Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
A gut check on the serious business of billing for patients deceased on scene
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
Designating specific roles and other tips to make the hardest part of the job a bit easier
He succumbed to injuries sustained in an Oct. 4 crash that also killed a flight nurse and patient on board
He was the victim of two hit-and-runs and was run over by an ambulance responding to another hit-and-run
Four people are also are unaccounted for after the small plane lost power
The 77-year-old died when the ambulance collided with a dump truck that was stopped in traffic during thick fog
Three men in the helicopter died, but two people in the plane survived after deploying a parachute to slow the aircraft’s descent before it hit trees
The men were painting the structure and fell after their scaffolding failed
She tried intercept gunman Jaylen Fryberg before he shot himself; he had recently been named a homecoming prince before the attack that killed one girl and critically injured four others
The blow knocked the man and his dog into a ditch and flung the 2-year-old down the roadside
Police are investigating why a 7-month-old girl was left in the car for hours; the father was driving and called 911 as soon as he noticed her
A flight nurse and patient were also killed in the fiery crash
Authorities believe there were three gunmen involved in three shootings Wednesday morning
A new report claims the system delayed response to a fatal Easter weekend fire
He was the passenger in a car that failed to yield to traffic and pulled out in front of the vehicles
Officials say he crossed the center line and crashed into the tanker, which then hit two other cars
The lawsuit comes after the plane’s tank was filled with the wrong fuel in a crash that killed the patient, pilot, flight medic and flight nurse
They fell 65 feet after a ventilation grate collapsed at an outdoor concert
One resigns, one fired after not relaying information about the location of victims and an armed suspect as police and medics searched the area
Ambulances arrived 12 minutes after gunshots killed one man, 22, and seriously injured another
Capt. Thomas R. Weiss, a 22-year fire service veteran, had been flying planes for more than 34 years
The Halloween-themed hay ride careened down a hill and crashed into a tree, fatally injuring a 17-year-old girl; two others are hospitalized in critical condition
The NTSB released a report that relied heavily on the pilot who survived after the helicopter crashed and burst into flames, killing a flight nurse and patient on board
A motorist hit an ambulance, rolling it and killing a 71-year-old patient
The patient on board died; the flight nurse and a paramedic were still in critical condition as of Monday afternoon
He fled from a psychiatric hospital as he was being loaded into an ambulance, and was hit by several cars when he ran onto a nearby busy highway
Tom Cutinella, 16, was taken to the hospital after suffering a head injury and collapsing on the field
The responding EMS team’s director stresses the importance of “debriefing” after responding to tragic incidents
After administrating CPR during the incident a fellow educator is using her EMT certification to spread awareness among students
He and friends climbed a Carnival Cruise mast to see the sun rise over Miami when the radar system turned on, hit the student, and he fell to the deck below
“Not thinking about it helps me keep working forward and try to focus on where I want to be and not what’s happened in the past”
