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
An EMT with a patient in the back of the rig suffered minor injuries
People in a neighborhood rushed to the scene and tried to pull victims out of the car
The ambulance was transporting a patient at the time of the crash
An EMS student and the patient on board were hurt in the crash
Responders had to cut their way through thick brush and trees from above and below to reach the victims
J.J. Duffy saw the crash and several cars on fire; he stopped and treated burn victims until responders arrived
Responders set up triage treatment areas under color-coded sun shades in a vacant lot
Images showed a vehicle covered in debris and paramedics wheeling people out of the building on gurneys
All five were taken to a hospital for treatment after the crash; charges are pending
Pilot Robin Shaw and flight nurses Misty Nicholson and Scott Riola were killed after their plane crashed
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the plane had just left an airport
The 3-year-old was in the car with her mother and grandparents, who were treated for minor injuries
Miles Weske was terminated from North Memorial Air Care while still recovering from his injuries sustained in the 2016 crash and now works in the billing department
Firefighters extricated a paramedic who was trapped in the ambulance
Arthur McArthur suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene
Paramedics triaged the injured and took them away in ambulances
The two firefighters stopped and rendered aid when they noticed the car on fire on a highway
Dispatchers received several reports of thick black smoke spewing from where the plane crashed
The driver slammed into the passenger side of the rig; none of the responders working 10 feet away were hurt
A paramedic and student were taken to the hospital with minor injuries
The victims were between 5 and 10 years old; authorities are investigating the cause of the crash
A vehicle failed to stop at an intersection and drove directly into the path of Howard Alan Schweitzer
Ricky Slack was aiding the victim of a motorcycle crash when he became a victim himself
Five students were transported by air ambulance to hospitals and several more were taken by ambulance
One crew member is in serious condition and one is in critical condition
All three were taken to a hospital; the driver was charged with driving on a suspended license
Destiny York was on her way home from shopping for her unborn son when she got into a car crash
The ambulance was en route to a hospital after responding to a car crash involving their patient onboard
The 78-year-old suffered head injuries and died on the way to a hospital
There will be 11 stationed ambulances, seven spectator clinics and a medical team of first aid volunteers
