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 SUV flipped four times after the driver tried to swerve from a deer
Police lost the vehicle when it sped off; ambulance crews pulled them from the water after a 911 call reporting an overturned car in the river
A police officer ran across the street to a muffler shop to get a jack to lift the car; another officer and firefighter helped get the girl out
He and his dad drove past a house on the way back from a hockey game and he thought something didn’t feel right; the woman had slipped on ice in her garage and almost froze to death
Two others on board also died; witnesses say his helicopter snagged a power line during a routine mission for a utility company
More than 20 responders worked 2 1/2 hours to pull Moonshine out of the ‘quicksand-like’ mud and ice
Firefighters and paramedics rappelled down the cliff side using a rope rescue system and found the victim in his car
Getting out the jaws of life doesn’t always work; training focused on how to go into the grain bin without also becoming stuck
Officials are investigating the explosion, which caused the second and third floors of the manufacturing plant to collapse as rescuers searched for victims in the rubble
The 38-year-old waved down a search and rescue helicopter after getting lost in a storm and surviving a night exposed to the elements
Two people went in after him; the woman is missing and another man is in stable condition after rescuers pulled him from the icy water
As the tide was rising fast, he stabilized the woman until rescuers arrived and she was flown to a trauma hospital with numerous injuries
Blue the peacock flew from his heated pen to a nearby tree and froze; firefighters used a ladder to pluck the bird from the tree
When the boy stopped responding, a batt. chief went into the water to bring him out
He got stuck and it took 20 minutes for rescuers to dislodge him using olive oil as a lubricant
After transporting a helicopter that brought 52 passengers to safety, the crew will stay on the stuck ship for several weeks until the ice breaks up
The success came after days of blinding snow, strong winds, fog and thick sea ice forced rescuers to turn back time and again
Pat Machin, who worked as a medic for 24 years, “dropped everything” and ran across the road to start CPR
Television footage shows EMTs loading her stretcher into an ambulance; details on how she fell and extent of injuries are not yet known
The 19-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition and told paramedics that he intentionally drove of the cliff
Fixing our issues with medical incompetence doesn’t begin with a degree, it begins with changing our expectations of ourselves
Firefighters used a chainsaw to cut a path so the horses could get out
At least seven people were seriously injured and several trapped theater-goers had to be rescued
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