A Legacy of Service for Over 50 Years
Since our founding in 1960, the volunteer EMTs and Paramedics of the Richmond Volunteer Rescue Squad have been answering the community’s call; our mission, however, has grown well beyond responding to emergencies. Our premiere clinical and education programs, and cutting-edge technology are launching careers and developing the public safety leaders of tomorrow.
RVRS News Feed
RVRS Honors 50 Years of Service
50 years of service! Today we had the pleasure of presenting Mr. Warren Winner with an award to mark this incredible achievement. This rescue squad and the community we serve owes a great debt gratitude [...]
#SonoSunday: The Nuances of Pneumothorax
For this week's #SonoSunday, we look to the folks over at 5 Minute Sono for a great article on the nuances of detecting pneumothorax with POCUS, and what to look out for when using findings [...]
Introducing #FOAMed Friday!
Welcome to a new social media feature for RVRS, #FOAMedFriday! The uninitiated among you is probably asking "what the heck is FOAMed?" FOAM stands for Free Open Access Meducation; it's a movement among medical educators [...]
RVRS Needs Your Support
The support of the community it vitally important for RVRS to continue our mission of innovating, providing the highest quality out-of-hospital medical care, and educating EMS professionals! With our 100% volunteer staff, every dollar you contribute goes directly to supporting our operations; please consider making a tax-deductible contribution today and become a RVA hero!