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Rescues, medical saves, and kindness from firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, and search-and-rescue teams. Each story is checked and linked to the original report.
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HeroesSgt. Zane Pedersen and Deputy Dillon Donaldson were at a Daddy-Daughter Dance in Bryan with their families when they stepped in and got a choking man breathing again.
Verified · KBTX
HeroesOn Oct. 24, police started CPR and used a defibrillator on a 64-year-old in cardiac arrest. Paramedics and a fire engine crew continued care until a pulse returned, and the patient went to the cath lab.
Verified · Fall River Reporter
HeroesOfficer Elizabeth Mote took over after a neighbor started chest compressions on a 1-year-old who was not breathing. The child coughed, went to the hospital, and later made a full recovery.
Verified · WHIO
HeroesOfficers Chernyavskiy and Sena started CPR at a September cardiac arrest. Folsom firefighters joined them, the patient regained circulation, and was awake before leaving for the hospital.
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