Weird EMS News
The Weird News topic covers offbeat news about EMS, for all the quirky, unusual news that everyone is going to be talking about.
From flaming spiders to a girl stuck in a tailpipe, this year first responders dealt with several incidents you just can’t make up
A group mainly consisting of firefighters and EMTs use their off-duty time to respond to “paramergencies”
Our co-hosts add their thoughts, experiences and commentary
Oceanside firefighters found the man lying on the ground between two homes, and EMS providers transported the patient
First responders transported the seriously injured patient to a Topeka-area hospital
“She was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,” said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and the Wellington EMS providers responded and performed CPR
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews responded after a bear escaped its exhibit and injured the zookeeper
This year’s strangest tales involved a medic who won a lottery, providers treating family members, a heroic dispatcher, unfriendly animals and unique car crashes
The 46-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
The single-engine aircraft was ensnared about 100 feet off the ground, and the rescuers used a crane
“While I was taking the call, tears were coming down my face,” said Teri Clark, an assistant operations manager at the Orleans Parish Communications District
St. Paul police officers and EMS providers received a report of a possible pedestrian hit by a vehicle but found the effect of an entanglement
The man admitted he was “too drunk to drive” and later had his license suspended for 45 days
Taylor Cruz said he went “into work mode” for his first baby delivery – his daughter
Off-duty medical professionals and good Samaritans helped the woman, then EMS providers treated her for chest trauma and transported her
Duane McFarland didn’t believe he had won until he had his wife confirm the ticket
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
Nine others were injured at a Fort Gordon training area
The man, Ivan, and a friend were caught in powerful currents over the weekend off the coast of Greece
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
San Diego Fire-Rescue transported four people to be treated for minor injuries
Jamie M. Doyle, 56, was able to speak with officers and paramedics with a small screwdriver lodged in his upper chest
Police said the woman was also carrying a bullwhip and a knife
The patient required 44 vials of anti-venom as a result of the bite from a Gaboon Viper, one of the deadliest snakes in the world
When Steven St. Germaine went into cardiac arrest, PRIDEStar paramedics rushed from their station across the street to render aid
Dispatcher Alecia Chavous could hear the man breathing erratically, and sent a fire crew to the coordinates provided by the Apple device
An ASAP Ambulance shift manager said that the EMS provider who was driving must have blacked out or fallen asleep
The Lexington firefighter was rendering aid to a slumped-over driver when the driver woke up, put the SUV in gear and took off
The IAFF Local 1715 asked the Allegany County Government to remove Chief Christopher Biggs in October for a hostile work environment including “weaponization of quality assurance”
“I kind of expected that at some point they’d be needed to help somebody. But I didn’t think it would be me,” said Wortham High School’s Teresa McLaughlin
Police were called to a Forsyth County EMS station after a man with a gunshot wound walked to the facility seeking medical treatment
The wounded man and woman drove away from the scene of the incident in Arlington
