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
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
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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
A camera located what could be a shoe 30 feet down in the sinkhole in Marguerite
Two good Samaritans in Santa Cruz quickly shed most of their clothing and worked their way down the cliff and into the water
EMS crews used CyanoKits to treat some of the many victims of the Jefferson City house explosion
Two patients had to be extricated from a vehicle in the fatal MCI crash in Chinatown
South Metro Fire Rescue crews faced a technical rescue at a Centennial construction site
One of the victims was in critical condition after falling 200 to 250 feet down a cliff at Lake Cumberland
The driver was able to get out on their own after the vehicle plunged off the top level of a parking garage and crashed through the Executive Conference Center’s roof
San Bernardino County firefighters used an aerial ladder and rope rescue system to rescue the woman after a passerby had heard her screams for help
Louisville firefighters managed to uncover the worker’s arm and head, creating just enough space for Paramedic Nate Witek to place what he called the best IV of his career
Over a million pounds of timber collapsed, killing 12 and injuring dozens ahead of the Texas A&M University and University of Texas football game
Technical rescue work in Louisville saved a worker trapped 10 to 12 feet below ground at a demolition site
A busy roadway is hands-down the most dangerous environment where we routinely work
Watertown first responders had to rescue a worker on church scaffolding
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