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.
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
The violent earthquake collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas
The cover over the orchestra pit gave way during a performance of ‘American Pie;' Authorities describe the students’ injuries as ‘minor’
The fire chief gave the girl an award for bravery and the boy and dispatcher were given a meritorious service award for their actions during the fire
They got them into an inflatable boat minutes before the car was submerged; torrential rain has caused flooding across the Sydney region
85-year-old may have experienced a medical emergency before crashing his SUV
While other onlookers ran to get phone coverage to call for the help, the off-duty paramedic tied a canvas jacket to a backpack to form a makeshift winch, and dragged the woman up the side of the cliff
A doctor specializing in internal medicine performed chest compressions on a man who was carried down the mountain in a toboggan after suffering a severe heart attack at the top of the slope
The boys’ mother and father swam to the surface, but their two children weren’t breathing when they were rescued from the underwater car
On his way to work at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base he saw a flipped Jeep that had caught fire; he got the victims out, had one dial 911 and flagged down other drivers for help
The police department and rescue squad teamed up for the rare rescues; usually they respond to a cardiac arrest only once a month
Out of control SUV slammed into the front of a stopped school bus; driver may have had a medical emergency
The driver was ejected and the SUV landed on top of her leading to a 5 hour extrication
After his sailboat capsized in the Atlantic he subsisted on rain water and raw fish
Capt. Pete Dern remains in serious condition and faces skin grafts and weeks of other intensive treatment for burns that cover 65 percent of his body
One person in the car was critically injured and had to be cut out of the vehicle by firefighters
She was able to revive an unresponsive 10-month-old boy with CPR before an ambulance arrived
Responders were seen taking the injured away on stretchers.; at least 200 firefighters are on the scene
The man, who was high on drugs, was cut free; the fence was still piercing his midsection when he was rushed to a hospital
The incident happened at a high-rise construction project; 1 worker seriously injured when scaffolding peeled away from the building
The medical helicopter was unable to reach him, so the medic hiked to the man and reached him just as he went into cardiac arrest
Around 50 responders created a CPR chain to keep the effort going after a neighbor pulled the boy, who has also recovered neurologically, out of a creek
Emergency responders overturn car to access hypothermic toddler; child has since been released from the hospital
The man jumped from an Idaho bridge; resuscitation efforts by bystanders and paramedics were unsuccessful
The cliché “knowledge is power” is essential to EMS.
Child upgraded to stable condition; her mother was found dead in the vehicle
He ran into a building filled with smoke and helped rescue an elderly man; he also treated a woman for smoke inhalation
