Search and Rescue
We asked our audience, “How long should you look for a patient you can’t locate?”
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“Just try to wrap your thoughts around having 3, 4, 5, 10 gunshot wound patients thrown at you – at one or two medics with one ambulance.”
A tractor-trailer driver was killed when his rig went off a bridge near Tampa
The DNR pilot was instrument-rated but, her helicopter was not outfitted with the necessary equipment to fly “blind”
Officials say the man had fallen off a ledge at Mount Blue State Park, became disoriented and was unable to get up
Two adults become lost while exploring a cave after a Kenny Chesney concert
Syracuse firefighters said they saw so many people on the scene that it was tough to tell who was a victim
Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue personnel responded to injured hikers in Acadia National Park
Video shows a Riverside County helicopter crew rescuing the couple in a dry creek bed as the temperature neared triple digits
Medic with Sacramento Metro Fire’s Air Operations Division was lowered to the patient who was inaccessible by ground crews
The NOPEC Foundation awarded a $39,500 grant to the Ashtabula County Water Rescue Team
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Adair County Health System had set up a triage center at the Greenfield high school after much of town was destroyed
Lone Peak, is one of the highest peaks in the Wasatch Range towering over Salt Lake City
Veterinarians play a vital role in emergency situations, not only caring for the K-9 officers, but also tending to pets affected by disaster
One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
Rescuers pulled two people out of the water after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed; six people remain unaccounted for
Eagle County Paramedic Steve Zuckerman was known for making a difference every day
After “numerous poor decisions” and a lengthy rescue, Cole Matthes drove himself to the hospital
Avalanche occurred as victims were hiking the main thoroughfare between Anchorage and Seward
Legislation to create and place a second team in Allegheny County moves to the House
The Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue used their unique rig to respond to a call near West Yellowstone
Search and rescue team members in Killington hiked five miles to find the lost individuals
A search and rescue team hiked in to reach the teen in the Ventana Wilderness
The person who was killed was a guest at the resort and from out of town; two others were caught in the slide and extracted from the snow without injuries
MedStar stated 15 patients were transported from the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth after an explosion
Seven departments were involved in locating, treating and transporting the 72-year-old hunter in cardiac arrest
Pennington County Search and Rescue is composed of members with a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and knowledge
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