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.
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
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
Know when to stop, how much assistance to provide and how to hand off patient care to responding authorities
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
Police said a driver sideswiped an ambulance and smashed into a cruiser in the parking lot of an apartment complex where a fire broke out
After a crash left their mother dead and their father and sister hospitalized, five kids were given a Christmas surprise by the St. Louis Fire Department
Paramedics responded to the Value Inn after a sedan slammed into the building head-on at a high speed
Sandy Key, 48, had been recovering from injuries she sustained in a vehicle crash earlier this month when she died in the hospital
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
