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
Of the 21 injured, 16 people were taken to the hospital and one person was transported with serious injuries
One driver was unable to stop and his car went through the fence, injuring several people and killing a female EMT
A paramedic got out of an ambulance and a Mustang accelerated forward and pinned the paramedic against the ambulance
An Anne Arundel County medic unit was transporting a patient with serious injuries sustained in an earlier vehicle crash
First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus
Officials say one victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them
Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff
Paramedics Brittany Young and Douglas Ronald Dick II were killed in an ambulance crash after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer
Two firefighter-paramedics, the patient they were transporting and driver of the Jeep were taken to the hospital
Two EMS providers, as well as the patient inside and the driver of the other vehicle, were treated with non-life-threatening injuries and transported to the hospital
The Plainfield ambulance was involved in a crash with a minivan moments before it crashed into the home
The father and son duo were driving four-wheelers out in the countryside of Oklahoma over the weekend when Brody’s dad drove his ATV into a ravine
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