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 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
A paramedic and EMT in the ambulance were able to climb out of the vehicle as it was wedged between two concrete barriers
Officials said the ambulance was responding to a call when the collision occurred
Acadian Ambulance transported the children to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries
The van was struck from behind by another vehicle, causing the van to strike another vehicle and overturn
The department said the firefighter-paramedic suffered several broken bones and nerve damage, but is awake and talking
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when an SUV pulled a U-turn in the ambulance’s path
The bus driver failed to come to a complete stop as he was pulling out of the school parking lot
State troopers shut down a section of the interstate in fear the ambulance might explode due to oxygen tanks onboard
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
The bus was carrying eight special-education students and two staff members
One crew member was taken to the hospital with leg and chest pain; the other two refused treatment on scene
No one else was in the plane; officials are investigating the cause of the crash
Police said it’s fortunate that there were no serious injuries; the crash is under investigation
Stacey Warriner pulled over to aid a stranded motorist when another vehicle crashed and struck her
The collision caused the ambulance to catch fire; an EMS provider was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
The infant was strapped in a protective device weighing about 400 pounds when the crash occurred
Officials didn’t immediately identify the injured or detail their injuries
A drunken driver whose blood-alcohol content was five times the legal limit lost control of his vehicle and plowed into the crowd
Charles “Chuck” Reeves, 60, was remembered as compassionate and always having a smile on his face
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