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.
How would you stabilize a patient with neck and chest pain following a motor vehicle collision?
Knowledge of roads, vehicles, drivers are critical to safe arrival at emergency
Ambulance crash tragedies like this one are a stark reminder of the danger of ignoring high-risk behavior
Police are searching for the woman they say stole the Anne Arundel County rig and crashed it into another vehicle before fleeing
Two EMS providers were injured and another driver was killed in the head-on crash
Dontorrius Jaquez Belser was charged in the crash that killed Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm
Doug Haney read a thank you letter to the fire-rescue and medical flight crews that saved him after the four-vehicle crash
Three people in the ambulance including an EMT and a student were among those injured in the crash with an SUV
A woman was killed and two EMS providers, another driver and a 10-month-old infant were injured in the crash over the weekend
The man is also accused of ramming his car into a smoke shop earlier to steal the nitrous oxide cartridges
The vehicles were helping block the road during a protest outside Austin Police Department headquarters
Authorities say several people called 911 to report that the man was driving erratically before the crash
An ambulance responding to a car crash was temporarily blocked from moving by protestors
Police say the man lost control of his car and crashed into an ambulance that was stopped at a red light
Authorities said they are not certain a crime occurred due to the chaotic circumstances of the downtown protest
The South Carolina firefighter-EMT and other good Samaritans helped free one person; a second person was revived after 20 minutes submerged
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 accused Cypress Creek EMS of having an on-site mechanic repair members’ personal vehicles
Officials say the driver of the vehicle that struck the ambulance was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene
The NTSB said “inadequate management of safety” led to the crash that killed two flight nurses and the pilot
River Falls Firefighter-EMT Eddie Nicholson, 62, was clearing the speedway after a collision when a bus rolled onto him
Officials say a total of four vehicles, including the ambulance, were involved in the crash
North Branford Fire Department Emergency Medical Responder Antonio Grandetti was killed on Monday
Former EMT Kevin O’Donnell pulled the three passengers from the vehicle after the crash, which killed the driver
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
The man allegedly drove his SUV through the parade that was paying tribute to hospital staff and later crashed during a police chase
A proposed bill would impose a penalty of up to a year in jail and $5,000 in fines for first responders who take unauthorized photos of crime or accident victims
The pickup truck struck the passenger’s side of the ambulance, causing significant damage
The National Transportation Safety Board released its factual report on the crash that killed a pilot and two crewmembers
The ambulance was responding to a reported building fire when it collided with another vehicle
The rig was not responding to an emergency when it struck the SUV carrying two adults and an infant, officials said
The driver of an SUV was killed and three Louisville Metro EMS employees were injured less than a week after a head-on crash involving the same agency
First responders mourned the loss this week of Camden County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatcher Rachel Hodge
A Georgia woman who gave birth in the middle of a car crash was unable to find her newborn in the immediate aftermath
