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.
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Recent news from around the world of EMS is a continuing reminder of the dangerous and essential work performed by paramedics
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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
Two AMR Las Vegas employees had just completed a patient transport when a vehicle hit the ambulance head-on
Four people were on board the plane that went down, knocking out power to hundreds of homes
EMS providers were responding to call about a man who was slumped over in a vehicle
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Joshua Zaborowski, 30, was killed when the ambulance he was driving overturned
A tractor-trailer hit Bryant Gladney’s truck, a University Hospital ambulance and the vehicle involved in the original crash, the Boone County Fire Protection District said
The rig driver, Kevin Tirrel McCorvey, was arrested and told Fairburn police that he had smoked marijuana, taken Adderall and was drinking before the incident
No people were injured, but the American Ambulance vehicle was damaged
“I fear we’ve adopted some really unsafe driving habits, and they’re going to persist,” said one researcher
A Milwaukee patient and an EMT were in critical condition, authorities said
From pulling people out of burning buildings, to rendering aid in a catastrophic traffic pileup while injured, these heroic stories of off-duty responders will stun you
Billings, Mont., Firefighter Ryan Benton says he’s one of many on his crew who would have done the same
Friends of Jason Hamilton say he faces a long recovery
EMS providers were transporting a patient and had the siren on when a car struck the rig, according to state troopers
Robin Nicole “Niki” Knotts, of Darlington County EMS, was a passenger in the vehicle