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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An ambulance and vehicle collision immediately transforms an incident from the patient’s emergency to an emergency shared with the EMS crew
Video shows the high-speed, head-on collision between a school bus and SUV after the SUV driver became unresponsive
A pregnant woman and her son were killed when a driver sped away from Clayton County providers who found him slumped behind the wheel
A cop, an EMT and two corrections officers – one of whom is also a firefighter – were on the right road at the right time
A driver in Littlefield and his toddler died after a 3-vehicle crash involving an ambulance, car and semi-truck
A new, gas-powered rig offers lower anticipated repair costs over diesel, the Northshire Rescue Squad reported
A relief fund was created to help the seriously injured Hendersonville responders
An early morning wreck in Orlando sends survivors to the hospital
The new additions to the fleet include rescue boats, air units, bariatric medic units, engines and medical units
The ambulance on Long Island was transporting a patient when it was struck by a 49-year-old woman in a BMW
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
A Mercy Flights paramedic, an Ashland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief and a patient from the initial crash were transported to the hospital
After a Parma Fire Department ambulance was hit, the department issued a statement on social media reminding residents to be aware of emergency vehicles
A Rochester woman was killed after a 19-year-old driver crashed into an ambulance on its way to a call
A 9-month pregnant woman waited more than an hour for a Richmond Ambulance Authority to arrive after a driver ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle
Two recent Garner High School graduates who were part of their school’s Public Safety Academy sprang into action when they witnessed a vehicle crash into a fellow classmate’s car and catch fire
Two firefighters and a paramedic were treated for smoke inhalation from the resulting fire at the Biomat USA Plasma Center
Seeing Demya Sibley’s progress after responding to the grisly crash scene has been instrumental in helping the providers process the call
Four Falmouth police officers were able to lift the vehicle up enough to relieve pressure on the man’s extremities, allowing a paramedic to pull him out from under the SUV
Greenville County Sheriff’s officials say there was a young child in the truck where the woman was reportedly passed out
Firefighters needed to break the ambulance windshield to free the two American Medical Response EMTs
The suspect accused of killing Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm was initially charged with the lower-level felony of manslaughter
Cumberland-Goodwill EMT Grace Snyder’s actions were caught on camera as she pulled the man away seconds before an explosion
Survivors from three separate crashes gathered on National Trauma Survivors Day to thank their rescuers in person
Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad Chief Joel Rutkowski said the actions of the crewmember who was driving prevented serious injuries
Three volunteer EMS personnel were among those injured in the crash
Several witnesses said they saw the woman traveling in the wrong lane and tried to warn her to no avail
A Williamson County EMS commander immediately placed a tourniquet and transport was initiated within five minutes
The crash occurred as authorities were pursuing the stolen rig
Riggs Ambulance Service Paramedic Marc Trujillo, 24, served in EMS for nearly five years and was a father-to-be
The ambulance crew was transporting a patient in serious condition at the time of the crash
The DeKalb County paramedic had to be extricated from the ambulance, officials said
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