Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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
Is death notification training associated with decreased burnout among EMS professionals?
Police say she was drunk and speeding when her car crossed the center line
The coroner is investigating the death of Steve Phillips, 50, who died in the back of an ambulance after his partner tried to save his life
The worker died in the back of an ambulance after transporting a patient; life-saving efforts performed by the partner were unsuccessful
The bus overturned after a tractor-trailer spilled a load of steel pipes onto the highway
A tractor-trailer plowed into several vehicles that were slowing or stopped
From April 2013 to March 31, the mine was cited for 192 safety violations, including 33 for high or reckless disregard for miners’ health and safety
Two University of Richmond basketball coaches and the pilot of the balloon died after it drifted into a power line and burst into flames
Police speculate that a medical condition caused Charles Glass, 65, to lose consciousness while behind the wheel
A four-month-old baby girl died of respiratory arrest after agents held up the ambulance for 30 minutes in search for drugs that were never found
He was trying to fly close to the ground to cut a ribbon with a knife attached to the plane; he skidded 50 feet upside-down on the runway in a fiery crash
The motorcyclists struck a vehicle that had been pushed into their lane; the injured rider is in the hospital with an unknown condition
One Florida woman died when she drove her car into high water, officials said
At 8:53 a.m., two minutes before a crew member on the bridge made the ferry’s first distress call, one student says: “Am I really going to die?”
His 2-month-old son stopped breathing, and was dead by the time he carried him into the hospital
The state tried out a new lethal injection drug combination that included 100 milligrams of midazolam
The transition was marked by gathering 200 firefighters, National Guard members, first responders and volunteers for a ceremony punctuated by a lone bagpiper who played “Amazing Grace”
Two of the victims are in critical condition; the gunman was an employee at the facility and was found dead of a self-inflicted wound
Rescue crews are sifting through the rubble with hopes of finding survivors, and are still assessing the full extent of the damage
Witness: ‘It looked like the guy put his foot on the gas pedal instead of the brake’
She eventually died from a closed head wound; her husband questions if her life could have been saved had the EMT not determined she was DOA
Mayor Bill de Blasio said “it’s not acceptable” that ambulances weren’t immediately dispatched to a fire that killed two children
Since divers found a way over the weekend to enter the submerged ferry, the death count has shot up
Firefighters were screaming for EMS; an ambulance wasn’t dispatched after the working fire was confirmed
His parachute didn’t open and witnesses say he was spiraling as he was coming down fast
A moment of silence at 7:51 p.m. marked the exact time of the leveling blast in a town that is recovering but still has a long way to go
It was purchased from a legal Denver dispensary; the dispatcher is on paid leave during an investigation into whether officers responded quickly enough