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
Dangers exist because of the dark, humid conditions underground, as well as from their risky ascent in a narrow capsule
Emergency crews searched over a 1.5 mile route to find the missing man
Rescue crews extricated the pilot and his wife and transported them to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening
Responders rescued the girls’ father in a helicopter after he unsuccessfully tried to save his daughters
The victims were reportedly shot twice with a .22-caliber gun and were transported by ambulance and helicopter to local area hospitals
Police said the car was fully submerged in the river for 45 minutes, but only submerged for about three minutes before being rescued
Shocked, the men saw the air bags deploy and noticed that the two people weren’t moving much, so they called 911 and then acted fast
First responders used all-terrain vehicles to reach the crash site and it took 90 minutes to get the pilot to an ambulance
A first-response team hiked the mountain on the Appalachian trail to the woman and treated her injuries before walking slowly back down Bemis Mountain
Though none of them had CPR training, they jumped into ‘amateurish chest compressions’ and ultimately saved the woman’s life
The EMTs and paramedics in New Orleans in 2005 saw things most people can not even imagine
The squad responds to medical calls and provides backup transportation for Rockingham’s ambulance service
The search began Sunday evening after 911 dispatchers got a cell phone call from a young child who was adrift with four other kids
Paramedics rappelled down to the man’s location, found him conscious and stabilized him so he could be airlifted out of the canyon
To reach the girl, rescuers had to move single-file through the cave, load her carefully on a Stokes litter and carry her out
A man slipped off a boat and never resurfaced
Father and daughter used trees and debris from the aircraft to build a shelter while they waited for rescue
A sightseeing boat carrying 37 people was hit by a barge and overturned
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue officials are still investigating why a medic who dove into a canal to search an overturned car for survivors never found the man inside
He pushed one child up an embankment while carrying another with his left arm and dragging a third child by his left leg
More than 60 swift-water rescues on Monday
Searchers working along the Little Missouri River; National Guard dispatched helicopters to help in rescue
Man was trapped with arm in furnace for three days
Man had fallen in his home almost a day earlier
Climbers decided to take shelter after becoming disoriented in the fog
Search helicopter spotted 41-year-old Michael Hays
A woman was pinned inside her SUV for more than an hour until responders came to pry roof off flipped vehicle
Hadn’t been heard from in weeks; listed in critical condition
Dense fog may have played a factor