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 and squad car were responding to another crash at the time; no EMS providers or police were hurt
Police confirmed they have footage from a dash cam that shows Rory Barros pushing his partner out of the way before the crash occurred
Paramedic William Wymer approached an intersection when a truck hit his vehicle
A local restaurant donated 15 percent of their proceeds to Rory Barros, who is currently hospitalized after being hit by a drunk driver
Police said the car crossed the center line, hit a utility pole and the pedestrians
An inbound train crashed into an unoccupied train at the 69th Street Terminal
Rory Barros was getting out of an ambulance when he was hit by a drunk driver who failed to stay in his lane
After getting her car fixed, Revital Curiel drove past a crash scene and helped a victim
Officials said three were admitted to the hospital with serious but not critical injuries
The Army, Marine Corps and Navy joined the search along with Honolulu firefighters and lifeguards
Jeffrey Gable faces two counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated assault by vehicle and two counts of reckless endangerment
Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of helicopter fuselage and a helmet in a debris field
The driver, who was arraigned for a misdemeanor DUI charge, was found unconscious and revived with naloxone
Fire chief Jason Moore was on his way home when he saw a man get hit by a car after crashing his motorcycle
The Egyptian Railways Authority said that a train coming from Cairo crashed into the back of a train that was waiting at a small station in the district
A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally; police linked a fatal helicopter crash killing 2 troopers to the rally as well
One of the crash victims walked to a nearby home to contact police, who said that the flight appeared to be a training flight
Police said Matthew Mullen Jr. punched, kicked and spit at EMTs after blowing through a stop sign and colliding with an SUV
Paramedics treated 10 people, three of whom, including the bus driver, were taken to hospitals
Lesley Bricker, 16, failed to stop at an intersection drove into the path of a pickup truck, who was unable to avoid the crash
The ambulance was near an intersection when the two vehicles collided
The driver of the minivan was seriously injured; two paramedics were taken to a hospital
This is the third incident in Maine of an EMS provider falling asleep at the wheel in the last 30 days
The firefighter-paramedic held the girl in his arms and gently rocked her from side to side
The bus driver was hospitalized with serious injuries; two other people on the bus suffered minor injuries
Racquel Warburton was charged with a DUI after the car flipped just six inches away from falling into the water
The two trainees were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries
Jauuriah Solomon, 20, and Deondre Northern, 19, were traveling at a high speed when they hit the rear of the ambulance
Capt. Mark Hardy was critically injured in a motorcycle accident
Authorities said the plane left for a sunset flight and never returned
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