Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
The bill would also bar medics from administering certain drugs to assist law enforcement
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
The group said the term should not be used by members who testify in civil or criminal cases
Four people were killed and two others injured in the Pacific Coast Highway crash
“Just try to wrap your thoughts around having 3, 4, 5, 10 gunshot wound patients thrown at you – at one or two medics with one ambulance.”
Authorities in Long Beach suspect the driver intentionally drove in pedestrians
Officials are investigating the cause of the commercial structure explosion in Bucklin
Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack
A tractor-trailer driver was killed after a train carrying coal derailed and fell onto a highway near Pueblo
Several EMS departments responded to the head-on collision in Whitley County
Janet Gamblin struggled with COPD and was reportedly denied transport to the hospital during the Christmas blizzard
Buchanan County first responders conducted a search after the farmer’s wife was unable to find him
The Texas Department of State Health Services found the medic did not adhere to protocols and compromised the patient’s condition
DUI charge and other charges against Kevin Tirrel McCorvey were dropped in a deal for a reduced prison sentence
The Coast Guard is expected to investigate why the Grace Bailey’s mast snapped
An allegedly hidden EMS report leads to an investigation on why Beryl Harman was not transported
The pilot saw the woman after touching down and tried to pull up to avoid hitting her.
Aurora paramedics Cooper and Cichuniec are scheduled to be tried in November
Injured members of the 11th Airborne Division were transported by ground and air to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
A draft resolution moves to discourage physicians serving as expert witnesses from promoting the theory in criminal and civil trials
Approximately 500 Teutopolis residents within a mile of the crash scene were evacuated
Medics waited 13 minutes for law enforcement due to an address “blacklist” while William Yurek was having a heart attack
Officials say approximately 4,000 gallons of the tanker’s load of anhydrous ammonia was released in the crash in Teutopolis
A worker was buried under 10 feet of dirt and concrete in a utility construction site collapse
Police had ended their pursuit of an aggressive, reckless driver minutes before the crash
A South Central Ambulance paramedic was seriously injured in a fatal collision with another vehicle
The train’s engineer and a motorist flashed warnings and honked before the SUV into the train’s path
The Aug. 8 wildfire killed at least 97 people and destroyed at least 2,000 structures, mostly homes, in Lahaina
Broward County firefighter-paramedic Mikael Chaguaceda and the pilot were able to climb out of the burning chopper and onto the roof of the apartment building
Officials say one person is dead and several others are injured in the I-84 crash near Wawayanda
An attorney for one of the Aurora officers said, “Mr. McClain died because Paramedic Cooper injected him with 1.7, 1.8 times the ketamine for someone his weight and size.”
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