EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
In honor of Nurses Appreciation Week, we take a look at five nurses, both on and off duty, who went the extra mile for their patients
Our co-hosts discuss the week鈥檚 news, including an article about how Florida EMS agencies said they were delayed in the school shooting response
The firefighter/paramedic worked in Florida鈥檚 鈥渨ild, wild west鈥�
When paramedics and EMTs responded to the October crash, they found Ivana Fore trapped in the driver鈥檚 seat, and her daughter Emma unconscious
The fundraiser was held for Rory Barros to help with his out-of-pocket expenses for a high-tech military prosthetic that could cost upwards of $200,000
Christiana Corrado was at a 7-Eleven when she saw the car crash into a transformer and noticed that the driver was slumped over and in apparent cardiac arrest
Michael Rosenthal, an Army Green Beret, said his brother Greg was the reason he 鈥渆nded up joining the Special Forces and became a medic myself鈥�
Erica Bartlett was at the Holiday Inn Resort in Panama City Beach when she noticed a little boy floating on his back in the pool
Mary Esserman was determined to find Finn, a dog who had escaped after a patient鈥檚 semi-truck was involved in a rollover crash
Joe Cruz, who retired after 25 years of service, received the medal in the mail after it had been sitting in a drawer ever since the attacks
Rory Barros was hit by a drunk driver while responding to a crash last August
Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader, who was recently featured in the Netflix documentary 鈥淗eroin(e),鈥� was recognized for raising awareness about the opioid crisis
Roanoke County firefighter-paramedic Andrew Goodpasture was in the 鈥渕iddle of nowhere鈥� when he came across a woman trying to give her grandchild CPR
Two Birmingham Fire and Rescue responders transported a 30-year military veteran to the hospital and finished his yardwork afterward
EMT Vivian Lomacang saved a mother and her premature baby in 1998 and started a bond with two women that would last 20 years and counting
Heather Fleming, a 34-year-old intensive care nurse, was in a morning spin class when a fellow spinner collapsed and appeared to go into cardiac arrest
Dispatcher Stacie Rosedale met Kaylessie St. Martin, whose parents were instructed by Rosedale over the phone on how to deliver her on a bathroom floor
Curtis Brown reunited with Kristina Anderson, whom he carried out of a campus building after she had been shot three times in the 2007 incident
Diana Woolf competed to help raise money and awareness for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and her personal campaign, Rescue 4 PTSD
Brewster Ambulance paramedic Erika Apicella said her 鈥済reatest birthday present鈥� was being able to spend her last two birthdays saving patients鈥� lives
Lt. Daniel Burgos and FDNY Paramedic Kevin Costello jumped into action after seeing a woman trying to grab a bag from a man鈥檚 wheelchair
Kamilla Soares was sitting down for a manicure when an alert popped up on her phone that someone at the Publix next door needed CPR
Paramedics that were involved in caring for and resuscitating patients going into cardiac arrest, patients going into labor and other services were honored
Barry Schroeder, who lost his leg after a motorcycle crash, will get a chance to qualify for the 2022 Paralympics
Bay County Paramedic Rebecca Smith sat with the woman for two hours and made arrangements for her out-of-town family to have a place to stay
Cody Carpenter, who cared for Tanner Haurez after he was diagnosed with leukemia five years ago, had his head shaved by the boy to raise money
Dan Stalfire was at the movies with his family watching 鈥淚 Can Only Imagine鈥� when he heard a woman struggling in his row
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Deputy Chief Michael Cahall said he had decided to work from home that day, which meant he was able to rush to the scene
Gretna Rescue Squad 1st Lt. Pernice White jumped into action after seeing her neighbor鈥檚 truck on fire while driving home
Musher and EMT Frank Moe suspended his racing to perform CPR on an opponent鈥檚 dog who collapsed after choking on a piece of ice
Eileen Coyle died suddenly of unknown causes at home, according to Monroe Ambulance spokesman Jon LeRoy
Rep. Wes Retherford introduced House Bill 534, which would rename a road to 鈥淔irefighter and Paramedic Patrick Wolterman Memorial Highway鈥�
Paramedic Christopher Langdon used a tourniquet he had in his car to save Cassandra Moseley from bleeding to death
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