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.
Wall, surface and stretcher mounts help secure equipment within the ambulance, reducing the potential for injury to patients and providers
Agencies should take into consideration local terrain, potential hazards and future needs before purchasing a specialty EMS vehicle
Understanding the mechanisms of injury in a MVC and how to reduce ambulance collisions
A fund created by the measure would give first responders financial resources to replace equipment, pay workers overtime and address other urgent costs
The preliminary report did not include a probable cause for the Nevada crash that killed all five people aboard
An Austin Travis County EMS medic was preparing to exit the ambulance through the back doors when the vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver
The EMT driving the rig and two additional EMTs were transported in stable condition
The Life Force helicopter was severely damaged, and all aboard were transported to hospitals
Osborn and his Uber driver helped pull the man from the vehicle to safety, and waited with him for first responders to arrive
11 people have died on planes owned and operated by Guardian Flight
The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star’s fatal helicopter crash
The company is also hosting a webpage where people can post condolences
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger
The air ambulance apparently broke apart before the crash, according to the NTSB
According to Care Flight, all aboard died, including the pilot, the flight nurse, the flight paramedic, the patient and a member of the patient’s family
The St. Tammany District 7 crewmember sustained multiple fractures, was extricated from the overturned fire truck and airlifted to a medical center
Patrick Moore put the man’s car in park and shut the engine off, an AMR crew removed the driver from the car, and Moore performed chest compressions
The vehicle made an 8-foot by 12-foot hole in the Cleveland building and caused heavy damage on the inside
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
Prosecutors at Jose Gonzalez’s trial used his 2017 interview with police as his testimony
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
“Thank you LAPD & LAFD for being so caring & focused,” the actor said in an Instagram post with a photo of her damaged Cadillac
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man’s leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
“‘He intentionally tried to kill us,’” Neha Patel told paramedics, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
“She was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,” said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
The car’s driver and the patient being transported were flown to a hospital
The injured Malta-Stillwater EMS providers removed the patient before the rig began to burn
“We ask that you PLEASE SLOW DOWN and be observant when driving by all emergency vehicles,” the department tweeted later
Ross Comeaux told the treating paramedic he forgot something in his vehicle and was struck while crossing the highway
Other EMS providers also were hurt in the rear-end crash at the scene of a prior accident
It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
