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 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
The two EMTs were taken to a hospital for evaluation; the patient they were transporting was not injured
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The passenger plane crashed after trying to land at an airport in the city of Kazan
Two drivers are expected to recover, no word on the third after nearly 40 horses escaped from a nearby farm and wandered on dark, rural roads; at least 6 horses were killed
The EMT told police he ran the red light with lights and siren activated when the ambulance struck the side of the pickup
He pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and following too close in the 2012 crash that killed Jason Dale Strickland, 37
They were taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries