Trauma
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Daniel O’Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
While outside their vehicle an SUV lost control and crashed into the crew
Three players between 15 and 16 kicked and attacked the man
A smuggling vessel is suspected to have rammed a US Coast Guard boat
The plane was given permission to land, but never arrived
Police have released footage showing a drunk man lose control of his vehicle and crash it into a pub
The 85-year-old woman was with her husband in an ambulance when it made a sudden stop, causing a fatal injury
The lawsuit claims negligence and recklessness on part of the railroad company
Eric Monty was transporting a patient when he drove off the road and crashed
The mother of the 2-year-old boy who was mauled at a Pa. will not face charges
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene
The suspect reportedly crashed his car and then stole responding paramedics’ ambulance
Despite suffering internal bleeding and serious head injuries, he made a “remarkable” recovery
Two other responders were also badly injured in the collision
Brittany Despins was involved in the crashes that killed an EMT last week
Sherri Wilkins has been revealed to also be an addiction counselor
Victims begged 911 operators for help
Fire crews had to extricate the man whose car flipped upon impact
An SUV slammed into an ambulance head on just as crews finished loading a patient
Air care EMTs came to Ryan Niehoff’s rescue after he was seriously injured in a car accident
Andrew Cortez said his instincts just kicked in
He was pronounced dead after a second vehicle drove through the rollover accident scene
An EMT and a paramedic along with a patient were aboard the ambulance when the collision occurred
As the war begins to wind down, field medics still deal with gruesome injuries and casualties caused by IEDs and explosions
Firefighter Dawn Brown had adopted the mastiff that fatally attacked her just a week ago
Jessica Lanier had drank three beers before driving and hitting the men
Two other students were also injured after their car was t-boned by a truck
The woman was crossing the street when she was hit, and suffered serious head injuries
The driver of the ambulance was not at fault but an investigation revealed he had not re-validated his license after a DUI
The 23-year-old’s heart stopped twice, but he miraculously made a full recovery
A car being pursued by police collided with a private ambulance, killing the car’s driver and its passengers
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