Trauma
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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
A 78-year-old man had to be taken to the hospital after the incident
While giving a traffic update, an SUV was hit by a swerving vehicle, striking the apparatus
Firefighter Dawn Brown was home alone with the mastiff when the attack occurred
Jamie Woode lost her footing on a lift and fell to the ground and hit her head
Two police officers were killed earlier in Nov. when their helicopter crashed while searching for a missing child
The truck was driving northbound in a southbound lane and hit the ambulance head-on
Just as he was pulling the two people out, firefighters stopped to help as they were returning from a conference
Three others were also severely injured in the factory explosion
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