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.
Know when to stop, how much assistance to provide and how to hand off patient care to responding authorities
Tips for the unique challenges of accessing and extricating patients from recreational trails
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
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
A school bus full of children rear-ended a garbage truck; luckily, EMT Kim Ison came upon the scene while driving her daughter to school
An object relatively the same size as the King Air 200 that disappeared in January on the way to pick up a patient has been located in Frederick Sound
James Wagner was in the twin-engine plane with pilot in training, Timothy Sheehy, when the plane crashed into a home near Winter Haven Regional Airport
First responders said Tiffany Kieschnick-Rivas would not be alive if she had not received a whole-blood transfusion when they arrived on scene
Katie Stuczynksi said the pileup, which left one dead and 71 injured, was the biggest scene she and her colleagues had ever responded to
After witnessing a crash, Wes Weysham was providing medical care, when another vehicle came upon the scene and crashed into it
Multiple people called Onondaga County 911 to report the deadly accident that involved Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim and resulted in one death
Shemar Brooks and Zhaniesha Burnette were helping a friend who was stranded while driving an ambulance when they were struck by a tractor trailer
The lawsuit alleges paramedic Danny Tinnel was negligent when the EMS vehicle he was driving while responding to a call crashed into the Dyer family’s truck
An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash with a truck, requiring all individuals to be transported to the hospital for evaluation
The remains of helicopter pilot Jennifer Topper were returned to Santa Rosa, delivered safely by her mother under ceremonial escort
The team heard a strong “ping” from a beacon attached to the Beechcraft King Air 200 turboprop’s cockpit voice recorder, according to officials
Maryland Heights Firefighter Shaylor Taetz said he and his partner were rushing to a bus crash when their ambulance slid on the ice and hit a guardrail
After a high-speed collision, Kootenai County EMS System chief confirms lessons about designing and operating a safer ambulance
Guardian Flight officials said they contracted aerial surveys of the coastline in the plane’s last known location
Jawwaad Tasawwur Robinson first sparked a fire after crashing a vehicle into a tree, and was receiving medical treatment when he stole a fire department truck
Pilot Jennifer L. Topper and and flight nurses Bradley J. Haynes and Rachel L. Cunningham were killed in a crash while en route to pick up a patient
Pilot Jennifer Topper and flight nurses Bradley Haynes and Rachel Cunningham were all killed when the Survival Flight helicopter crashed
The officers used an AED found in all Newburyport police cruisers to revive a woman whose heart stopped beating shortly before she crashed her car
Nicholas Arens, 38, was subsequently airlifted from the accident scene by Life Link helicopter to the Hennepin County Medical Center
Sean Marquis said he felt “amazement and pride” when meeting Austin Neuhaus, whom he helped keep alive after Neuhaus’ truck crashed into a tree in 2016
The marble piece is a gift to the station after a rescuer there pulled artist Eric Waller and a friend from a car wreck in June 2012
The rig’s crew was not responding to a call or transporting any patients at the time of the incident
An ambulance struck two people on a bicycle early Wednesday morning after trying to avoid a collision
The semi truck the driver was in veered off the road, hit a tree and took down electrical wires before EMS providers found the driver unresponsive
