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
54 miners were in mine when rig fire broke out 800 feet underground; most managed to escape, but 2 were treated for smoke inhalation
Trapped miners were speaking to rescuers, made it to safe area more than 1 mile underground; emergency workers will use access road
Rescuers spent about five hours Monday night reaching Rouskey and bringing him down from the tower
Winch line was cut during the helicopter rescue efforts; investigation begins into the accident
Student stuck in vehicle for more than 1 week; rescuers had to dig through 4 feet of ice, snow to free family
A quick response by rescuers was not enough Tuesday morning to save a man who jumped from the Calumet Bridge and into the Kennebec River
Investigators have learned that the 18-foot Precision sailboat capsized when a strong gust of wind hit the area
A 911 cellphone call for help from a woman floating in the bay’s frigid waters sparked a massive search-and-rescue mission
One of the men was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the other six were treated at the scene
Two Houston police officers pulled the woman from the water and began administering first aid, including CPR
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that a 12-member team was sent to Las Vegas to investigate following the crash just before 5 p.m. Wednesday
A 40-year-old man jumped about 15 feet into the water to rescue her
Two men — the pilot-rated passenger and a medic — survived the crash
Logan woman recalls ordeal after copperhead strikes twice
Negative tide event attracted thousands, fully exposed reef of Pillar Point Harbor, areas usually up to 8 feet underwater
Plane was operating by so-called “visual flight rules,” meaning the pilot looked out window to see where he was headed
Rescue crews flown in by helicopter to reach crash site in rugged terrain suggested that plane broke apart on impact
Devastating health effects of earthquakes, along with challenges responders face in wake of natural disaster, are outlined in new report
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that’s beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
Emergency personnel using oxygen and wearing protective gear are searching for the missing worker in the sewer in Fairview, Texas
Man thanked his friends who rescued him on the beach, the paramedics and hospital staff as he was released
Three victims were found during the weekend but unstable concrete, hanging steel beams and other damage had forced crews to temporarily call off their search
Man speculated that the sinkhole may have been the site of an old well or cesspool
NTV television said 25-year-old teacher Seniye Erdem was pulled out around the same time that rescue workers also freed another teacher
Stoic rescue workers erupted in cheers and applause at her arrival
Dozens of people were trapped in mounds of concrete, twisted steel and construction debris after hundreds of buildings in two cities
The man left Barrow on a snowmachine on Saturday night and headed for the village of Atqasak, about 50 miles away but never arrived
Bradley County emergency medical and rescue members were honored Monday by the county commission for saving a woman’s life during September flooding
Divers have been searching for a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair who fell into a north Georgia lake while getting off a boat