Teenager
A future EMT’s submission to the NPR student podcast challenge seeks to educate the public about lights and siren use
You responded to a female teenager complaining of headache, nausea, vomiting and dizziness; did you get the diagnosis right?
Spokane high school teammates Brody Graham and Grant Lichfield sprung into action when their coach suffered a cardiac arrest
Members of the East Baton Rouge EMS Explorers program spend their weekends learning about EMS, serving others
“You realize you’re the first line of defense for someone who is having the worst day of their life,” one teen said.
Aiden Carter called 911 and stayed with the injured driver until first responders arrived
Two teens were hospitalized after the 16-year-old attempted to rescue her 17-year-old friend who was pulled under by a current near a waterfall
Colin Allemond, who has been in the Acadian Ambulance Explorer program, got the idea when he saw Kit in Every Classroom on Instagram
The Benadryl challenge was trending on TikTok in 2020, and officials are worried the recent overdoses could mean the challenge is becoming popular again
Health authorities also encourage all Americans 16 and older to get a third shot because of the highly contagious omicron variant
The CDC is expected to make a ruling on the authorization later in the week
Doctors said the blow to the boy’s chest disrupted his hearth rhythm, causing a sudden cardiac arrest
Police said the most serious injuries were to a 16-year-old shot in the stomach and a 14-year-old wounded in the head
Ashely Roa, 15, and Stephanie Roa, 17, were presented Certificates of Heroism, the highest recognition for civilians presented by the Orange County Fire Authority
St. Paul police said the Allina Health ambulance was carrying a patient at the time of the crash
Cranford First Aid Squad Volunteer Kelsey Quinones had struggled to find somewhere where she could receive the Pfizer vaccine, the only one approved for those under 18
Fourteen teenage volunteers who work side-by-side with adult members of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit were made eligible for the shots
Kelsey Quinones, a member of the Cranford First Aid Squad, has struggled to find an available Pfizer vaccine, the only vaccine considered safe for those under 18
Wake County Paramedics Nicholas Naylor and Rick Reynoso said their instincts told them something wasn’t right after transporting the teen to the hospital
EMT Taft Foley III is the co-founder of Texas Mobile Medical Labs, which performs both 24-48 hour PCR tests and 15 minute rapid antigen tests
Marley Madureira had earned her first aid training badge after her troop met with paramedics and a nurse
Lucas Hartzog, 16, who aspires to become an EMS provider, uses a retired ambulance he restored as a teaching tool for his high school classmates
Kasey Brislane, 13, says her heightened sense of hearing enabled her to notice her neighbor’s cries for help
The Escambia County EMTs responding to a call about heat stress recognized the patient from a missing persons notice
Deputies say Nicolas Graham, 16, escaped the rig after a struggle with crewmembers
Drew and Heather Paglia launched a fundraising organization to provide meals and PPE to front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic
The arbitrator said the firefighter gave varying accounts of the incident and failed to contain her emotions during the call
EMT Madison Calhoun, 18, saw a car on fire in her rear-view mirror and stopped to direct two people out of the vehicle
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