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
Two firefighter-paramedics rappelled the cliff with a rescue basket; the boy was awake and crying
The scene captivated 19,441 fans, the game stopped and both teams watched in worry; the 67-year-old woman died less than 24 hours later at a hospital
The woman was released after treatment for a fractured ankle and hypothermia
Emergency crews took two hours to extract the driver after the three-vehicle crash
The girl was unresponsive when the man and his sister pulled her from the pond and began CPR
Engineering students had 48 hours to brainstorm, design, and develop tools with guidance from EMS providers
When a 73-year-old man went into cardiac arrest they performed CPR and used a defibrillator to get his pulse back before paramedics arrived
After falling and slashing her head, the injured grandmother crawled out to her driveway screaming for help
Firefighters inserted two air bags under the car and inflated them to lift the vehicle off the man and pull him out
Responders rescued 407 people stranded on a popular trekking route after snowstorms and avalanches swept the Himalayas
They pulled a struggling swimmer to shore after she and seven others were stranded on a rocky outcropping at high tide
He witnessed a driver veer off the road and down an embankment, and sprang into action
A police officer and the woman’s family used an iPad to pinpoint where her iPhone was located
The netting could be installed as early as 2018 and it will fall to the Southern Marin Fire Protection District to rescue jumpers
Rescuers followed a trail of folded clothes and personal items to the costal cliff where the man lay injured on the rocks below
Firefighters arrived just as the boy emerged; they stabilized him and he was later transported to a hospital
Estimates based on last year’s calls indicate that billing insurance companies would bring an additional $356,000 into the county coffers
Five more bodies were found as toxic gases and ash forced rescue workers to halt recovery efforts
Japan’s fire and rescue agency says 32 people are injured, 12 seriously
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