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
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
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
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