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
It’s unclear if the patient died from injuries sustained in the ambulance crash after the driver went through a red light with lights and sirens activated
He opened the car’s back door and continued filming what police called “a young man’s dying moments” before paramedics and police arrived
The pet shop employee was found unresponsive and in his car with puncture wounds on his wrist; another snake and tarantulas found in his car
Police said Nicholas Daniels was thrown from his vehicle as a result of not wearing a seatbelt; his death has stunned the department
Three people died on scene after a car hit a group of onlookers; EMS crews transported four others who were injured, and one of them died at a local hospital
One man suffered serious burns and was in critical condition, and others were suffering from smoke inhalation; the cause of the fire was being investigated
Members of the Gaylord Minn. ambulance service responded to the call for their boss, a former police officer
Police say the patient, a man in his 70s, was being transported in the private ambulance to “a non-life-threatening medical appointment”
Host Chris Cebollero talks about the toll heroin is taking on a friend’s daughter and a report from the CDC that says heroin use doubled in two years
Paramedics administered CPR on the way to the hospital, but the 11-month-old was later declared dead
Since July 4 three fatal incidents involving the launching of a mortar-type firework by resting the tube on the body have been reported
The father was critically injured and died after he was rushed to the hospital by paramedics
Jet pilot ejected safely and was uninjured; transported back to base by Berkeley County EMS workers
Flight paramedic Dave Repsher is in critical condition and flight nurse Matt Bowe is in fair condition
Timothy Graves went missing on June 28, and was struck and killed by a train in Ohio; his car was found parked nearby
3-person crew was flying to a camp to teach kids about EMS helicopter operations and had just taken off
The Maine man, 22, was drinking and lighting fireworks with friends; they urged him not to do it
A car lost control, crossing into the path of an oncoming ambulance; other passengers in critical condition
Patrick Mahany, 64, was a decorated Vietnam veteran and flew for Flight for Life for 27 years
Medical examiner confirms multiple bee stings as the cause of death for the 65-year-old man
A tire blowout on a closed, downhill course caused a chain reaction collision; police investigator from Brazil died of his injuries
A retired firefighter revived a woman, her pregnant daughter and an 8-year-old boy; at least 127 were rescued and 26 are missing
Victims of the Michigan highway collision were pinned inside both vehicles, and an occupant of the SUV died
Victims have been identified as a Tennessee doctor, his wife and his college-age daughter; four people in the home escaped unharmed
A U.S. flag folded into a triangle was representative of the honoree’s service to his or her country, a medallion strung around a thread stood for eternal memory, and a white rose symbolized undying love
Police say more than 15 people were involved in the highway wreck, and investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash
Emergency crews to recover remains from a rock face above a lake; the NTSB is investigating the circumstances of the crash in a remote area of Alaska
He read on Facebook about a person donating a large sum of money to the victims, so he said ‘This person ought to be praised for his good deed’
The man was upset and “mentally disoriented” over personal issues when he drove through the crowd at high speed
