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
Lloyd Claycomb and the driver of the car that hit the rig were seriously injured; an EMS provider and a vehicle passenger had non-life-threatening injuries
Nicholas McGowan told police he was on his way home after work when he crashed his vehicle
The Boro Park Hatzalah crew was responding to a call at the time of the crash
Jordan Shelley had car trouble and was standing outside his vehicle when another vehicle crashed into his and pushed it, hitting Shelley and knocking him off the bridge and into water
Another bystander helped the man before police and EMS arrived
Sabria Phillips claims that Richland County Emergency Medical Service, dispatchers and the sheriff’s department were ill-equipped to respond
Dispatchers took more than 400 calls for injuries, drinking, vehicle crashes; the injured include a Galveston County Sheriff’s Office deputy
The medic had stopped to provide aid; several people injured in the collision were transported to the hospital
All four crewmembers were injured — two of them seriously — when the Airbus AS350 tried to land in windy conditions at the Christmas Valley Airport
The three Wyoming Medical Center staff members and two flight crew members were not seriously injured, and the patient was admitted to the hospital
Wilmington Fire and Rescue warned the public to “slow down and proceed with caution around emergency vehicles responding with their lights on”
The crew had been transporting a patient in Waukegan and rendered aid while other EMS providers were en route
A tractor-trailer hit the Brewster Fire Department ambulance, pushing it into a guardrail and median
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
Firefighters put out the flames and rescued the trapped and injured people; the five survivors were transported to hospitals
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
