Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
The EMS1 Advisory Board reacts to second-degree homicide charges brought against EMT Crystin Keys after a fatal ambulance crash
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crewmembers rendered aid before the woman was pronounced dead, police said
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
One woman was pronounced dead at the scene; EMS providers transported four people to hospitals
Crews from several agencies responded to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
EMTs responded quickly and transported the girl to a Sarasota hospital
Cheney EMS providers transported the boy to a hospital, where he died
The patient died at the scene, and the Johnson County Ambulance District medic who was in the back suffered lacerations to his head
Charleston County EMS and multiple police departments responded
The hole was very unstable, said Greene County Ambulance Service, which worked with crews from the Eutaw and Tuscaloosa fire departments
Medex EMS providers rendered aid on scene after the rider was ejected from the bike
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
EMS providers transported several victims; FDNY firefighters searched the site with a robot dog and drones and used a tower ladder to remove a man from the roof
Fort Pierce police officers are investigating the fatal All County Ambulance incident
Abbott firefighters aided Horace Dan Wright, and EMS transported him to a hospital
A total of 18 EMS providers responded, and 25 Louisville Fire crewmembers assisted with treatment, triage and transport
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is requesting $11 million to develop a strategy to tackle xylazine’s spread, which includes seeking an antidote
After being transported to a hospital, tech executive Bob Lee died
Rescuers from multiple agencies responded; EMS providers transported a survivor by helicopter
More storms in the Midwest and South may bring additional twisters and hail
Some have been moving toward citing the causes that can contribute to such deaths, including police restraint, drug use and medical conditions
Madelene Smith’s suit says firefighters told her to drive her husband, Hugh Max Smith Jr., who later died after suffering a brain injury from a lack of oxygen
Three other firefighters and two civilians were injured at the scene
A driver plowed into a single car crash scene, killing EMT Matthew Madigan and the 36-year-old driver of the initial crashed vehicle
The downed craft was called to evacuate a hiker suffering from breathing problems and chest pains; the hiker was found and transported separately
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
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