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
Requirements include an extra driver and a signal system overhaul on routes similar to the one where the operator nodded off and the train derailed, killing four
The vehicles now join 10 previously delivered ambulances, completely replacing the fleet
While he was running next to the bus, the boy tripped and was subsequently run over by the rear right tires
A probe indicates that both pilots were either too overwhelmed or distracted to navigate back to the airport
Darren Etheredge admitted to stealing the ambulance and drove it for about seven blocks before he was arrested by police
Barbara Carter, 72, suffered a knee injury and heavy bruising when the gurney she was strapped to broke free as the ambulance rolled over on ice
The crew and their patient were wearing seat belts or were otherwise properly secured, according to reports
The train came to rest inches from the water; 130 firefighters responded to the crash
The ambulance crashed through the basement of a home; the condition of those injured is unknown
Despite chest injuries and her dead newborn, the 25-year-old found help for the survivors
One reason for getting the vehicle was an accident in 2012 that involved a string of cars where 10 people died
The crash occurred near an intersection; officials did not know if a patient or EMT was taken to the hospital
The report stated that the fire and EMS department keeps its vehicles longer than an ideal 15-year lifespan
The driver and about 15 students were transported to the hospital after the bus in which they were in crashed and came to rest on its side
First responders and firefighters were busy as vehicles collided like bumper cars after winter weather made traveling treacherous
On the first day she felt well enough to leave her house after a motorcycle crash six months ago, she was struck and killed by a car in the crosswalk
Officials say it “happens on a daily basis” and that it’s “not their fault, they just are not paying attention”
There were no patients inside the ambulance at the time of the crash and the wreck is believed to be weather-related
The two appeared to be in good condition and were not carrying a patient at the time of the rollover
Before calling off the search, crews had scoured a massive debris field, searching more than 4,000 square miles and recovering more than 1,000 pounds of wreckage
Two EMTs were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries; they did not have a patient in the ambulance
The life-saving fleet travels over 3 million miles a year and requires over 500 oil changes
Christopher Grubbs, 40, was not on duty when the wreck occurred and is currently on administrative leave
None of the kids were wearing seat belts and two of them were thrown from the minivan
Officials still classified the search for two of the victims as a rescue mission, holding on to the possibility that someone could have survived