Vehicle Crashes
The vehicle crashes topic contains news about single or multiple car crashes, ambulance crashes as well as vehicular risks and challenges to EMS providers.
Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later
Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
While the victims were being loaded into an ambulance parked in the middle of the intersection, a vehicle struck the ambulance
The woman’s injuries are life-threatening and the surviving child is expected to live
A firefighter who approached the group to see if anyone needed medical attention was attacked and punched in the face by a man
The fire truck was responding to an auto accident and investigators say pedestrian was not using a crosswalk
The injured medics and the driver of the other vehicle all were taken to a hospital for evaluation
Volunteer firefighter Steven Whitcomb tried to save 30-year-old Katie Hamilton without recognizing his youngest daughter
Eleven people received minor injuries and two received moderate injuries when the bus went off the shoulder of an interstate
The medic, a mother of two, suffered a fractured spine and hasn’t been able to work; now she’s struggling to buy Christmas presents for her two daughters
The medic and officer suffered leg injuries when the medic exited the vehicle, realized it was rolling, and was struck while trying to re-enter
In each case the roadways were slick from downpours; the buses fishtailed, slid and overturned, injuring commuters and casino gamblers
Jeffery Plata waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges connected to the crash that killed a fellow EMT
The bus driver and seven passengers, along with a cab driver, were taken to a hospital with minor injuries
Videos taken by neighbors showed that the plane landed in a wooded area and burst into flames before emergency responders arrived
Eight students from the bus that got hit and seven students from the other bus were taken to hospitals with minor injuries
Michael Burke, who was off-duty, died Thursday morning in a fatal car accident
The driver of a hummer crashed into him from behind; the driver failed a field sobriety test
The teen was hit by a vehicle spraying foam and later by another rig leaving for more water
Like being a paramedic or an EMT, these videos show that no day is typical and that couldn’t be truer for 2013
Get to the hospital safely: Plan your transport, drive safely for road conditions, and buckle everyone up
Police charged Jeffrey Plata with homicide by vehicle, saying he was driving 74 mph in the pouring rain before the crash
The Asiana pilot was “very concerned” about bringing the plane in with no instrument landing aids, investigation reveals
The patient, 84, was killed after the ambulance crashed and flipped while en route to the hospital
The medic was three times over the legal limit for alcohol when he ran a red light and crashed into a pickup truck
Dozens of vehicles — possibly as many as 90 — were involved in the chain-reaction crash that claimed the life of at least one driver
The medic was among emergency responders attempting to help a man who had fallen down an embankment on a highway