Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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
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?
Police said 18 people still missing are believed to have “died on the burning bus”
Meteorology instructor Jan Null said since 1998, 107 children in Texas have died in hot cars
Firefighter Matthew Sanchez allegedly said to the caller, “I don’t have to deal with this, you deal with it”
Emergency workers responded to calls about an explosion at the Tampa Electric Co. plant
The street pill disguised as the painkiller Percocet could be linked to the deaths of as many as four people
Dru Rhodes lost control of his truck and went off the road
The father said he was unaware that Carlton Utley was between the trailer and truck when he started driving
A train was approaching Washington Central Station when the two workers were struck
A census sheet of the body count shows 24 days in May when more than 20 bodies were stored at the morgue
A 4-year-old girl was taken to a hospital in critical condition with second- and third-degree burns
The EMS1 Advisory Board reacts to second-degree homicide charges brought against EMT Crystin Keys after a fatal ambulance crash
Authorities said that one person was killed and another had been taken to the hospital with injuries
Keandre Goodman was inside the vehicle for at least 45 minutes when his parents discovered him
Regan Nichols is accused of prescribing controlled dangerous substances to patients without a legitimate medical need
Terry Snodgrass, 57, was well-known and beloved in the EMS field
The documented response time was 12 minutes, but a witness said it took crews 40 minutes to arrive
EMTs arrived and performed CPR, but were unsuccessful
The exploding canister hit Rebecca Burger violently in the chest, causing her to suffer a heart attack
Crystin Keys surrendered to authorities; she faces a second-degree homicide by vehicle charge
Crews pulled the man from the water in critical condition and performed CPR, but were unable to save him
Corey Weber was diabetic and was diagnosed with pancreatitis when he was 16
A warrant has been issued for Crystin Keys on charges of vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane
Shoppers at a nearby mall reported a group of teenagers on the roof of the abandoned hospital
After being held in custody for 18 months in North Korea, 22-year-old Otto Warmbier returned home in a coma
Yadira Arroyo’s family was gifted with a week-long, all-expenses-paid trip by the Bianca’s Kids foundation
NHS England said three of the injured remain in critical care
The 25-year-old man was hospitalized with leg and arm injuries
In China, U-47700 has until now been a legal alternative to fentanyl and potent derivatives like carfentanil
Authorities are continuing to investigate whether any crimes had been committed in the inferno
Police said they found two cans of Redd’s Wicked Apple Ale in the front seat of his car
