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
ORNGE’s failure to provide night-vision goggles for the pilots killed in a helicopter crash was deemed not negligent by a judge
The paramedic and firefighter were both passing by when they saw the fiery crash and stopped to help
The rented Home Depot van drove onto a busy bicycle path and struck several people, then the driver emerged from the vehicle screaming
The 13 dispatchers were recognized for their performance during a 53-vehile pileup during whiteout conditions caused by blowing snow
The man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, criminal impersonation and leaving the scene of a property collision
Noah Gauthier was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by Acadian Ambulance for helping a man who had a heart attack while driving and crashed in the ditch
Authorities said that one bus rear-ended a car, which caused a second bus to rear-end the first bus
The woman, who had the right of way, was later charged with possession of marijuana and OWI
Tron Gorbonosenko was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly killing two people while driving intoxicated
Kevin Liang’s family is looking for the suspect who fatally hit him while he was riding his motorcycle on a bridge
Both firefighter-EMTs were conscious but seriously injured, according to Police Chief Jerrod Thompson
David Hayes and a registered nurse witnessed an impaired driver rear-end another driver, causing his car to flip seven times
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
