Good Samaritans /good-samaritans Good Samaritans en-US Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:04:24 GMT The history of AEDs: From scientific breakthrough to layperson use /ems-products/aeds/the-history-of-aeds-from-scientific-breakthrough-to-layperson-use The AED’s journey from concept to modern use is a fascinating tale of medical innovation, collaboration and lifesaving success Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:04:24 GMT /ems-products/aeds/the-history-of-aeds-from-scientific-breakthrough-to-layperson-use The 2024 STOP THE BLEED Project launches its 7th year /bleeding-control/the-2024-stop-the-bleed-project-launches-its-7th-year There are a number of ways that organizations involved in the campaign can participate Wed, 22 May 2024 19:17:47 GMT /bleeding-control/the-2024-stop-the-bleed-project-launches-its-7th-year Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 5: Save-A-Life Day /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-5-save-a-life-day It's on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one Wed, 15 May 2024 16:36:40 GMT /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-5-save-a-life-day The history of AEDs: From scientific breakthrough to layperson use /ems-products/aeds/the-history-of-aeds-from-scientific-breakthrough-to-layperson-use The AED’s journey from concept to modern use is a fascinating tale of medical innovation, collaboration and lifesaving success Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:04:24 GMT /ems-products/aeds/the-history-of-aeds-from-scientific-breakthrough-to-layperson-use 'He's a hero': Air National Guard member describes trying to save former fire chief killed at Trump rally /trauma/hes-a-hero-air-national-guard-member-describes-trying-to-save-former-fire-chief-killed-at-trump-rally A technical sergeant for the Air National Guard rushed through the crowd, knelt at the side of former FF Corey Comperatore's head and pressed a towel against the wound Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:57:46 GMT /trauma/hes-a-hero-air-national-guard-member-describes-trying-to-save-former-fire-chief-killed-at-trump-rally The 2024 STOP THE BLEED Project launches its 7th year /bleeding-control/the-2024-stop-the-bleed-project-launches-its-7th-year There are a number of ways that organizations involved in the campaign can participate Wed, 22 May 2024 19:17:47 GMT /bleeding-control/the-2024-stop-the-bleed-project-launches-its-7th-year Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 5: Save-A-Life Day /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-5-save-a-life-day It's on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one Wed, 15 May 2024 16:36:40 GMT /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-5-save-a-life-day 30+ ways to celebrate EMS Week /ems-week/articles/30-ways-to-celebrate-ems-week-PWdrYyiokXCU6flM/ Inspiring ways to recognize providers’ contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation Mon, 13 May 2024 17:46:45 GMT /ems-week/articles/30-ways-to-celebrate-ems-week-PWdrYyiokXCU6flM/ Video: Minn. Good Samaritans, first responders save driver in burning car /good-samaritan/video-minn-good-samaritans-first-responders-save-driver-in-burning-car Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:02:05 GMT /good-samaritan/video-minn-good-samaritans-first-responders-save-driver-in-burning-car 10 things to train on this summer /ems-training/articles/10-things-to-train-on-this-summer-Ma4dQHd0pRTTdwH8/ Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:07:36 GMT /ems-training/articles/10-things-to-train-on-this-summer-Ma4dQHd0pRTTdwH8/ Pa. bystanders, EMS crew recognized for cardiac arrest save /early-cpr/pa-bystanders-ems-crew-recognized-for-cardiac-arrest-save Matt DeCesare went to help Tom Pepe with the only training being the rhythm of the song "Stayin' Alive" Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /early-cpr/pa-bystanders-ems-crew-recognized-for-cardiac-arrest-save Ind. crash victim, trapped for days in wreckage, meets rescuers /bystanders/ind-crash-victim-trapped-for-days-in-wreckage-meets-rescuers Matthew Reum was trapped for six days in his truck, subsisting on rainwater Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMT /bystanders/ind-crash-victim-trapped-for-days-in-wreckage-meets-rescuers Public ODs force Denver bystanders to increasingly act as first responders /opioids/articles/public-ods-force-denver-bystanders-to-increasingly-act-as-first-responders-F3as5PXLRZT5ARK5/ The number of people who died of overdoses in Denver public spaces more than tripled between 2018 and 2022, data shows Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:47:13 GMT /opioids/articles/public-ods-force-denver-bystanders-to-increasingly-act-as-first-responders-F3as5PXLRZT5ARK5/ FF-medic honored for off-duty rescue in Mont. vehicle collision /rescue/articles/ff-medic-honored-for-off-duty-rescue-in-mont-vehicle-collision-5uJmqEwpPFP638BZ/ The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:57:19 GMT /rescue/articles/ff-medic-honored-for-off-duty-rescue-in-mont-vehicle-collision-5uJmqEwpPFP638BZ/ Denver citizens, businesses consider increased intervention as public OD deaths rise /overdose/articles/denver-citizens-businesses-consider-increased-intervention-as-public-od-deaths-rise-Zt3WjKt2tYhIzONf/ Increase in public deaths leaves individuals to consider carrying naloxone and businesses training employees on how to respond to overdoses Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:23:22 GMT /overdose/articles/denver-citizens-businesses-consider-increased-intervention-as-public-od-deaths-rise-Zt3WjKt2tYhIzONf/ Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest leads Mich. youth football team to train on CPR, AED /early-cpr/articles/damar-hamlins-cardiac-arrest-leads-mich-youth-football-team-to-train-on-cpr-aed-BBNfAWdxwBMvoMJa/ Twenty Norsemen football players and four coaches sat down in Bingham Township to become certified in CPR Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:15:18 GMT /early-cpr/articles/damar-hamlins-cardiac-arrest-leads-mich-youth-football-team-to-train-on-cpr-aed-BBNfAWdxwBMvoMJa/ Rams defensive coach saves 3-year-old days after learning about CPR /cpr/articles/rams-defensive-coach-saves-3-year-old-days-after-learning-about-cpr-Gh14e24PgXWWOwkg/ "If I hadn't taken that course, I wouldn't have known what to do" Raheem Morris said Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:49:00 GMT /cpr/articles/rams-defensive-coach-saves-3-year-old-days-after-learning-about-cpr-Gh14e24PgXWWOwkg/ 'It takes a system to save a victim': N.H. hospital holds reunion of cardiac arrest survivors, rescuers /cardiac-arrest/articles/it-takes-a-system-to-save-a-victim-nh-hospital-holds-reunion-of-cardiac-arrest-survivors-rescuers-L65tVvg1KYlX6xAD/ 40 rescuers in Cheshire County were recognized for their work in saving victims of sudden cardiac arrest Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:21:47 GMT /cardiac-arrest/articles/it-takes-a-system-to-save-a-victim-nh-hospital-holds-reunion-of-cardiac-arrest-survivors-rescuers-L65tVvg1KYlX6xAD/ Cardiac arrest save of Ga. student leads to CPR training, more AEDs in school /community-awareness/articles/cardiac-arrest-save-of-ga-student-leads-to-cpr-training-more-aeds-in-school-yDpL0GLOj7kBw3M0/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:29:49 GMT /community-awareness/articles/cardiac-arrest-save-of-ga-student-leads-to-cpr-training-more-aeds-in-school-yDpL0GLOj7kBw3M0/ Becoming force multipliers /ems-week/articles/becoming-force-multipliers-K3Y5whuVaedFOOMM/ The real role of EMS should be to train ourselves out of a job Wed, 24 May 2023 15:25:28 GMT /ems-week/articles/becoming-force-multipliers-K3Y5whuVaedFOOMM/ From ‘uh oh’ to taking action /community-awareness/articles/from-uh-oh-to-taking-action-t3n2Tplm5LhTgYzi/ Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency Wed, 17 May 2023 22:30:10 GMT /community-awareness/articles/from-uh-oh-to-taking-action-t3n2Tplm5LhTgYzi/ Photo of the Week: CPR-certified Mich. teen responds to child's choking emergency /photo-of-the-week/articles/photo-of-the-week-cpr-certified-mich-teen-responds-to-childs-choking-emergency-JndKUWHSxxtbZqdt/ "I started doing what we learned," said Giselle Torres, a student in an EMS class at the Careerline Tech Center Fri, 12 May 2023 17:45:05 GMT /photo-of-the-week/articles/photo-of-the-week-cpr-certified-mich-teen-responds-to-childs-choking-emergency-JndKUWHSxxtbZqdt/ N.Y. teen honored for helping rescue man after fiery crash /rescue/articles/ny-teen-honored-for-helping-rescue-man-after-fiery-crash-Eplf3PwPcukLtRxL/ Aiden Carter called 911 and stayed with the injured driver until first responders arrived Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:27:56 GMT /rescue/articles/ny-teen-honored-for-helping-rescue-man-after-fiery-crash-Eplf3PwPcukLtRxL/ Bystanders describe treating Mo. teen's gunshot wounds before EMS arrived /bystanders/articles/bystanders-describe-treating-mo-teens-gunshot-wounds-before-ems-arrived-K1jPs5ZXWrWAFSGV/ A medical professional and a former boy scout applied pressure to Ralph Yarl's wounds, checked his pulse and kept him company Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:13:45 GMT /bystanders/articles/bystanders-describe-treating-mo-teens-gunshot-wounds-before-ems-arrived-K1jPs5ZXWrWAFSGV/ A year before Damar Hamlin collapsed, a life was saved in N.Y. stadium parking lot /cardiac-care/articles/a-year-before-damar-hamlin-collapsed-a-life-was-saved-in-ny-stadium-parking-lot-yJkAbxjstCFSIADB/ The Erie County Sheriff's Office chief medical officer, EMS providers and bystanders had a similarly quick response Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:40:59 GMT /cardiac-care/articles/a-year-before-damar-hamlin-collapsed-a-life-was-saved-in-ny-stadium-parking-lot-yJkAbxjstCFSIADB/ A chief’s lesson on the importance of empathy in the field /patient-care/articles/a-chiefs-lesson-on-the-importance-of-empathy-in-the-field-dVZcxtpAXAeQI4BM/ Takeaways from a GSW response that quickly escalated into chaos Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:40:13 GMT /patient-care/articles/a-chiefs-lesson-on-the-importance-of-empathy-in-the-field-dVZcxtpAXAeQI4BM/ Co-founder of Seattle Fire Medic One program, bystander CPR training dies /ems-pioneers/articles/co-founder-of-seattle-fire-medic-one-program-bystander-cpr-training-dies-azrrCaYgXTd0ICrR/ EMS leaders described Dr. Leonard Cobb as a giant, pioneer and luminary whose work "touched the lives of thousands worldwide" Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:30:24 GMT /ems-pioneers/articles/co-founder-of-seattle-fire-medic-one-program-bystander-cpr-training-dies-azrrCaYgXTd0ICrR/ Good Samaritans treat FF-medic who went into cardiac arrest at Ohio gym /cardiac-care/articles/good-samaritans-treat-ff-medic-who-went-into-cardiac-arrest-at-ohio-gym-PEpD6cDjpY49JDXx/ "They rushed over," said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:18:34 GMT /cardiac-care/articles/good-samaritans-treat-ff-medic-who-went-into-cardiac-arrest-at-ohio-gym-PEpD6cDjpY49JDXx/ Accused killer of FDNY EMT recited alphabet after passersby tackled him, witness testifies /line-of-duty-death/articles/accused-killer-of-fdny-emt-recited-alphabet-after-passersby-tackled-him-witness-testifies-TWw0erHuvHiKWxBh/ Jose Gonzalez's trial began Wednesday, nearly six years after Yadira Arroyo's death Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:56:26 GMT /line-of-duty-death/articles/accused-killer-of-fdny-emt-recited-alphabet-after-passersby-tackled-him-witness-testifies-TWw0erHuvHiKWxBh/ 30+ ways to celebrate EMS Week /ems-week/articles/30-ways-to-celebrate-ems-week-PWdrYyiokXCU6flM/ Inspiring ways to recognize providers’ contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation Mon, 13 May 2024 17:46:45 GMT /ems-week/articles/30-ways-to-celebrate-ems-week-PWdrYyiokXCU6flM/ Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 5: Save-A-Life Day /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-5-save-a-life-day It's on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one Wed, 15 May 2024 16:36:40 GMT /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-5-save-a-life-day 10 things to train on this summer /ems-training/articles/10-things-to-train-on-this-summer-Ma4dQHd0pRTTdwH8/ Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:07:36 GMT /ems-training/articles/10-things-to-train-on-this-summer-Ma4dQHd0pRTTdwH8/ Video: Minn. Good Samaritans, first responders save driver in burning car /good-samaritan/video-minn-good-samaritans-first-responders-save-driver-in-burning-car Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:02:05 GMT /good-samaritan/video-minn-good-samaritans-first-responders-save-driver-in-burning-car A year before Damar Hamlin collapsed, a life was saved in N.Y. stadium parking lot /cardiac-care/articles/a-year-before-damar-hamlin-collapsed-a-life-was-saved-in-ny-stadium-parking-lot-yJkAbxjstCFSIADB/ The Erie County Sheriff's Office chief medical officer, EMS providers and bystanders had a similarly quick response Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:40:59 GMT /cardiac-care/articles/a-year-before-damar-hamlin-collapsed-a-life-was-saved-in-ny-stadium-parking-lot-yJkAbxjstCFSIADB/