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 firefighter was able to get help for the more than 50 people stranded in worsening weather conditions
The efforts likely saved the patient who was suffering from cardiac arrest
The educator was having a severe diabetic episode and needed help
Phoenix Jones and other “superheroes” called 911 when they noticed the man convulsing on the street
Officials also praised the help of citizens who assisted in the incident
The off-duty firefighter was on his way to Las Vegas when he saw a driver unconscious in a car wreck
The subway was only one minute away when the trio hopped on the tracks and hoisted the man to safety
The five-year-old died after falling into an icy pond
The firefighter helped save his fellow soldiers when they were hit by an IED in Afghanistan
One man was rescued by helicopter, and the other by an officer who jumped into the bay to bring him ashore
A passenger in the truck died while the driver was taken to the hospital
Paramedics found the victim, but had to wait for firefighters to cut him out of the wreckage
The woman suddenly went into cardiac arrest while she was swimming
The 10-year-old boy woke up to find his room shrouded in smoke and in flames
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Footage shows the moment the youngster is plucked from danger
The woman was on a raft then fell into a river
The boy hung on to a tree as floodwaters surged around him
About 10 women yelled for the man who fell on the tracks to get up
10 are dead and 3 still missing in a country with the worst coal-mining safety record
While playing a hockey game the 52-year-old man collapsed
For some reason, the woman missed a turn and lost control of the vehicle
11 firefighters had to chainsaw through garbage to reach the man
She said she meditated, breathed slowly and told herself it wasn’t her time to die
An ambulance was dispatched immediately but police and fire dispatch was 30 minutes late for the woman who drove into a pond
The woman had fallen about 12 feet into a tight space between the two structures
The hunter was in the frozen water for about 30 minutes before rescuers saved him