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
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
An Ohio off-duty West Chester paramedic climbed inside a burning SUV after a crash in Franklin to rescue the driver trapped inside
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services officials had reported a total of six motorcycle accidents spread across Friday and Saturday
West Point spokeswoman Katie Felder said the accident Thursday morning was in an area where cadet summer training takes place
An ambulance turned left into the driving lane of a motorcycle, causing a collision that killed the rider
New York City Fire Department officials said the pilot was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury after the helicopter landed in the river
Four people were killed in a a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes
Kyle Joseph Compton, 23, was killed in a crash after his car veered off the road and he struck several trees
A semi-truck hauling lumber plowed into vehicles on a crowded section of Interstate 70 near Denver, causing a fire so intense that it melted the roadway and metal off of cars
Jody Heglar was sentenced to 15 years for driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, which was reduced to 14 months of time served and probation
“Jefferson was spitting on and fighting medical workers who were trying to render aid to her,” police said
Six first responder agencies responded to the scene to search for the two crash victims
As a result of the first responders work, four lives were saved through organ donation
Roads in the area were shut down for some time due to a large debris field
FACT*R provides supplies and training to first responders so they can administer blood transfusions in the field
Rutherford County Fire & Rescue firefighters administered first aid and applied bandages to Pepper
The RAPTOR can respond to mass casualty incidents such as vehicle crashes, mass shootings or natural disasters
American Medical Response paramedic Edward Lustro was killed in a crash that occurred after another drive made an illegal U-turn
American Medical Response paramedic Edward Lustro died when his motorcycle collided with a car on the highway
