EMS Week 2015: When did a pediatric response make you feel like a superhero?

This year’s EMS Week 2015 theme is EMS STRONG, and we asked you to share stories of when a pediatric patient made you feel like a superhero. We received dozens of submissions, and here are the six finalists.

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How my sister’s death created a family of first responders

1st Place
By Abe Boxx
I went on to become a paramedic to prevent other people from suffering the way my family did on one awful night. Full Story

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	It felt great to be recognized as the child's 'paramedic' 2nd Place By Michael Dumond As a medic who popped a girl’s knee back into place I never expected her to recognize me years later in the grocery store. Full Story
	How our team saved a boy impaled on a boat trailer 3rd Place By Bruce Glover EMTs, firefighters, and cops came together to extricate a 10-year-old with a bolt through his skull, and we all learned the importance of working together. Full Story
	Compassion and conversation provide comfort to a scared child Runner-up By Joseph Immerman I am not sure if I have ever been the unquestionable difference between life and death, but I can tell stories about making patients feel better on their worst days well into the night. Full Story
	My EMS career is inspired by the medics that tried to save my niece Runner-up By Reba Campbell Like those medics I now know my true calling is to be a hero in someone else's eyes, but a normal everyday person through my own eyes. Full Story
	How a newborn left in a toilet became our godchild Runner-up By Debbie Tipton We weren't sure what happened to the infant abandoned in a toilet until, as fate would have it, the child was adopted by our friend. Full Story