Good Samaritans
It鈥檚 on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one
Inspiring ways to recognize providers鈥� contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
Shannon Wiggins called 911 to report the apartment fire, then drove to it
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鈥淲e鈥檙e really proud how this showed the whole system works, from the dispatcher, the firefighters to the bystanders,鈥� said Decatur Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Tracy Thornton
With a partly crushed skull and a broken jaw, J.C. La Verde kept swimming until he reached safety
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
Off-duty medical professionals and good Samaritans helped the woman, then EMS providers treated her for chest trauma and transported her
Bystanders helped move the patient, and first responders 鈥減ackaged him and carried him to the ambulance,鈥� the Transylvania County Rescue Squad said
Before Lafayette firefighters and EMS crews arrived, Nick Bostic saw the flames while driving, stopped and ran inside
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said first responders restored the patient鈥檚 pulse before transferring him to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
Middletown Firefighter Beau Sienkiewicz performed the Heimlich maneuver and back blows before a Hartford HealthCare EMS crew arrived
鈥淵ou have to keep it up until the EMTs come and can take over,鈥� said Gerardo Alvarez, a physical therapy tech who was honored with a medal for his off-duty response
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts 鈥減robably saved 20 or 30 people鈥檚 lives鈥�
Swimmers brought a 67-year-old woman to shore and off-duty nurses and a doctor started performing CPR before EMS providers arrived
The golfer, Steve Levin, has since had Lincolnwood Fire Department members conduct CPR training at his law firm and wants to raise public awareness of CPR
Another gym member found Dolores Boschert at about 2:50 a.m., tried to perform first aid and called for help
Another bystander helped the man before police and EMS arrived
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
Firefighter Anthony Mendez assisted in performing CPR on Patrick McCarthy, 72, before EMS providers arrived on scene
One citizen was a nurse on his way to work and fashioned a makeshift tourniquet
鈥淪he was my guardian angel,鈥� Caryn Hebert Sullivan said in praise of Sophia Furtado
The award recognizes agencies that have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest
鈥淭ake CPR classes, because you can save lives with them,鈥� said Bob Odenkirk, who suffered a heart attack and was transported to a hospital last year
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
Knowing how to intervene when a colleague is going off the rails could save their career and protect the agency鈥檚 reputation
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he鈥檇 met through a mutual friend
Roger Crystal leaped out of his vehicle to help when he and his wife noticed a man suffering a medical emergency on a Los Angeles sidewalk
Study shows that 鈥淐PR with rescue breathing鈥� is only form of infant CPR associated with good neurological outcomes
North Carolina鈥檚 HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
Three paramedics with the Orange County Fire Authority stayed to finish the yard work left unfinished after a 93-year-old homeowner collapsed
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