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.
Chris and Kelly talk about the implementation of a Quick Response Vehicle to reduce response times
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Apply hazardous incident response principles of time, distance and shielding to minimize risk from callous, selfish, distracted and criminal POV drivers
The investigator’s car was parked in a Strong Memorial bay when a Monroe Ambulance employee hit it as she opened her door to unload a patient
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
NYPD and FDNY divers pulled a boy and woman from the murky water and medics rendered aid, but the two patients died
A technical rescue team, Stamford police and Stamford EMS responded, treated and transported her
Broeder de Vries is trying out a specially outfitted Mustang Mach-E
The San Antonio Fire Department’s AMBUS is part of the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force; it can carry 24 patients in seats or 20 patients in beds
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
“I am extremely proud this evening to be a part of the central Missouri EMS region,” trauma surgeon Dr. Jeffery Coughenour said
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Train 4 was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when it struck a dump truck at a crossing
How to best manage our high-stress, time-compressed working conditions to control fight-or-flight response
“We’ve had multiple situations because of how poorly maintained our fleet of vehicles is, where an ambulance will break down en route to critical calls,” the union president said
The driver of the truck that crashed with a Malta and McConnellsville Fire Department ambulance was pronounced dead at the scene
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan became ill during a training exercise, was transported to a medical center with limited bed space and was being transferred
An attending doctor said the crash likely did not contribute to the patient’s death at Skokie Hospital
EMT Delilah Wells, who was in the back of the rig, the patient who was being transported, and two people in the other vehicle were injured
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Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
Putnam County EMS said that all injuries appear to be non-life-threatening and the ambulance crew was not transporting a patient at the time
San Bernadino firefighter-paramedics treated two people who were injured in the crash
Listen as risk management expert Gordon Graham describes the dangers of not using a seat belt and all first responders’ responsibility to arrive safely
Richard Webb-Stevens responded to the 2017 Westminster attack and has led improvements for people with hearing impairments working in EMS
“Do you want a headbutt?” EMT Nicholas McGowan asked, according to court documents
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
