Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
The EMS1 Advisory Board reacts to second-degree homicide charges brought against EMT Crystin Keys after a fatal ambulance crash
After being held in custody for 18 months in North Korea, 22-year-old Otto Warmbier returned home in a coma
As responders, we can’t run from danger because we’re tasked with mitigating the incident and managing the aftermath
A tree broke, causing a power line to strike Paw Paw VFD Lt. Ethan M. Quillen
Daniel Lamothe became “medically distressed” and was treated immediately, according to Santa Cruz County
Fire and EMS crews from multiple departments responded to the metal and paint plant
More than dozen people were transported to a hospital
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
A gunman is believed to have acted alone, according to Gov. Tate Reeves’ office
Bystanders called 911, but the child’s family said no one performed CPR, and it took up to 30 minutes for first responders to arrive
Officials said an off-duty firefighter rushed to help but was unable to reach the victim before he disappeared under the water
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
“There was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,” Thomas Malone said
A man with a gunshot wound was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital
Jose Gonzalez’s trial began Wednesday, nearly six years after Yadira Arroyo’s death
A legal and ethical deep dive into the firing of 2 EMTs, fire lieutenant in Tyre Nichols’ death
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
Maui County FD’s Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
The actions were not the “final disposition of this entire matter,” said Matt Gibbs, an attorney for the state Department of Health
A Charlotte Fire crew, not EMS, was dispatched after police first called for help; once on scene, firefighters called Medic to treat Jovontay Williams, who later died
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
I know Memphis Fire, and while the inactions of three members should not reflect on the entire FD, we must learn from these fatal errors
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
EMTs Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” according to a FD statement
The department expects to complete its investigation into the role of two fire department members present at the fatal police-involved incident next week
Ambulnz Paramedic Lisa Sillins was walking to an employee parking lot when a van struck her
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and the Wellington EMS providers responded and performed CPR
The restraint policy states that a patient is never to be transported in a prone position and calls for regular circulation checks
The Memphis Fire Department’s decision follows the firing of five city police officers over the alleged use of force and failure to render aid to Tyre Nichols
Four people were killed at a mushroom farm and three at a trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay
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