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.
You were asked to respond third unit in to a multiple vehicle collision and mass casualty for an 8-year-old female with abdominal pain; did you make the right decisions?
You are asked to respond as the third unit to arrive at a vehicle collision
We laugh about our own fatigue-related episodes, but such gallows humor belittles the real issue that lies beneath
A driver reportedly ran a red light and crashed into two vehicles and an LAFD fire truck; a 76-year-old woman was transported and later died from her injuries
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
The trip from Jefferson Health-Abington hospital to a nursing home was less than 10 miles
“EMS was his life,” a statement from Emergency Resource Management read, praising Christopher Smith’s work and character
The Superior Ambulance crewmembers were not hurt
Mercy Flight suspended operations following the incident at an annual factory training
Jessica Sirignano was first on the scene of the crash that killed Joe Stroup, where she was able to help save and treat Martha Stroup before EMS arrived
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating the deaths of James E. Sauer and Stewart M. Dietrick during the annual Bell Helicopter factory training
The helicopter was reportedly on a training mission at the time of the crash
An EMS provider, a child being transported and the truck driver were hurt in the crash which flipped the rig
Two EMS providers with Mobile Medical Response sustained minor injuries
David Worley, whose 21-year-old passenger died in the wreck, was critically injured when his vehicle hit the Fond du Lac Fire Rescue rig
Robert Ivey, commander of Lumberton Rescue and EMS, recalled transporting his friend, unsure if he would make it
Two EMS providers were transported to a hospital, but none of the injuries were said to be serious
The Ulster Hose Company No. 5 crew was removing a patient from the vehicle when it rolled backward, causing broken bones and facial injuries
Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty in March to charges related to a motorcycle crash that killed Ryan Ferrara
The police report states that two of the drivers could not see an overturned semi or a Good Samaritan, who became injured
The bus driver was not found to be impaired at the time of the incident and had received adequate rest from the prior day’s shift
The Salt River Fire Department has “a rotation right now where our guys are standing by at the hospital nonstop until he wakes up,” said Capt. Ray Martinez
Two EMTs and a patient were inside the Bell ambulance when the December 2021 crash occurred
Brendan Bessee had recently transferred from the Globe Fire Department to the Salt River Fire Department
A person in the Salt River Fire Department ambulance and the other vehicle’s driver were injured
A Unified Fire Department ambulance crashed with another vehicle while en route to a local hospital
The Houston ambulance and the Ford Focus that hit it both burned, but no one was hurt
San Diego Fire-Rescue transported four people to be treated for minor injuries
Video: Coast Guard, plus 9 fire, EMS agencies respond near the eastern shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland
Police say that 24 people were injured in the fiery chain of crashes
Police said that Merredith Lovely, who was responding to a call, did not correctly clear an intersection before driving through a red light
Emergency personnel from four counties responded and transported approximately 20 patients to area hospitals
A man was trapped in an overturned tractor-trailer carrying raw chicken
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