Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
It’s fine if you don’t want to respond when not working, just don’t advertise what you do for a living
The hits just keep on coming, as the embattled department sees failure after failure
Festivites turn tragic and medics bear witness
A spokesman said the department has received “numerous complaints” and “additional information” about the use of ketamine to sedate Elijah McClain
The driver of a pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash with an ambulance carrying a patient
Officials said they are reviewing the call after family members claimed Andrew Norman, 41, died four hours after medics talked him out of going to the hospital
The EMT is accused of failing to yield to a pedestrian, failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to exercise due care
SPC Nicholas Panipinto died in a training accident at Camp Humphrey in South Korea, after one medevac helicopter got lost and another wouldn’t start
Attorneys for the 19-year-old shooting victim’s mother say the city had no plan for delivering emergency services to the zone before allowing it to be occupied by protesters
The family of Hirschell Fletcher Jr., who died after an assault in 2016, will be allowed to continue their lawsuit against the two firefighter-medics
Police say the vehicle driven by the victim, who later died, turned into a fire station driveway as the rig was pulling out
The two first responders, who pleaded guilty to falsifying reports about the incident, may be protected from civil liability under the controversial doctrine
Columbia police and MU Health Care will review whether protocols were followed after paramedics stayed back due to safety concerns
Police say an 81-year-old man was killed after his vehicle pulled into the rig’s path
The driver of a sedan died in the collision early Saturday morning
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
Ambulance services were temporarily diverted after officials say a woman in her 70s lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the ER’s glass doors
Three women who survived the 1987 crash that killed one of their friends met with two dozen first responders to thank them on Friday
Officials said a vehicle carrying one of the victims was “driving erratically” with someone riding on top, leading the crew to perceive the car “as a threat”
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson died Monday night, four days after the crash of the small plane
Firefighter Richard Ziegler, 83, rescued 12 people from the wreckage of Mohawk Airlines Flight 121
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson was critically injured in the fiery crash of a small airplane owned by Pilot Andre Kostrzewa
Medics administered ketamine to Elijah McClain, 23, after police used a carotid control hold on him
Hillsborough County in Florida has agreed to pay the settlement to the family of a stroke victim who died after medics failed to take her vital signs or transport her
The statement explains the department’s procedure for responding in a “volatile situation” and outlines measures taken to assist the zone’s volunteer medics
Officials say fire department and police personnel were not able to enter the zone and did not reach either victim
Brett Hankison was one of the three officers who entered the EMT’s home on a no-knock warrant when she was killed by police gunfire
The medics reported the shooting after seeing a man walk up to a car and open fire in broad daylight
The dispatcher said what she was seeing on video looked “different,” and she didn’t care if the call made her look like a “snitch”
Two EMS providers were injured and another driver was killed in the head-on crash
The suit alleges a man died after paramedics failed to treat or transport him
A woman was killed and two EMS providers, another driver and a 10-month-old infant were injured in the crash over the weekend
The patient was receiving CPR en route to the hospital when the crash occurred
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