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
He fell asleep behind the wheel; injured, he made a phone call to a friend but when that friend couldn’t find him, it was mom who knew where to look
Firefighters had to free the 22-year-old woman and she was airlifted to the hospital with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder and hip
Oreo, a black and white Labrador, somehow made her way about 40 feet down a 90-foot high cliff; a sheriff’s deputy dangling from a helicopter plucked her up
At least one person remains unaccounted for in the gas explosion that leveled two apartment buildings, killed 8 and injured more than 60
After several unsuccessful tries, firefighters used a pike pole carried on the engine to reach into the pipe and bring Lucky within reach of one of the firefighters who brought him to safety
A neighbor and former EMT rushed over and gave CPR; the 3-year-old boy is brain dead and his 2-year-old cousin is in critical condition
The woman is expected to recover; five firefighters were also hospitalized for stings
The man was taken to a mental health facility for evaluation; how the man got on top of the pole also was unclear
Bystanders and responders pulled them out as the minivan was nearly submerged; the mother is undergoing a mental evaluation
Two medics were among the search team; they reportedly got stuck in a ravine near a washed-out trail on Windrock Mountain
Close to 40 emergency responders were at the scene; the man was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital
More than 100 neighbors had already rushed to help when responders arrived; the snow crushed a house where a boy was playing outside
He was pale with signs of hypothermia after surviving days of rain and sub-freezing temperatures
EMS veterans Khadija Hall and Shaun Alexander were off-duty when they heard shots and saw the officer down; they began treating him with their tech bag
The men “drifted a little bit” during a training exercise and their location complicated rescue efforts
The second story gave way during a youth service, sending about 70 kids tumbling down to the floor below
Three were also injured in the third deadly slide in the state in less than a week
2 died and 2 were injured; deep snow and changing weather hindered the rescue team that made its way into the mountain on skis, snowmobiles and snowshoes
He heard the crash behind his house, waded into the dark water and saved two kids and their father while calling for help from neighbors
The passengers landed in 8 feet of snow and were seriously injured but able to communicate during the complicated rescue
They were towed out of the back country in sleds, driven 10 miles by ambulance and finally take to the hospital by helicopter
Responders returned to the station when they didn’t see a reported collision; a half hour later an uninjured occupant hiked down the mountain and found help
With help from a group of accused criminals she waited with him for responders as he bled on the roadside: “If I could make all of their charges go away, I would”
He was spotted by a good Samaritan; rescuers used a rope to pull him to the roadside and he was taken by ambulance to a local hosptal
The 83-year-old actor/director performed the Heimlich maneuver on the tournament director at a volunteer dinner after choking on a piece of cheese
Firefighters and medics used a ladder truck to climb through a second-floor window to rescue the victims who had been bitten by their dog
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