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
Officials said an ambulance at the scene was struck by a vehicle trying to pass a fire truck, and another vehicle struck a police car with an officer inside
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A couple was only looking for a fishing spot when they happened upon an injured and missing woman who had driven off a cliff and crashed some 200 feet below
A police report said Gene Southworth refused to let responders pull a victim from a crashed car, and his daughter caused a disturbance as he was detained
Wall, surface and stretcher mounts help secure equipment within the ambulance, reducing the potential for injury to patients and providers
Agencies should take into consideration local terrain, potential hazards and future needs before purchasing a specialty EMS vehicle
Bonny Senger and Bismarck Air Medical pilot Todd Lasky were together for five months before he died
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were in the right place at the right time and took four children and three adults off a power boat
Trooper James Brooks smashed the driver’s window and, with the help of Austin Wiggins, pulled Karen Wright out of the car before performing CPR on her
Derek Boehm said the Native Air crew was on its last flight of the day when the helicopter crashed into a remote part of the Superstition Mountains in 2015
A paramedic, nurse and pilot were onboard the Metro Area Ambulance plane when it crashed on its way to assist in a patient transport
A three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance left two people dead after a driver lost control and crossed the center line
Understanding the mechanisms of injury in a MVC and how to reduce ambulance collisions
Dozens of medical personnel sprang into action within minutes of a three-vehicle crash involving one fatality and more than two dozen injured victims
Police said a suspected drunk driver struck a police car, and then another suspected drunk driver hit the ambulance that responded
Carter Lewis, who lost his leg in the crash, is recovering at home, and a firefighter identified as David is in stable, but serious condition
The firefighters, police officers and EMTs described sleepless nights, persistent memories and “basic sorrow” as they grapple with what they saw
Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals following a series of crashes involving at least two cars and a bus that crashed through a concrete divider
The community of Schoharie thanked the responders for their efforts at a vigil held near the site of a limousine crash that killed 20 people
New York State Police say two vehicles were involved in the crash Saturday afternoon
Talina Moyer was awarded Call of the Week by an international organization after instructing a woman how to get out of her car as it was sinking into water
Adam Galloway was on his way to the funeral of his son, Private First Class Jason Decker, when he witnessed Officer Jason Seals’ motorcycle lying in the road
Jasmin Flores was prompted to hold a community training session in CPR after realizing other bystanders of a crash wanted to help but did not know CPR
Rock Township Ambulance District Lt. Nick Salzman said it was a “life experience” when a vehicle struck his ambulance while he was tending to patients
“Thank you for my life and for my second life,” Lisa said to the responders who extricated her from a car that had been T-boned in 2008
Andrew M. Rimoldi, 28, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, harassment, reckless driving and following too closely
Kennis Harrell died after crashing his car head-on into another vehicle, resulting in his death and the deaths of Michael Fullwood and Kathy Stevens
Palo Alto Deputy Fire Chief Geoffrey Blackshire said the single-engine Mooney M20 was trying to land when it crashed in a pond
Shane Sharkey and Ian King jumped into a “fly car” after overhearing that a crash had occurred and found that a man was trapped inside a burning vehicle
Superior Ambulance EMT Jaclyn Nauracy and South Haven Fire Department firefighter-paramedic Nicholas Branham were killed when they collided with an SUV