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
Life Flight paramedic Tyson Mason, 29, and a nurse were returning from a shift when the vehicle they were in was struck head-on by a pickup truck
Most of the passengers were students from a Budapest high school returning from a ski trip in France; four passengers remained hospitalized with serious injuries
The homeowner was thrown from the home as a result of the crash; he and a passenger on the bus required medical treatment
Responders were attempting to extricate a driver when a log from one of the trucks trapped the man
Several passengers were treated at hospitals for minor injuries; the bus driver was treated for chest pain
Firefighters had to use a tool to pry open parts of the mangled vehicle and free the people trapped inside; a fifth person remains in critical condition
The ambulance sustained heavy damage; medical gear and instruments were scattered across an intersection
Officials said paramedic John A. Nagy is off-duty due to injuries he suffered during the crash and will be on administrative leave when he returns
Authorities said the driver of the bus, who wasn’t identified, suffered a seizure as he drove the bus
Officials said two EMS providers were in the ambulance at the time of the crash; one suffered minor injuries
Footage from the scene showed the plane’s nose stuck inside a brick house and large chunks of debris scattered around
The ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck; the car failed to yield to the ambulance
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The ambulance was pushed from the left lane onto the median, where it struck several signs before stopping
Evidence indicates that an in-flight fire occurred in an area where electrical wires and adjacent hydraulic lines may have been in contact
Officials said it is unclear if the man was ejected from the ambulance or another vehicle
Two EMS providers and a patient were transported to the hospital for minor injuries
The crash occurred as the ambulance was transporting a woman to the hospital
Josh Wheeler, 26, was heavily involved in his community’s church; the youth chapel will be renamed in his memory
The driver of the bus and a passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries
Lindell Marbut witnessed the wreck, banged on the windshield with his cane and helped to pull the driver from the car as his caretaker called 911
Officials said four people suffered serious injuries, but are expected to survive
An official said the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash
The train had erratically changed speeds in the three minutes before the crash, accelerating and decelerating between 2 and 10 mph
The front of the slow-moving train hit a bumping block as it pulled into the terminal, left the tracks and smashed into a small structure
Officials said one bus driver was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance after a car rear-ended the bus
The ambulance reportedly had its light and sirens activated at it slowed down to arrive at a separate collision
Officials said surveillance video shows the ambulance running a red light prior to the incident
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