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
A fundraiser was launched to support Ronald Myers, who is forced to stay home for at least two months after a driver ran a red light and hit his car
Vehicle vs. multiple pedestrian incidents, especially terrorism attacks, are high-risk and happen with surprisingly common frequency
Sinister mass casualty violent attacks require additional preplanning and post-MCI recovery efforts from EMS
Police said one person has been taken into custody
Robert Marshall died a week after being critically injured in Pennsylvania when a truck rear-ended his vehicle, causing it to strike him
More than 600 organizations have teamed up to create a comprehensive strategy to put an end to increasing vehicle fatalities in the United States
Police said Karen McGlasson Harold crashed into the dealership and then “unlawfully and willfully” crashed into the responding ambulance
A pedestrian is in serious condition after a driver hit an ambulance that had its lights activated and was trying to merge into another lane
Nipawin Fire Department Chief Brian Starkell recalled the fatal crash that killed 15 Humboldt Broncos players and staff, and said bystanders were a tremendous help
Six people were seriously injured and 37 suffered minor injuries after a bus carrying students home from a spring break trip to Europe crashed into an overpass
The Humboldt Broncos, a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, was on its way to a tournament when the crash occurred
Lt. Chris Olson reminded people on Facebook about the Ohio state law and the dangers of not giving responders room to do their job
Pipe Creek Township firefighters David Wittkamper and Kyle Hibst, who is also the EMS chief, were about to take off when their plane struck another plane
The woman was hit by a car while running from an EMS crew that was trying to convince her to return to the hospital
Former corrections officer Faith Appelgren and a trauma nurse performed CPR on the victim in the middle of the road while responders were stuck in traffic
Police released dash cam footage of civilians rolling the burning vehicle off of the driver who became trapped after crashing into several parked vehicles
Gretna Rescue Squad 1st Lt. Pernice White jumped into action after seeing her neighbor’s truck on fire while driving home
The ambulance, which drove off the side of the road and into a ravine, was driving erratically for a few miles
The students were returning from a band trip to Walt Disney World when the bus flipped on the highway in Alabama
“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot is heard saying during the crash Sunday night. “East River — engine failure”
Officials said Scott Novak was driving down his driveway to get his mail when he hit a road sign and went into a ditch
The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence
Jenna Bixby was on her way to work when a man, who was driving the wrong way while intoxicated, slammed head-on into her car
About 300 first responders took part, and EMT and paramedic students portrayed injured passengers to test emergency readiness
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”
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