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.
Tips for the unique challenges of accessing and extricating patients from recreational trails
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
A delayed arrival and sharp instincts led to a lifesaving intervention by Maryland EMS clinicians when a fan went into sudden cardiac arrest
A GoFundMe page has raised over $7,000 to help pay for Leonardo Moreno’s medical bills
A rescue official said they were shivering when they were found; they were wrapped in blankets as they were escorted to ambulances
Participants rotated between being a rescuer, acting as a rigging guy, working the belay rope and between the haul team
When responders arrived at the scene, they saw the woman leaning halfway out a window yelling for help
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
About 2,000 people in a rural community near Sacramento were asked to leave their homes Tuesday evening as emergency crews worked to try to bolster a levee
Lindell Marbut witnessed the wreck, banged on the windshield with his cane and helped to pull the driver from the car as his caretaker called 911
Here’s a look at what to do when an ice rescue victim cannot be seen from the surface
They were taken to a hospital, but died from their injuries; both had been underwater for at least half an hour
The church had been still under construction and workers had been rushing to finish it in time for a ceremony
Jordan V. Selsor rescued a woman trapped in a vehicle that was quickly filling up with water
The woman, identified as Janis Cathcart, was taken to a hospital in stable condition
The London Ambulance Service described many of those hurt as “walking wounded,” but said others suffered serious injuries
A bystander pulled a motorcyclist away from the burning motorcycle; the paramedics and nurses assisted the victim until responders arrived
Two transportation workers found the 38-year-old man and called 911; the man was airlifted to a hospital and is in stable condition
The 20-year-old woman was hiking with three friends when she became lethargic and couldn’t walk or talk
A firefighter-paramedic recalls the incident that was the start of a now old habit to always look underneath a wrecked vehicle
Authorities have not identified the boy, who was celebrating his birthday when the rescue occurred
Rescue teams were expected to be back at work across eastern North Carolina on Tuesday as the deluge rolled downstream toward the Atlantic Ocean
Rescue teams rushed to the scene after the boat capsized 100 feet from the pier
Crush injury from structure collapse and EMS treatment priorities described at EMS World Expo World Trauma Symposium
Matthew Gore suffered life-threatening injuries in a 60-foot fall; it took rescuers over 12 hours to pluck him from the cave
An unstable pile of sharp steel sheets pinning a worker’s leg raised questions of field amputation and rescuer safety; here’s how we handled it
Officers said the woman was unresponsive; they broke a window so they could revive her with naloxone
High-fidelity, full-scale exercises for SWAT and EMS at Urban Shield 2016 create a unique and memorable MCI and active shooter training experience
Experience the violence and destruction in Syria through the eyes and voices of volunteer first responders who rush in to search for victims in the rubble
Crews used airbags to lift the white Honda sedan and get the man out
During the afternoon recess, a student was running by the hole, fell in and got his leg stuck in it
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