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
Calls from the train’s riders, freeway motorists and witnesses flooded the dispatch center as desperate voices explained a widespread disaster
Police said the driver was a 32-year-old Australian citizen of Afghan decent who has a history of drug use and mental health issues
In audio released from the call, a crew member tells a dispatcher what is going on while other members can be heard radioing for help
Zachary Campbell said he dragged a woman 30 feet after she had been completely pinned in the vehicle
About 35 military personnel from the nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord were among the first to respond to the derailment
Rory Barros, who has been in the hospital for four months, will be discharged in time for Christmas
Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train moving at more than 80 mph derailed
“I saw the motorcyclist go up the air and slam down on the ground,” Robert Golden said. “Something in my mind just told me to pull over and help”
The bus had stopped to allow students to board and its lights were flashing when it was hit by the semi
One caller can be heard saying “there’s fire everywhere” when describing the fatal plane crash that occurred in July
Last month, the FAA alerted owners, operators and repair facilities of a possible problem with blockage in the engine oil drainage system
Rory Barros had the operation performed after having 14 surgeries to try and save his leg
It appeared the pilot tried to land the plane in the open space of the schoolyard and adjacent park, the chief said
A man who was driving nearby called 911 and had the children gather at his pickup truck; officials said 21 children were taken to the hospital
A NYPD detective said the driver targeted the victims in Queens, but terrorism is not suspected
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but officials have suggested that a large number of geese in the area may be to blame
Henderson County Rescue Squad set up a GoFundMe for Pat Stefan, who has had three surgeries after being thrown 20 feet from her motorcycle
Noelle Lambert lost her left leg after losing control of a moped and crashing into a dump truck
Fire Captain John Meffert jumped into action to save Frank and Janan Pisano after their plane hit his car
Despite several surgeries to repair the badly injured leg, Rory Barros’ doctors told him it cannot be saved
Because the cell phone used was inactive, the county department wasn’t able to “ping” the phone as easily as they’d hoped
Shaun Hartley-Foster walked out into the highway with his high-visibility jacket on and two torches to warn drivers of a crashed vehicle
All three passengers and the pilot were taken to the hospital’s emergency department for evaluation
Pafford EMS vehicles led a procession that left Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday morning carrying Spruiell’s body to Sulligent, Alabama, for the funeral
Paramedics Clinton Faulkner and Anthony Perrone said Caden was very calm after the crash and was “such a brave little boy for his age”
The Santa Paula Fire Department said Ford was leaving the airport and was among other vehicles that were stopped after a woman veered off the road
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said no patients were on board at the time of the crash
Rory Barros continues to recover are undergoing 15 surgeries to repair fractures, leg burns and other injuries
Jack Talbot spent 13 days in a coma after an intoxicated carjacker hit him while driving on the wrong side of the road during a police chase
Officer Jared Yaris was working at a construction site when passerby Edward Rocha alerted him to the crash
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