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.
Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later
Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
A Leland Fire and Rescue ambulance crew was returning from a call when they stumbled upon the crash and reported it to the police department
Three EMS personnel and one civilian were transported to Boston-area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
The 16 people injured in the crash were all transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
One of the vehicles received damage on both sides and fire crews had to pry open the driver and passenger side doors to free the three occupants
A level-two mass casualty event was declared to free up the resources needed to address a large number of injured people
The crash caused significant damage to an ambulance, fire truck and state police SUVs
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An ambulance, state trooper SUV and a fire truck were involved in a multiple vehicle wreck that left two troopers injured
The driver of the ambulance was pinned in the vehicle as a result of the crash and extricated by first responders
Gerard Colvert, 30, was charged with DWI, reckless driving and driving with impaired ability
Police said the ambulance was responding to an aided case and had its lights and sirens activated when it struck the victim while he was crossing an intersection
The collision left one person in serious condition, and two paramedics and the driver of the vehicle with minor injuries
The crash required firefighters and emergency medics from around the county, as well as four REACH and CAL STAR air ambulances, to help with the injured
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During the Flight for Life transport, with one helicopter on the ground and another approaching, first responders noticed a drone flying above them
State health agency officials said his suspension would stay until he resolves all criminal charges
Police are investigating an ambulance crash that left four people injured, including two paramedics
Kelsey Yates, 23, lost control of her vehicle and hit a drainage culvert, flipping her car and landing upside down
Officials named the event after Richard Allen Pearlman, the youngest first responder who died during the attacks
The ambulance had its emergency lights and sirens running when it was struck by another car while crossing an intersection
The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday drew no conclusions on what caused the North Memorial Health helicopter to crash
An off-duty EMT who lives in the area heard the crash and helped the driver get out of the car
Counties are required to have two dispatchers on duty at all times or have an agreement in place to answer possible rollover calls
Thomas Butler, an EMT at Riggs Ambulance Service in Merced County, had recently completed paramedic school
Mahliyah crawled back into the car, where she saw that the younger child’s head was bleeding, and lifted her out of her seat and through the trunk to safety
LAPD officials said the ambulance was traveling at normal speed without emergency lights
EMT Brannon Wilkerson was in a serious car accident in April that left him on short-term disability after he suffered multiple injuries
North Memorial Health of Robbinsdale, the hospital that owns the helicopter, identifies the pilot as Tim McDonald and the nurse as Deb Schott
North Memorial Air Care helicopter crash at Minn. regional airport kills pilot and nurse, injures third crew member
The paramedics saw the car crash, stopped to help and pulled the man out of the car before it caught on fire
Hyrum Nielsen was riding a motorcycle when he hit a tree and was ejected from the seat
