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Darrell Jennings and his family aided 28 neighbors in their living room after a violent EF-4 tornado tore through their Putnam County, Tennessee, neighborhood
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
Tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, flattening homes and trailers in an RV park and killing at least three people in Ohio
Four adults and two children were killed in severe storms that hit in Montgomery County and north of Nashville
An EF3 tornado damaged the Pfizer factory responsible for producing nearly 25% of the company’s sterile injectable medicines
A supercell struck Matador killing at least 4 people and causing widespread destruction
“We have seen somewhere between 50 and 100 patients,” Ochiltree General Hospital CEO Kelly Judice said
ATCEMS performed multiple water rescues, and a volunteer firefighter in Oklahoma activated tornado warning sirens
More storms in the Midwest and South may bring additional twisters and hail
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
The storm devastated the town of Rolling Fork, including the local hospital, which was forced to transfer patients to other medical centers
“It’s nice to see how they are doing,” said Norman Regional Emergency EMSSTAT Paramedic Meagan Tompkins, who was one of the first to arrive
When power lines prevented Norman paramedics from reaching victims, a police vehicle was offered as a stand-in
A tornado hit Autauga County, Ala., where 6 people died, at least a dozen injured people were transported to hospitals, and crews have searching for survivors
At least three people were hospitalized after the storm hit Iberia Parish
Dozens of people were injured across the South; some were transported to hospitals
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: “Adults aged 65 and older are a growing demographic who are often disproportionately impacted by severe weather”
Firefighters and EMS providers helped with recovery after the storm left three people injured, hundreds of homes damaged and thousands without power
The parents reportedly crawled out of the structure screaming for help for their daughter, who was still inside the home on a breathing machine
The Weather Channel released footage of a tornado that appeared to touch down in a New Orleans suburb and would later cross the Mississippi River
Rescuers have had to crawl over the dead to get to the living, said Jeremy Creason, Mayfield’s fire chief and emergency services director
National Guard members and emergency workers from across the state were pouring into Mayfield to help with a search and rescue operation
Dozens of emergency vehicles responded to an MCI at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill., following severe storms
One person is in critical condition and four others are injured after a tornado swept through a Naperville, Illinois, neighborhood
Several people were extricated from damaged homes as first responders conducted extensive search and rescue efforts
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim’s house, trapping his leg
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing amidst the destruction caused by the storm
Tornado warnings were issued in Arkansas and Mississippi after the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression