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.
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
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
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