Kind-hearted EMT stops to help teen tie his tie for prom

There's still some good in the world.
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Christine Wang
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EMTs help people who are in need. This usually only applies to medical emergencies, but this particular EMT in Pennsylvania was also more than prepared to help in a fashion emergency as well.

Mary Terrinoni and Jared Bryer were in their ambulance when a prom-bound teen approached them. He needed help with tying his tie. Without hesitation, Bryer got out to assist the young man and while he was doing so, Terrinoni took the photo below.

According to local news outlet KCEN, Bryer didn't make much of the situation. “I felt fine,” Bryer told them, “I haven’t tied a tie in a while.”

His EMT partner Terrinoni, however, was touched and posted the photo she took to Facebook with the caption, "My heart was pretty full watching my partner step in to help him out. This is what it's all about!" The photo has since garnered over 4,000 shares and hundreds of similarly positive comments.

Good deeds definitely do go far.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).

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