear why
Video surveillance showed the baby was left in the car for about two and a half hours
Eric Baker sprang into action, grabbing the rink’s portable defibrillator
Officials said the swimmer was overcome by a strong current about halfway across the river
The people injured ranged from 3 years old to older than 80; the crowd had gathered for the memorial service of William Nickell
EMTs started the program as a unique way to get young community members interested in the field
Park rangers worked to revive the guide, but he was pronounced dead before he could be transported by helicopter to a hospital
The woman, who was in her 60s, was transported to the hospital
The Mexican woman was locked and abandoned in the ambulance by human smugglers
The 12-year-old girl used what she learned about creating a tourniquet from the popular book-turned-movie
The man tried to run from the bees for almost a quarter of a mile before lying down
The woman who fell and hit her head died before she could be reached
After three hours, crews and the man’s family finally coaxed him down
Tori McEwen, whose husband served in the Army, took the time to roll it up for safe keeping
EMT Bailey Parton was hiking with her friend when she heard a cry for help
Four people had jumped into the water in an attempt to pull out two children who’d fallen in
Josh Poole was passing by when he saw the man in the water
Six years ago, Andy Kilsheimer took emergency medical technician training. Today he’s awfully glad he did.
Firefighters and EMTs worked for more than an hour to saw down the 4-foot-long, 2-inch-wide branch
Lem Dermid is on a mission to thank every paramedic, doctor and nurse who saved his life
Jared Thorpe was running errands when his scanner alerted him about two people trapped in a burning house
Tianna Hollinside was taken to the hospital after paramedics performed CPR
Floor “dropping is just a sickening feeling” for firefighter-paramedic rescued by two other firefighters
A 4-month-old and 18-month-old were unresponsive when pulled from an overturned vehicle; Jamie Martinez said he never forgot his CPR training
The StethoSafe is a patent pending case that protects the head of a stethoscope
The responders and the woman were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia; the woman later delivered her son via cesarean section
The boy led the first responding firefighters to the grandmother and they began providing medical assistance
The paramedic ran across the street and found a 2-year-old child on the ground
San Diego firefighter/paramedic Ben Vernon used his time in the hospital recovering from a stabbing to lobby for a rescue air mattress
Emergency personnel took part in a training exercise to learn safety procedures and protocols required while interacting with an emergency transport helicopter
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