Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
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”... As frustrated as I’ve ever been on a call, I can’t fathom doing any of these things to a patient,” one commenter wrote
Deer Park Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Albanese said the crash was horrible and will be tough for the community
Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children 5 and younger
Three motorcyclists were killed in the crash on I-5 near Camp Pendelton
Honolulu Emergency Services Department said Lifeguard Tamayo Perry died while surfing off the island of Oahu
Former Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of five years in prison
Four were killed when the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crashed while fighting a wildfire in 2022
Victims’ families have different views about the demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Survivors of the Newtown school shooting shared how the tragedy has shaped them and their future
Newport News first responders had not followed protocols and incorrectly declared Quandrell Williams dead
The effort to build a multimillion-dollar memorial to the 49 people killed in the Orlando shooting was disbanded last year
A chain reaction crash on I-5 killed one person and overturned an AMR vehicle
Dispatcher Leon Price repeatedly asked the patient’s daughter whether the patient would be willing to be transported; she died a day later
Akron authorities stated dozens of victims had been transported to local hospitals
Allegheny County police stated an altercation took place inside a Penn Hills bar and several people opened fire
HEMSI stated it will not appeal the decision on the 2019 incident
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Uvalde families file suit against nearly 100 state police officers following a report that listed “cascading failures” in training, communication, leadership and technology problems
Adair County Health System had set up a triage center at the Greenfield high school after much of town was destroyed
A child is among those killed in the crash in North Tonawanda
Police said the pickup crossed the center line on Highway 20 in Idaho Falls and struck the van
The victim was installing a water pipe in Noblesville when sides of the trench collapsed
A bus carrying farm workers overturned after it collided with a truck in Marion County
The Elyria woman was riding a motorized scooter when she was struck by an ambulance
Lone Peak, is one of the highest peaks in the Wasatch Range towering over Salt Lake City
The investigation determined the Springfield Township assistant chief did not adequately investigate the incident
The bus driver lost control and struck a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County
Investigators determined officers in the ambulance were observers and medics were in charge
Authorities say explosion at Old Bridge sign company was the result of a chemical reaction
Independent pathologist concluded that the bruises on Jameek Lowery’s face, fractures to his fingers were the result of “blunt force trauma”
“I’ve got shots fired and an officer down,” a marshal can be heard saying over police radio. “Multiple rounds are being fired at officers”
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