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.
After a high-speed collision, Kootenai County EMS System chief confirms lessons about designing and operating a safer ambulance
Know when to stop, how much assistance to provide and how to hand off patient care to responding authorities
Integrate data from EMS, fire and law enforcement to identify trends and community needs across disciplines
While first responders were helping victims of a crash, another vehicle hit the ambulance with so much force that it knocked it over, MEDIC said
Crash detection technology automatically alerts 911 when a severe car crash is detected, but it’s frequently leading to false reports
Matthew Madigan was assisting a driver on the shoulder of the road when police say another driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the pair
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crewmembers rendered aid before the woman was pronounced dead, police said
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
The EMS providers suffered minor injuries
A Marin County FD captain rappelled to the car that was wedged between a broken tree and the hillside, and a paramedic got there on a 200-foot line
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
Charleston County EMS and multiple police departments responded
An AMR crew had the rig’s lights and siren on when another vehicle struck
Aiden Carter called 911 and stayed with the injured driver until first responders arrived
Bullitt County EMS said it has received offers of assistance and an “outpouring of love, concern, and prayers”
Medex EMS providers rendered aid on scene after the rider was ejected from the bike
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
Both EMS providers and the other driver were injured
One unsuspecting driver was transported to a hospital, and a suspect has been taken into custody
Five people were transported to hospitals, while others walked to get medical help after the commuter train crash
The Riverside Medical Center ambulance had its lights and siren on at the time of the incident
The Charleston Police Department said that four people were transported to a hospital, including the two EMS providers and two from the involved cars
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue Chief Charles Moore was transported with chest injuries and abrasions
A driver plowed into a single car crash scene, killing EMT Matthew Madigan and the 36-year-old driver of the initial crashed vehicle
The downed craft was called to evacuate a hiker suffering from breathing problems and chest pains; the hiker was found and transported separately
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
EMS providers transported one person to a medical center and the other declined treatment
“We’ve got a car continually hitting us from the rear,” EMS providers told dispatchers
A fellow Pro Care EMS employee and an SUV driver were killed in the head-on collision
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
The 97-year-old star of stage and screen was not transported to a hospital
A Pro Care EMS employee and the driver of the SUV were killed, and two people were injured, officials said
