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.
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
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
Two crewmembers were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after an SUV struck their rig head on
The chief medical officer of data company ESO said stroke and heart attack patients may be transporting themselves or not seeking treatment
Police are conducting a DWI investigation after a pickup truck struck the side of an ambulance responding to a call
The Chicago Fire Department enacted its EMS Plan 2, sending at least five ambulances, a triage van, a command van and several officers to the scene
Motor vehicle collisions might be down nearly 50%, but don’t let down your guard on the roadway or neglect your extrication skills or training
The patient’s lawsuit claims the crewmember who was driving the ambulance was negligent in causing the crash that delayed his treatment
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
The pilot program with electric vehicle company Arcimoto will test the Rapid Responder, which is designed to quickly reach emergencies
Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm, a 30-year EMS veteran, was killed in an ambulance crash earlier this month
An EMS provider was in the back of the rig when the suspect got in, officials say
The off-duty first responders spotted the wreck in a ditch while on their way to go hunting
Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm, 54, was killed and three others were injured in the collision
Maimonides Medical Center Paramedic Christina Gardini, 27, was riding her motorcycle in Brooklyn when it struck a parked truck and caught fire
The patient that was in the ambulance and four people in the car, including a child, were transported after the crash
Paramedic Tyler Van Alstine and EMT Ginger Jacobs transported the girl after inclement weather prevented an air ambulance response
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash earlier this month that sent four first responders to the hospital
Firefighters were on the scene within 19 seconds and paramedics were in the car to help injured driver Ryan Newman within 35 seconds
The three crewmembers on board survived the crash and were rescued from the frigid Alaskan waters
Columbia Township Firefighter-EMT Brett Wilson had stopped to assist at the crash scene when he was electrocuted by downed power lines
The rig carrying a patient, family members and two EMTs was rolled over onto its side in the collision
An 11-year-old boy was suspected to have serious injuries, and the number of injured climbed after officials realized some of the students brought to the school were also hurt
The agency’s chief says the NJ DOH had already approved their policy of staffing an unlicensed ambulance with one EMT
AMR Paramedics Paul Besaw and Lahiri Garcia were killed in the rollover ambulance crash in 2017
Officials said the driver of the stopped car was partially ejected in the crash
Andy Graves wrote and released the song to help him cope with the trauma of responding to the crash that killed 156 people
A witness said the ambulance had its sirens on when it was struck by another vehicle at an intersection
The woman said the man saved her from bleeding out after a fatal 1986 vehicle crash
