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
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
1 other injured in shooting that occurred during kickoff to the carnival weekend parade
76-year-old woman killed in collision; ambulance crew taken to hospital for assessment
7 people in serious condition; thick fog and icy roads at time of pileup
Being in the business of saving lives doesn’t give us a pass at living; Ralph Oswald demonstrated how to make our personal health and the world better
A surveillance video that contradicted statements by EMS providers led to the settlement in a crash where a responding ambulance and car collided
2 crashes during a mix of rain and snow involved tractor-trailers, cars and a fully loaded bus
Officials ask how 911 call was routed to Ontario; efforts to resuscitate the 8th grader were unsuccessful
Driver of the scooter died from his injuries; female passenger hospitalized with critical injuries
The wife of a paramedic who died in the line of duty struggled financially, saying EMS providers should get the same state benefits as police and firefighters
Ken Lehr, 59, was setting up a landing zone when he was backed over by fire truck he was preparing to get on
Until emergency responders learn to assess the risk and benefits of helicopter response and working on the highway, tragic incidents like this will be repeated
The rig’s driver was preparing to close a road so a helicopter could land when he struck the chief
The man and woman were first hit by a westbound train and then an eastbound train
Officer was shot in the back below his body armor in what chief called an ambush situation; he was taken by air ambulance to a nearby hospital
EMS crews responded to his LODD; his death triggered a push for more PTSD support as a Canadian company has started tracking responder suicides
The dispatcher has been reassigned for his choice of words to a teenage daughter who called 911 to report her father and his fiance were hit by a car while changing a flat tire
They were found unresponsive in a N.C. home; officials say a kerosene generator, used as a power source, had been moved from the backyard to the kitchen
The parents of a 14-year-old who died after being struck by an ambulance filed a civil action suit claiming it was driven in a “negligent, careless and reckless manner”
CPR was in progress when the ambulance flipped after colliding with a pickup truck in an intersection
