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 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
Increasing the number of ambulances in a regionalized fleet maintenance program gives paramedic chiefs more influence with vendors
EMS providers treated and transported six students and one adult to several medical centers in the area
The 29-year-old victim remains in critical condition
Beginning in October, drivers must change lanes or slow down for any stopped vehicle showing hazards or caution signals
A driver faces multiple charges in the incident that crushed the EMS provider’s leg and caused other injuries
Alameda County Fire Department crewmembers assessed the grocery store for hazards and treated the injured people
The pilot and two others sustained moderate injuries and were transported to a trauma center
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
The UT Health East Texas ambulance flipped onto its side on a wet road; the crew was not transporting a patient at the time of the incident
After the driver’s own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
Franklin Fire & Rescue: “Our crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care”
The head-on crash with a car flipped the rig onto its side and caused major damage to both vehicles
EMS providers treated the unconscious man and evaluated the children
AMR providers started transporting mental health patients in 2016, and some say their increased contact with people having such crises puts them at increased risk
Melvin “Dennis” Fortney III also taught at a community college and had retired as a battalion chief for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue
All three Premier Health crew members had minor injuries, but the helicopter took “substantial” damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said
“We are heartbroken and overwhelmed by grief,” the Florence County EMS department said
The Durango Fire Protection District is reeling from the deaths of Captains Scott Gallagher and Leo Lloyd
The suspect’s pickup truck was split into two pieces as a result of the incident, Indiana State Police reported
Nearly 60 LAFD firefighters responded to the scene; EMS treated the actress who was in critical condition
A Frederick County Department of Fire and Rescue crew transported the truck driver to a hospital
Authorities determined that the EMS provider who was driving the Gold Cross ambulance was responsible
The Hawkins County EMS employee was transported to a hospital
The three crewmembers were transported to a hospital for evaluation
The three occupants of the ambulance were transported to a hospital for treatment, but no other injuries were reported, police said
A Syracuse crew was inside a home treating a patient when AMR employees saw the truck leaving; dispatchers tracked the stolen vehicle by using its GPS
EMT Lekia Smith, who was not charged and was treated for minor injuries, has released a statement and hired a lawyer
Investigators are expected to take weeks to find the cause of the crash that killed a Bernalillo County FF-medic and sheriff’s office employees
The Coast Guard, the Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, Monroe Community Ambulance and multiple area fire departments responded
Rescue Specialist and Paramedic Matthew King of Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue and three sheriff’s office members had been assisting with the East Mesa Fire
