Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Until emergency responders learn to assess the risk and benefits of helicopter response and working on the highway, tragic incidents like this will be repeated
Assessment and care of patients in police custody requires advanced preparation, vigilant assessment, and an open mind to the nature of illness
A report provides details on how Josh Weissman died from a 2012 fall from an overpass; we provide details on how he lived
The man’s brother also sustained injuries in the blast
Investigators hired by the city of Aurora, Colo., reported that police did not have a legal basis to stop McClain, and medics failed to properly evaluate him before administering ketamine
The woman’s 8-year-old son called 911 and provided a full address within 71 seconds, according to the suit
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
Nebraska State Patrol officials said the man’s vehicle crossed the center line and collided with the ambulance
Officials say the patient produced a firearm at the hospital, demanded the crew give up the ambulance and then led officers on a pursuit
At least 36 people were transported from the pileup on an icy road near downtown Fort Worth
Intermountain Life Flight Chief Paramedic Rick Black helped to rescue three of the four surviving skiers after a group of eight were caught in the avalanche
State police say shrapnel from the explosion struck the man, who was standing 10-15 feet away from the cannon
First responders were accused of negligence after Paul Tarashuk was left at a gas station by a deputy and then struck by a car in 2018
Some in the Orange County, California public safety community have pushed to change the policy that restricts when a sheriff’s helicopter can be dispatched
Hall County officials said firefighters found a large number of employees gathered outside the poultry plant with several experiencing medical emergencies
The family of Flight Nurse Rachel Cunningham is suing the operator of Survival Flight, alleging safety violations in the helicopter crash that killed three
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing amidst the destruction caused by the storm
Orange County fire officials are investigating why a fire helicopter was dispatched to the scene instead of a closer sheriff’s office helicopter
Templeton EMT Tracy Ferrazza was heavily involved in the first responder and military communities, often participating in charity runs
Appleton Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard was fatally shot by a patient in May 2019 while responding to a report of a seizure
EMT Tony Aldapa said getting the voucher felt like a “slap in the face” after United Airlines failed to follow up about his health after the incident
Columbus fire officials are seeking to understand an apparent delay in the arrival of city medics to the scene of the fatal incident
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue EMT Liliya Zagariya, who was employed by PeaceHealth, was shot inside the medical office by a gunman who then fatally shot himself, police say
Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was championed by the family Army Spc. Nicholas Panipinto, who died last year in a training accident
The NTSB’s report on the Bismarck Air Medical crash that killed the pilot, a paramedic and a nurse states the plane broke up in flight after the pilot failed to maintain control in dark night conditions
The suit stems from the death of a Sacramento man who was treated for low blood sugar while handcuffed in a prone position
An official cause of death is pending for Trace Ambulance EMT Melissa Lamesch and her unborn son, who was due Saturday
A dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that took 18 minutes to arrive instead of a sheriff’s helicopter that was one minute away
The crash in Minnesota killed the pilot and a flight nurse, and seriously injured a flight medic
Alaska NTSB Chief Clint Johnson said the investigation into the crash that killed Pilot Patrick Coyle, Flight Medic Margaret Langston and Flight Nurse Stacie Morse has been “very challenging” and led to many dead ends
The family of the patient who died called the hospital directly after failing to reach a 911 operator due to a rare power distribution unit failure
Police say Odessa Firefighter-EMT Michael Mack was fatally shot by his coworker, Evan Gaw, after the two rented a campground in Colorado together
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