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.
Ambulance crash tragedies like this one are a stark reminder of the danger of ignoring high-risk behavior
Quick discussion on the benefits of roundabouts for reducing the risks of intersection collisions
EMS providers can determine severity of injury with more than just MOI during trauma triage
Officials said the Crozer Health medics needed to be extricated and one of them was intubated
Wood-Ridge Firefighter Daniel O’Beirne, who was on his way to his job as a corrections officer, and Inspira Medical Center Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Jordan Reed worked together to save the driver
Three people in the ambulance, including a patient, were among the injured
Officials said the two emergency vehicles were not responding to the same call at the time of the crash
Police said the ambulance was turning into the hospital entrance when the crash occurred
Police said a distracted driver struck the rig while swerving around another car that had stopped for the truck
The bill was introduced after reports that first responders took photos at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed nine people, including basketball star Kobe Bryant
Cetronia Ambulance Corps Paramedic Sam Yerkes was only a mile away from the station when he was hit by a vehicle and throw into the air
William Paul Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps 1st Lt. Moshe Herzog, 27, and EMT David Schneebalg, 26, were killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer
Atrium Health Union EMS Paramedic Chuck Nix aided injured Paramedic Madison Hackney after their ambulance was struck by two vehicles
The Genesee County Board of Commissioners approved a more than $263,000 purchase of camera systems that officials say will help avoid costly lawsuits
Police said the man had been transported to the hospital after an earlier crash in which he nearly ran over an officer
A car collided with a Fond du Lac Fire Rescue ambulance, ejecting one person from the car and trapping another
A paramedic, nurse and pilot were killed when their plane broke up in flight over North Dakota
Police say the man fled the scene after the assault
Lincoln County EMS said in a statement that the paramedic was extricated after the collision between a quick response vehicle and another vehicle
Officials said a pickup truck going the wrong way collided with a Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency ambulance
FDNY EMS Deputy Chief Kevin Ramdayal said multiple patients were trapped inside the bus
Data company ESO released its mid-year report on call volume, PPE use and patient outcomes Thursday
Firefighters warded off the bees by dousing them with water
An unknown man provided critical first aid to a 62-year-old woman after she was seriously wounded in a rollover crash Friday morning that left four others injured
A baby was among those injured in the two-vehicle crash, officials said
Police say the woman’s mouth was injured after a scooter crash and she spat bloody saliva on the medic’s face
The integration of the two technologies will get first responders detailed information about the crash before they arrive on scene
North Flight EMS paramedics rescued the man after his kayak flipped on Monday night
Florida Highway Patrol officials say the private ambulance crashed into the Martin County bus while transporting a 77-year-old patient
Officials say the Med-Care ambulance transporting a patient rear-ended the pickup truck at a stop light
Police said the driver of the other vehicle ran a red light, hit the ambulance and then fled the scene on foot
Police said a Hatzolah Ambulance EMS provider who saw the crash in their rearview mirror managed to revive a driver police thought had died
Lakeland Emergency Squad EMT and Warren County 911 Director Eskil Scott Danielson suffered a heart attack after saving his daughter in 2016
