Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
In this episode learn the 5 diagnoses for altered mental status that can kill your patient emergently
From coast to coast, these September 11 memorials stand as solemn reminders of the courage, sacrifice and enduring spirit that emerged in the wake of tragedy
On the anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks, the number of EMT and paramedic deaths should come to mind as quickly as “343 firefighters”
A woman who identified herself as a Minneapolis firefighter told officers to check Floyd’s vital signs
Horseshoe Bend Fire Department Capt. Carter Duke, 69, was an Air Force veteran and volunteered at the department for nearly 20 years
The Riley Boatwright Act is named after a middle school football player who died from injuries during a game last year
The NTSB said “inadequate management of safety” led to the crash that killed two flight nurses and the pilot
River Falls Firefighter-EMT Eddie Nicholson, 62, was clearing the speedway after a collision when a bus rolled onto him
EMT Breonna Taylor, 26, who worked as an ER technician for Medical Center Jewish East, was killed in March when police say they were returning fire from her boyfriend
Former EMT Kevin O’Donnell pulled the three passengers from the vehicle after the crash, which killed the driver
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
The National Transportation Safety Board released its factual report on the crash that killed a pilot and two crewmembers
Eldon Jamison, 71, of Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad, died Tuesday while searching for a hiker who had fallen into the water near Whitewater Falls
Paramedic George Contreras described a family holding a makeshift wake outside his rig and says he has never seen so many deaths in his 30-year career
Coroner’s office officials used dental records to identify South Park Ambulance District Eric Pracht, whose skeletal remains were discovered on a mountain in Colorado
The driver of an SUV was killed and three Louisville Metro EMS employees were injured less than a week after a head-on crash involving the same agency
First responders mourned the loss this week of Camden County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatcher Rachel Hodge
Two crewmembers were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after an SUV struck their rig head on
Davidson County Rescue Squad Safety Officer Richard Montgomery went into cardiac arrest while assisting two other agencies on a cardiac arrest call
The fire department report said first responders scrambled to find the collapsed runner on a crowded bridge without adequate maps or information
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
The patient was being treated by paramedics when they were shot multiple times
Putnam County Firefighter-EMT Darrell Jennings aided at least 20 injured neighbors after a tornado swept through his community
Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm, a 30-year EMS veteran, was killed in an ambulance crash earlier this month
Officials say the dispatcher didn’t initiated an EMS response during or after the eight-minute 911 call despite having the patient’s address
Emergency crews spent hours pulling survivors and bodies from wrecked buildings
Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm, 54, was killed and three others were injured in the collision
More than 50 people in a nursing facility in the state have been reported feeling sick and are being tested for the virus
Maimonides Medical Center Paramedic Christina Gardini, 27, was riding her motorcycle in Brooklyn when it struck a parked truck and caught fire
A business donated the portable street light to help illuminate emergency scenes, making first responders more visible to motorists
Officials say the man slipped out of restraints and pushed his way to the rig’s rear door before jumping out
Firefighters and police searched the caller’s apartment complex for 45 minutes, a few hours before he was found dead by his roommate
Columbia Township Firefighter-EMT Brett Wilson had stopped to assist at the crash scene when he was electrocuted by downed power lines
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