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 driver of the vehicle police were pursuing suffered serious injuries
The statute allows judges to impose tougher sentences for reckless or impaired drivers who are repeat offenders or who exceed the speed limit by more than 20 mph
Officials said the man was not wearing any reflective clothing while crossing the six-lane highway
Friends, family and colleagues gathered to remember Stacey Warriner at her memorial service
The bus was carrying people on a trip organized by a Texas senior center
Christopher Ayer was charged with drunken driving three times prior to last week’s incident
Police were engaged in a high-speed pursuit when the man crashed into the rear of an ambulance
Officials said the crash sparked a wildfire before emergency responders could reach the wreckage
Seven firefighters, an engineer and the pilot were killed during a training flight
An older child was found clinging to a float in the waterway and was rescued almost immediately after the accident
Four EMS providers were inside the ambulance at the time of the crash
The man tried to steer around an ambulance that was making a left turn into a driveway
Stacey Pierce survived the fiery crash and was seriously injured while her parents were both killed
Video and photos from the scene show emergency workers helping the injured on the main highway
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when a FedEx truck failed to yield to the rig
A teenager was thrown from a back seat of the plane but suffered only minor injuries
Video footage at the scene posted online shows debris strewn all over the side of the highway as firefighters worked to remove the victims from the cars
After arriving at the hospital, the youngest patient told crews he lost his pet turtle in the crash
The ambulance was not responding to an emergency call when the crash occurred and there were no patients on board at the time
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it rear-ended another vehicle, whose driver said they did not hear the sirens
The ambulance was in the process of passing a semi truck when a gust of wind caused the ambulance to overcorrect
Samantha James was driving home when she saw a crashed van on the side of the road
The driver lost control of the Lick Fork Missionary Baptist Church bus in a curve and hit an embankment
Michael Collums, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene; his colleague on board was transported to the hospital with serious injuries
Officials said it’s not clear why the passengers were on the train since it wasn’t in service; a train operator is in critical condition
Police and paramedics rushed to the crash site, where firefighters doused the flames
A woman struck the ambulance after veering into a ditch and overcorrecting to get back on the highway
Timothy McCormick and Cody Medley were killed when a distracted driver struck their ambulance
Responders were transporting a patient to a nursing home when the crash occurred
Police officers applied an emergency tourniquet on Robert Rendon after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck
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