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
Three paramedics and a patient were on board the ambulance when the crash occurred
EMS crews had just unloaded the patient and were restocking medical supplies when he stole the ambulance
In one crash, officers found two people passed out in the front seat of the wrecked vehicle and two children uninjured in the back seat
Officials said the stolen car hit the ambulance, which was transporting a patient, causing the ambulance to veer off the road and crash into a pond
An official said two dump trucks and a passenger car had stopped to allow the motorcade to pass, and a third dump truck rear-ended the car
The ambulance was transporting a dialysis patient when the rig left the road and struck a telephone pole before crashing into the creek
Tyson Mason, 29, was killed after a truck crashed head-on into his vehicle; he leaves behind his one-week-old son
The rescue team found the helicopter wreckage lying in deep snow and had to carry the victims’ bodies down the mountainside on stretchers
Officials said the vehicle failed to yield; the ambulance was responding to a medical call
Two EMTs in the ambulance were taken to the hospital for minor injuries
A traffic signal box was damaged in the collision; minor injuries were reported
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
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