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.
Increasing the number of ambulances in a regionalized fleet maintenance program gives paramedic chiefs more influence with vendors
Chris and Kelly talk about the implementation of a Quick Response Vehicle to reduce response times
Why focusing solely on line-of-duty deaths is doing a disservice to the health and wellness of those in the industry
L.A. County Fire airlifted a severely injured patient to a hospital
Tri-Hospital EMS CEO said that a paramedic’s quick reaction to the situation kept the collision from being head-on
Two EMS providers were transporting a patient to Pittsburgh and were not hurt in the crash
Patrick Sullivan and Ryan Ferrara were riding a motorcycle without helmets when the fatal crash happened
D.C. Fire and EMS transported victims to hospitals and treated other injured people at the scene
“Our ‘Zero Emission’ Initiative exemplifies how DocGo is revolutionizing the delivery of mobile medical care,” said DocGo CEO and founder Stan Vashovsky
Paramedic David Mimms was treating a patient when Dontorrius Belser sped through a red light, causing the fatal collision
One vehicle collided with the Bell Ambulance rig, which had its lights and siren on, making the ambulance roll and hit a third vehicle
A car crashed head-on into a Southwick Fire Department rig that was transporting a patient on Route 10
West Memphis Firefighter Jason Lang was on his way to an EMT training session when he stopped to help
Multiple agencies responded to the wreck and uninjured drivers were taken to the Pendleton Convention Center
A vehicle hit the Claiborne County ambulance as crewmembers were rendering aid to a driver from a separate collision
The car’s driver sustained serious injuries in the crash with a Caldwell County EMS ambulance that was transporting a patient with its lights and siren on
Both EMS providers and the car’s driver were transported to a hospital and treated
The institute asks first responders to report incidents and plans to analyze the data
The two EMS providers, one patient, and two individuals from the involved vehicle were transported to a hospital
Highway patrol’s preliminary investigation shows that the Dodge driver pulled in front of the ambulance
The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene, and its passenger was transported to a hospital in Shreveport for severe burns
29-year-old James Hvamstad was killed when an ambulance carrying a patient crashed into the rear of his Jeep
The onboard paramedic said the helicopter rolled in the air, pinning himself and the flight nurse to the ceiling before they could secure the patient
The pilot, Danial Moore, was wheeled out of the emergency room to applause from first responders
“It’s kind of different when you pull up in your own personal vehicle,” said Jason Gifford, a firefighter and paramedic with Radford Fire and EMS
Firefighters were able to extricate the EMT from Waldorf Paramedic Ambulance 38 shortly after the incident
“Our hearts hurt so bad for you and your family,” Sarah Kaderli’s employer, City Ambulance Service, said in a statement
An aviation expert said the report confirms speculation that the Learjet 35 business jet crashed while the pilot attempted to perform a difficult maneuver at low altitude
The pilot, who was injured more severely than the onboard nurse and paramedic, is being compared to Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
The infant and crew members were all transported to local hospitals
Houston law enforcement officers said the driver of a black Chevrolet Equinox was probably speeding and did not notice multiple illuminated “wrong way” signs
The Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad members were responding to a call and did not have a patient in the ambulance
One Bell Ambulance employee has returned to in-office work in Milwaukee; the other remains at home after being hospitalized