Rescue
The rescue topic covers a range of tactical considerations for performing rescues or after natural disasters. Use this page to find tips all types of rescue in fire and EMS.
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
A Los Angeles tree trimmer was rescued after being shocked and stranded in a tree when his pole got tangled in power lines
A Volusia County firefighter made a daring leap onto a runaway boat to rescue an unconscious man as the vessel spun out of control on a lake near De Leon Springs
Firefighters used a bandsaw to cut parts of the wrought iron fence before handing the teen to EMS
Braving steep terrain and summer heat, the group worked together to locate and carry the woman to safety, ensuring she received critical medical care
First responders from several departments conducted a rope rescue operation to save a worker with an injured leg inside a rock crevice
A two-story house under construction on Weymouth collapsed, trapping one worker inside
The Chattanooga Fire Department said the driver was trapped after a large tree nearly flattening her vehicle
Carrying a tourniquet at all times proved valuable for the Manhattan EMT
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
The hotel that Nampa EMS Chief Tom Wright was staying in did not have an AED, but thankfully an EMS chief from another department did
The Middle Township officer arrived on the scene first and immediately began administering CPR; the paramedic took over CPR upon arrival until the child’s pulse returned
Two first responders and three civilians were treated for hypothermia and other injuries after rescuing a child from a frozen pond in Guilford County
Rescuers used a rope system to lower an injured worker from a 92-foot water tower
Footage of the crash in North Miami Beach shows the vehicle going through the crossing just before being struck by the Brightline train
First responders used ropes to rescue a boy 30 feet down in a missile silo in Arapahoe County
Marion County Critical Care Paramedic Stephen Cabrera was on his way to work when he came upon the fiery crash
St. Johns County Fire Rescue paramedics faced a trench rescue scenario they had trained for but never done on an actual call
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped in a sweep auger
Officials at Winter Park Resort halted operations when a crack was found in a structural piece of the lift
“When we arrived, the baby had no pulse and was not breathing,” Sacramento Firefighter Adrienne Bisharat said, recalling the highway incident
Any given shift, right?
A Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad father and daughter worked together to successfully resuscitate the patient before D.C. Fire and EMS arrived on scene
Erin Mender, a registered nurse, details the moment a fellow healthcare professional responded to her compressions after collapsing on duty at a college football game
As fire and EMS crews in Bolton went to work on a cardiac arrest patient, one of their own was stricken
A steel beam slid into the cab during a four-vehicle crash on I-395 in Norwich
The Rochester couple made it halfway to the Cleveland Clinic before driving conditions became too dangerous
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