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
Paramedic Christopher Langdon used a tourniquet he had in his car to save Cassandra Moseley from bleeding to death
Middletown Mayor Dan Drew said the driver had multiple gas containers in the vehicle, which burst into flames after crashing into Middlesex Hospital
911 dispatcher Jenna Bixby died after retired minister Richard Shaka hit her vehicle while driving the wrong way down the road
The bus was headed north when it struck the truck, which was making a turn at the intersection
Jeremy Pinkley, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash
“One of the hardest things to do, as any disciplined first responder, is not to immediately engage the sick and injured”
Six passengers and a pilot were on board the the Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters choppers when it crashed under unknown circumstances
The An-148 regional jet disappeared from radar screens a few minutes after departing from the airport en route to the city of Orsk
AMR EMT Courtney Tullos was on her way to work when she noticed the van, with flames shooting out from under the hood
The explosions “injured” nearly 200 students, and another 500 became nurses, crime scene investigators and trauma counselors responding to the incident
Amtrak’s Silver Star was on its way from New York to Miami with eight crew members and about 140 passengers when the crash happened
Several GOP lawmakers who are doctors got off the train to assist and treat some of the victims
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Davis finished rescuing Rick and Sharon Steiert from the burning vehicle despite catching on fire himself
Joey Eddins created Hands Free America Inc. after she was hit and injured by a driver who was texting
Timmy Brodigan has spent over a month in the hospital since the derailment to regain movement in his body after becoming paralyzed
Police said Paul Henning was crossing an intersection in an emergency SUV when he collided with a truck
Corp. J.J. Barazandeh is being called a hero after jumping into the water to rescue the women who were in trapped in a creek
After four months in the hospital, 15 surgeries and an amputated leg, Rory Barros is using a walker to walk again
Authorities said the driver, who admitted to using narcotics, struck a raised median, launching the car into the air before crashing into the building
Three helicopters and 10 ambulances rushed to the scene to bring the injured to area hospitals for treatment
One Metrorail train rear-ended another train that had failed as a result of a technical problem
Authorities blamed a truck driver for allegedly trying to cross the tracks just ahead of the oncoming train, part of which burst into flames after the collision
The ambulance was hit head-on about 30 minutes after leaving a fire scene
Jeffrey Bergner was ejected onto the road after another driver lost control of his car and struck his vehicle
The Utah Highway Patrol said a passenger reported a possible medical issue with the driver
Officials said an inbound trolley made contact with the back of the other trolley between two stops
The Dalton family had just left for vacation the day after Christmas when a sewage tanker hit their truck
Cameron Griffiths was traveling in icy conditions when he was involved in a head-on collision
Kirsten and Elias Strebe met the responders for the first time after suffering extensive injuries in the crash
The GPS-enabled helmet will contact emergency services if the motorcyclist should fall off the bike
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