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LATEST ARTICLES

Hero of the Week: Ambulance charity helps terminally ill patients

The Netherlands foundation has granted nearly 6,000 wishes, including a woman’s recent desire to see a Rembrandt exhibit, since it was founded in 2007 by a man who was inspired by a patient’s love for sailing

March 12, 2015 06:22 PM

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Hero of the Week: Man dies shoveling roof, responders finish job

After cardiac arrest resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, EMS, police and fire personnel returned to the patient home to finish his shoveling off the roof

March 06, 2015 03:28 PM

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Hero of the Week: 11-year-old saves dad

He started performing CPR, stayed calm and called for help when is father collapsed with a heart attack

February 27, 2015 03:48 PM

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Hero of the Week: EMT going strong at 73

Kay Palmer says she “doesn’t feel exhausted” and spoke about the importance of her EMS family

February 20, 2015 03:14 PM

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Hero of the Week: Medic squeezes through ‘wee hopper window’ to save woman

The door was bolted, so he wiggled through an eight-inch opening to rescue an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic

February 13, 2015 02:51 PM

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EMS1 Hero of the Week: Dispatcher saves baby’s life by breaking protocol

He made the decision to face being reprimanded, and gave CPR instructions over the phone when a 9-month-old stopped breathing

February 06, 2015 04:25 PM

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Hero of the Week: EMT uses blanket as makeshift stretcher

He dragged the cardiac patient more than a quarter mile to the nearest ambulance during a response to to a 30-car pileup in New Jersey.

January 23, 2015 01:49 PM

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Hero of the Week: EMT starts career at 52, inspires others

Rather than retiring, former Air Force reservist and highway patrol trooper Don Hennessy became an EMT

January 16, 2015 02:56 PM

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Hero of the Week: EMS service helps the homeless

They launched a program where employees stocked bags containing items like soap and Band-Aids to keep on ambulances and hand out to those in need

January 08, 2015 08:01 PM

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EMS Hero of the Week: Medic starts fund to save family’s Christmas

After getting his own financial problems in order, he’s paying it forward by raising more than $1,000 so far for a struggling family

December 24, 2014 03:37 PM

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