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
Check out footage of some amazing rescues and saves from the past 12 months
A passing hiker saw the crash and called the fire department
He had to be taken to the hospital with the bars still in his arm
She was trapped her in her car for over eight hours and likely suffered hypothermia
The ambulance crashed into an SUV crushing the motorist inside her car
The woman apparently missed a corner and struck a tree
Stacee McWilliams says she had to beg the football player to get his friend out of the burning car
6''8" Lincoln Dodd saved a husband and wife trapped in their bedroom
Paula Lane became stranded in Hope Valley after their car got stuck
Three men were working inside the tank when a platform collapsed
Police were alerted of a missing man through the system
A strong current pulled his parents while they were wading in the waters
The Pasadena Fire Department says the LA County Fire Department tried to take all the credit for the rescue
Crews were able to talk to the man until they were close enough to grab him
A teenage boy remains missing and his parents dead after they all tried to save their family dog from high tides
Fire crews had to extricate the man whose car flipped upon impact
Crews had to remove part of the roof of his house to reach him
The pig is believed to weigh as much as 1,300 pounds
A paramedic had to administer two shocks from an AED to revive the man
Andrew Cortez said his instincts just kicked in
He was pronounced dead after a second vehicle drove through the rollover accident scene
Julius Palazzo collapsed right before halftime, off-duty medics and a firefighter rushed the field to save him
Clinton Lowman started serving his community as a volunteer firefighter in 1962
Koregan Quintanilla was abandoned at a Texas firehouse 10 years ago when a firefighter found him
As the war begins to wind down, field medics still deal with gruesome injuries and casualties caused by IEDs and explosions
A 12-year-old boy was left unconscious when his head smashed through the window of his mom’s car
Just as he was pulling the two people out, firefighters stopped to help as they were returning from a conference
Doctors say the family of six could have died had they made the emergency call later
The paramedics say they were given the wrong location