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
Emergency responders overturn car to access hypothermic toddler; child has since been released from the hospital
Driver suspected of losing control on curvy road and bus fell 1,300 feet down mountain
The helicopter was returning from transporting a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a car to a Tulsa hospital
2 other crew members transported to the hospital; Crash in eastern Oklahoma late Thursday night
The whale breached and hit the side of the boat; the collision threw a woman into the water and she died of her injuries
7 Marines, 4 soldiers believed to be killed in an Army helicopter crash during a night-time training mission
The man jumped from an Idaho bridge; resuscitation efforts by bystanders and paramedics were unsuccessful
3 French Olympians, filming a popularity reality TV show, among the 10 dead from the incident
Woman was declared brain dead after her ambulance, driven by a 19 year-old, hit a utility pole during a non-emergency transport
Pilot Ronald Scott Rector was about to land at a Mo. hospital to pickup the medical crew when his plane crashed for unknown reasons; an investigation will likely last for several months
The pilot was about to land at a Mo. hospital to pickup the medical crew; cause of crash under investigation
Toddler in critical condition at Children’s Hospital; ATV recovered from water 18 feet deep
A series of vehicle collisions occurred before an out-of-control dump truck came around a curve and slammed into paramedic Livingston
West End Ambulance expressed its support for the family of medic Janice Livingston, 38, who was killed by a coal truck that “basically plowed through the emergency scene” on an icy road
Paramedic Janice Livingston was assisting on crash scene when she was pinned against a tree by the truck
Mo. paramedics heard a shot after moving bystanders to safety; police later discovered the driver involved in a crash died by suicide
All 4 children in cardiac arrest when firefighters arrived; Relative reports kids had been ‘sick for days’
He went to four homes killing relatives and neighbors, and was later found dead in a vehicle on a country road
Her suspended license from 2009 was reinstated a day before the collision that killed three people
The vehicle driver and passenger were killed by collision; firefighter in ambulance injured
Toronto boy died after wandering away from grandmother’s apartment in bitter cold overnight weather
40-year-old woman found crawling on street, mumbling with body temp. of 80F; toxicology results pending
Wis. rescue divers pull woman from vehicle submerged in icy river; Paramedics revived her
News from around the world highlights the danger to medics everywhere from assault and vehicle collisions
Ambulance drifted off road, became airborne, and hit a utility pole before overturning
Long-time medic died by suicide a few hours after responding to a fatal pedestrian vs. train incident
Mom finds 15-month-old girls in bathtub and father gone from the home
Around 30 volunteers used airboats to search around the river, braving a wind-chill factor of 32 degrees below zero
Dozens more injured by electrical wire that was moved by a pole so float could pass underneath the wire which then fell
Another rescuer accidentally fired a bullet instead of a blank during tactical EMS training in Puerto Rico; man died of wound to left shoulder
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