Good Samaritans
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Steffan Williams rescued three people while he was kayaking and alerted his lifeguard dad about two stranded teens two days later
Mehrvarz Yavaliollah used the chainsaw to cut down a tree that had fallen in their doorway after Hurricane Irma
The woman was trying to get her son out of a van when she hit her head on the door and became unconscious
Jacob O鈥機onnor, 10, rescued his 2-year-old brother from their swimming pool after spotting him face down in the water
They鈥檝e lifted people into boats, connected families through social media, flagged down rescuers and, in one case, coaxed people out of a flooding apartment
When the golfer dropped, players immediately called 911, started performing CPR and contacted the course clubhouse
Reporter Brandi Smith and photographer Mario Sandoval were broadcasting live when Sandoval noticed a truck submerged in water with the driver inside
Formed after Hurricane Katrina, the informal network of good Samaritans with small boats is deploying to save those stranded in the flood
Retired NFL player Neil Smith ran through waist-high water to rescue the stranded driver
AMR paramedic Eric Thepsiri鈥檚 mission is to help civilians and Iraqi Special Forces members who have been hurt
Brett Harshbarger said he was making his rounds at the park when he heard shouting
Dr. Anil Punjabi was about to fall asleep on the airplane when he heard a flight attendant call for help
Vince Tropea and off-duty Sgt. Sean O鈥橦are gave the boy CPR after finding him unconscious in a pool
The team was finishing a 10-mile canoe trip when they came across the elderly couple in distress
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After the vessel capsized, the captain jumped into the 47-degree water to rescue two men from the waters of the Alaskan coast
Austin Goddard was cleaning a table at Skyline Chili when a man collapsed while eating
Fire crews initiated a full water rescue, sending a boat and helicopter as well as ground crews to the scene
Paramedics said they are scrambling to get to an ever-increasing number of emergencies
Lou Ferrigno, who volunteers as a sheriff鈥檚 deputy, said he immediately began thinking of what could be going on when the fan collapsed
The staff performed CPR for eight minutes before an ambulance arrived
Adam Shay was the first of 19 drug overdose victims to donate organs in Ohio in 2014
Michael Kennedy said both of the victims鈥� throats were slit near the carotid artery
A 911 dispatcher repeatedly instructed him to give CPR even after he voiced concerns that she might have overdosed
A 4-month-old and 18-month-old were unresponsive when pulled from an overturned vehicle; Jamie Martinez said he never forgot his CPR training
The organizations will come together for the World CPR Challenge, which trains bystanders to recognize the signs of sudden cardiac arrest
A restaurant worker, two medical students and members of the fire department came to her aid
Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint announce partnership to help emergency medical dispatchers inform callers of the closest AEDs
Stewart Graham took a CPR course in college, but never had to put the skill to use
Aaron Davis-Quinn took off his belt and used it as a makeshift tourniquet on a man鈥檚 arm
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