Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
A gut check on the serious business of billing for patients deceased on scene
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
Fisher had been hospitalized since Friday when she suffered a medical emergency on board a flight to Los Angeles
Fire Marshal Martin Jacobs said the child was found on the second floor and his grandmother and uncle were found at the bottom of the stairs
Officials said the fire was contained to the apartment where the children were, though residents living in nearby were evacuated
Their son, 19-year-old Chris Hahn, was injured earlier that day in another head-on collision and was being treated at University Hospital in Columbia
Responders arrived to the scene, but had to be airlifted to a medical facility with specialized equipment for treating carbon monoxide poisoning
Paramedic Mark Weidberg was driving home from work when he saw a vehicle had veered into a ditch
The lawsuit alleges the EMT and deputies used excessive force and failed to follow law enforcement and EMS guidelines that are meant to prevent in-custody deaths
According to police, a grandmother and her 3-year-old grandson were at a stop sign in the rain when a man driving a Chevy opened fire
The explosion killed 32 people and left dozens badly burned
After the attack, dozens of ambulances lined the streets waiting to evacuate people, and heavily armed police patrolled the area
The fire department says the tree fell Saturday afternoon and that two of those injured are in serious condition
The records show drug wholesalers shipped ever-higher doses of the pills, even as the overdose death toll climbed
German police say they’ve arrested a suspect believed to be the driver of the truck
Last year, more than 52,000 people died from drug overdoses, with almost two-thirds involving prescription or illegal opioids
The man’s 4-year-old son is no longer in critical condition and is expected to recover
Charles McMahan, 39, with Tri-State Ambulance, was killed in the crash; patient Dennis Calvert, 64, was also killed
Baltimore County said on Twitter that between 15 and 20 vehicles were involved in a crash; six people were hospital
They were taken to a hospital, but died from their injuries; both had been underwater for at least half an hour
Hypothermia death of a Minn. teen is an unimaginable tragedy, but a breach is not enough for a finding of negligence
Paramedic Alan Gribben, 51, was last seen Monday by his ambulance partner and relatives
Johnthony Walker was driving between 48 and 52 mph and never hit the brake; the crash killed six children
Officials said two boys were playing in a snow fort while a Department of Public Works truck was plowing the area around the same time
Two people survived and were taken to the hospital; responders are searching for a fifth person
Dr. Stanley Phillips III was killed in a 2013 ambulance crash while transporting a neonatal patient
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
The boy gave him a big hug, asked “Santa, can you help me?” and died in his arms
Dale McNeill, 44, had been in a medically-induced coma and was placed on the heart transplant waiting list
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed on a medical call; Adams worked at the same department as his fiancée
The church had been still under construction and workers had been rushing to finish it in time for a ceremony
Two tank cars, carrying propane-butane and propylene, derailed at a station, hit electricity lines and exploded