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.
There’s probably a few that stand out; let’s hear em
Remember the FALTER acronym to make sure you call for a helicopter transport when time really counts
Following a freeway crash, EMS workers find than a spinal immobilization is not necessary, and opt for a rigid collar instead
Virginia Beach Fire Chief David Hutcheson said one firefighter was kicked and one was shoved, but bystanders didn’t interfere with care to the crash victim
Marion County Fire Rescue urged motorists to stay alert and yield for emergency vehicles after the rig was struck while transporting a patient
Fire officials addressed the increased scrutiny of military-style equipment in public safety, saying the vehicle would only be used to save lives
EMT Dawson Rice, 21, suffered ruptured organs and multiple fractures after being struck while assisting crash victims
The driver of a pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash with an ambulance carrying a patient
Police said the man had flashing blue lights on his vehicle, which also displayed emblems from fire and EMS departments he is not a member of
Parishville Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief and EMT Nicholas Jerome, 30, is recovering after being seriously injured in an on-duty crash Tuesday
The Parishville Volunteer Fire Department firefighter-EMT was reportedly responding in his personal vehicle when he crashed into a tree
Charlotte County Firefighter-EMT Todd Schwalbe was captaining his own boat when he noticed the other boat sinking
New Bedford EMS providers saved the “brave ferret” and handed the four-legged patient safely to animal control
A 60-year-old woman is suspected of driving while intoxicated in the crash that seriously injured Joachim-Plattin Paramedic Erik Bedwell and Capt. Greg Maguire
Police say the Tesla was possibly on “Autopilot” at the time of the crash and are investigating whether the driver was drunk
The driver of another vehicle involved in the crash was arrested on suspicion of DWI
Officials say the lieutenant was responding to a motorcycle collision
The man faces multiple assault charges after allegedly punching the EMT and choking another motorist
Police say an 81-year-old man was killed after his vehicle pulled into the rig’s path
The driver of a sedan died in the collision early Saturday morning
Nurse Rachel Taylor was on her way home from her wedding when she witnessed the crash and got out to help
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
Ambulance services were temporarily diverted after officials say a woman in her 70s lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the ER’s glass doors
Three women who survived the 1987 crash that killed one of their friends met with two dozen first responders to thank them on Friday
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson died Monday night, four days after the crash of the small plane
Firefighter Richard Ziegler, 83, rescued 12 people from the wreckage of Mohawk Airlines Flight 121
The man, who crashed into several other cars while fleeing from police, is now in custody
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson was critically injured in the fiery crash of a small airplane owned by Pilot Andre Kostrzewa
The alcohol-involved crash caused the ambulance to overturn, pinning the medic for more than 40 minutes
Broward County Firefighter-Paramedic James Von Minden disappeared after a single-vehicle crash on Friday
Officials say after crashing the ambulance into another vehicle, seriously injuring the driver, the woman fled the rig and made off with a nearby taxi
Police said two fishermen who witnessed the crash scene assisted by cutting the driver’s seat belt before officers arrived
Police are searching for the woman they say stole the Anne Arundel County rig and crashed it into another vehicle before fleeing