Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
Designating specific roles and other tips to make the hardest part of the job a bit easier
Is death notification training associated with decreased burnout among EMS professionals?
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
The ambulance, which drove off the side of the road and into a ravine, was driving erratically for a few miles
Several people were seen being loaded onto ambulances after at least five vehicles were trapped underneath the newly-installed bridge
Mayor Lovely Warren said the dispatchers did not contact the fire department dive team after several 911 callers reported a boy walking on a bridge
The students were returning from a band trip to Walt Disney World when the bus flipped on the highway in Alabama
The agency pleaded guilty to violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing to properly keep track of their fentanyl and morphine stock
“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot is heard saying during the crash Sunday night. “East River — engine failure”
Officials said Scott Novak was driving down his driveway to get his mail when he hit a road sign and went into a ditch
The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence
A sense of order begins to emerge among the Broward dispatchers and they start giving instructions on keeping the students safe
“I would liken it to toxic gas inside that building,” Lt. Christopher Sullivan recalled when asked about the 108-degree conditions inside the Rehabilitation Center
Eileen Coyle died suddenly of unknown causes at home, according to Monroe Ambulance spokesman Jon LeRoy
Jenna Bixby was on her way to work when a man, who was driving the wrong way while intoxicated, slammed head-on into her car
Former Detroit EMT Ann Marie Thomas faces up to a year behind bars when sentenced in April
Five people, including 11- and 6-year-old boys, have all died from falling trees after a fierce winter storm bringing high winds and heavy rain slammed the East Coast
The school says police believe the Friday morning shooting “started from a domestic situation”
EMT Sherry Baca is being sued for failure to provide adequate medical care in the 2016 death of Joseph Jaramillo
Former Detroit Fire Department EMT Ann Marie Thomas was fired after refusing to treat a baby despite being less than a mile away
When paramedics found high school student Maddy Wilford, they thought she was dead due to the multiple gunshot wounds she had suffered
The video shows nurses failing to help administer aid to James Dempsey as he pleaded for help and laughing as they struggled to get his oxygen machine to work
911 dispatcher Jenna Bixby died after retired minister Richard Shaka hit her vehicle while driving the wrong way down the road
Miha Sumi’s fatal fall from Mount Hood fall was witnessed by nearly a half-dozen other climbers who called 911 as they watched helplessly
Jeremy Pinkley, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash
Leland Brown II died after it took 19 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to treat him for what was determined to be cardiac arrest
The president’s address comes a day after a former student opened fire at a Florida high school, killing 17 people and injuring 14 more
To reduce the dying from active shooter incidents the killing and bleeding has to be stopped quicker
EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment’s notice
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer that would allow them to remove Jose Martin Duran Romero if he’s released from local custody
The first two shootings happened in the afternoon, when fights broke out near the traditional parade route
American Medical Response regional director Scott White said EMS attendant Garry Johns was a quiet, but personable employee
Nevada Highway Patrol said the driver of the AMR ambulance lost control while driving on a slick ramp
