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 driver’s quick action to call for an ambulance likely saved the 8th-grade girl’s life
The mother found the 19-month-old girl hanging unconscious in her bedroom
The man was trying to ‘get a nice view of the city’ when he got his legs stuck to the fence
The boy’s grandfather started violently shaking and sweating; the boy found his cell phone and called 911
Police commissioner Ray Kelly: “It’s terrible, absolutely terrible, it compounds all the tragic aspects of this horrific event.”
After Superstorm Sandy destroyed an island’s only road connection, crews must now travel by ferrie
After saving his father, girlfriend, baby and others, he drowned in his basement
The task force, including paramedics, firefighters, and search dogs, is working with FEMA to coordinate the effort
East Haven’s mayor is a retired firefighter
The Czech man reportedly left a note saying that he wanted to die, but donate his organs to help people
First responders have manned the front lines of the storm and have made some amazing rescues
Household pets and even animals from city zoos are in danger after the storm hit
Four newborns were on respirators that went out when the hospital lost power
Coast Guard sent helicopter for search effort; 3 other boats searching for kayaker
4 medics joined police department’s Underwater Search and Recovery Team after Dec. 20 death of police diver
Coast Guard: At the time of the distress call, the ship was taking on 2 feet of water an hour
Search and rescue teams carried injured person to safety via toboggan
The paramedics saw the attack as the woman’s boyfriend repeatedly attacked her with a kitchen knife
Firefighters had to extricate a woman who was stuck in the wreckage
Park could not secure a helicopter to assist in the rescue and instead deployed ground teams to respond
Man is being treated for acute kidney failure from dehydration, a sprained wrist and a blood infection
Investigators say speed and rainy weather may have been factors in the crash
Helicopter was ferrying workers to shore from an offshore oil rig crash
Glass from the explosion acted like flying knives and cut the 10-year-old from head to toe
The officers were on their way to work at a jail when the accident occurred
The medic was in the middle of a very important Jewish wedding ceremony when his pager went off
Air Canada’s plane swooped to about 4,000 ft while crew peered out using binoculars borrowed from passengers
Coast Guard responded after US officials received a call for help from regional rescue authorities
86-year-old woman tumbled off a cliff while doing yard work