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
The ambulance hit a parked car, which hit another car and pushed it into a home, causing damage to an outside wall
Jon-Marc Chandler was hit by a pickup truck while he was riding his motorcycle
The 41-foot medical ambulance bus provides on-scene rehab and mass casualty incident response
The man inside was in stable condition; he was conscious and talking when taken to the hospital
Evan Turner and reporter Brooke Olzendam rescued Dianna Black after her vehicle collided head on with a van
Kevin Laing, 27, was crossing a bridge on his motorcycle when he was struck, causing him to fall and hit the pavement
Responders found two damaged vehicles before finding the ambulance crashed in bushes along the road
Officials said an ambulance headed to one call crashed into a Vallejo Fire Department Ford Explorer headed to another call
The crash killed the pilot, sheriff’s deputy Eddy Sizemore, flight paramedic Herman Dobbs and flight nurse Jesse Jones
Rescue officials said there was a total of 70 passengers on the train but none suffered injuries
An EMS provider was injured and transported to the hospital after the crash
All victims were transported to a local trauma center with what were described as “multiple serious injuries”
Janis Bishop reported her husband missing late Sunday morning after he ate breakfast with a friend
“It’s hard to see something like that. I think it hit everybody,” father Pat Spettel said about seeing his daughter pretend to be a DUI victim
Two buses carrying other children were ahead of the smaller bus that was struck
The man’s vehicle crossed the center line of the highway and collided with four motorcyclists traveling in a group
Brian Sumrall was on his way to give hay to a cattle owner who was impacted by the hurricane when he was hit by a truck
Some parents took children to be checked for injuries, in addition to the three taken by ambulances
State Rep. Catherine Ingram is pushing for change after she was bombarded by calls from businesses when she was in a car crash
Rory Barros, who was struck by an alleged drunk driver while responding to a call, most recently had a surgery to continue to clean out deep wounds
Officials said the EMT, who suffered multiple broken bones, was in an emergency vehicle when he was struck
Six of the injured were taken to area hospitals by ambulance; five others were taken to hospitals in private vehicles
A video appeared to show the charter bus racing through the intersection without applying its brakes
Flight nurse Dave Repsher was on a Flight for Life helicopter that crashed on July 3, 2015 and caught fire
County officials decided to move forward with the fine after the ambulance took 51 minutes to arrive at the scene
Duke officials say those killed included pilot Jeff Burke, flight nurse Kris Harrison, flight nurse Crystal Sollinger and an unidentified patient
Juan Carlos Lamas Jr. was booked into jail on preliminary charges of fourth-degree driving while under the influence and criminal vehicular operation
There were five people onboard, including the pilot, patient and three medical crewmembers
Officials said a tractor-trailer failed to stop and hit vehicles stopped due to a previous crash
Officials said the injured boy’s 4-year-old brother wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese and got a hold of the car keys
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