EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
AMR representatives offer tips for giving back by reuniting patients with their loved ones during the holiday season
Record-setting number of climbers raises $110,000 for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at 2017 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Green Bay
Hero Pups, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, places therapy dogs with veterans, firefighters, police officers and EMS providers
Noelle Lambert lost her left leg after losing control of a moped and crashing into a dump truck
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Port of Seattle Fire Captain David Washington rescued Zachary Oehrke after he overdosed in an airport bathroom
Despite several surgeries to repair the badly injured leg, Rory Barros鈥� doctors told him it cannot be saved
A true EMS pioneer and legend leaves behind thousands of mentees to carry on his lessons and move EMS forward
Shaun Hartley-Foster walked out into the highway with his high-visibility jacket on and two torches to warn drivers of a crashed vehicle
Funds for the nearly $4,000 memorial stone, feauturing the Fireman鈥檚 and EMT prayers, came through donations
鈥淪he closed her eyes for a minute, and her heart rate just accelerated, I could see it palpating in her chest,鈥� Graeme Cooper said
Lou 鈥淯ncle Lou鈥� Jordan was a National EMS Museum executive and Rocco Morando Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Zache Cox and Frantzi Honore responded to a medical call and noticed the carbon monoxide detectors were registering high levels of gas
Rory Barros, who was pinned against the rear of his ambulance, was named EMS Person of the Year after pushing his partner out of danger
Pafford EMS vehicles led a procession that left Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday morning carrying Spruiell鈥檚 body to Sulligent, Alabama, for the funeral
Queensland Ambulance Service shared a photo of paramedic Graeme Cooper and his patient looking out at the ocean
Paramedics Clinton Faulkner and Anthony Perrone said Caden was very calm after the crash and was 鈥渟uch a brave little boy for his age鈥�
Nurse Elise Wilson of Dudley was stabbed 11 times; she is recovering from life-threatening injuries
Jamie Foxx started the opening ceremony by standing onstage amongst first responders and leading the crowd in an emotional show of gratitude
The three EMS providers rushed to help the girl after her father and grandfather brought her to the station
A paramedic and his partner were called to check on an elderly woman who had fallen, and she said she would be fine if she drank a Big Red
Officer Jared Yaris was working at a construction site when passerby Edward Rocha alerted him to the crash
The dispatcher gave the boy CPR instructions that he translated to his mother who was trying to save his baby sister
The paramedic and firefighter were both passing by when they saw the fiery crash and stopped to help
Silvana Shirvanian hadn鈥檛 seen any of them since waking up the morning of Aug. 8, unable to get out of bed
Their quick actions helped save the life a toddler who fell out of a two-story window two months ago
Officials thanked Sutherland Springs EMS providers for helping ensure speedy treatment of the wounded
James Hubbard already ran a half-marathon for Lilyan, 8, but he wanted to do something bigger
Paramedics Hugh Devlin and Rick Weitsen, both firefighters in other communities, rushed to help after hearing the call about a burning house down the street
Capt. Gary M. Rose risked his life and exposed himself to enemy fire to ensure the safe return of dozens of fellow soldiers during a bloody four-day mission in Laos
Wayne Segundo has never met the 39-year-old Australian woman, but already considers her family
Chris Applegate, who now teaches math and physics at a high school, was helping with powderpuff football practice when a distraught student ran up to him
Dominic Mikowski had a bad reaction to pancakes two years ago during school breakfast; he became fascinated with ambulances after the incident
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