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
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
Some people were carried away on stretchers, while others sat outside the train holding ice packs to their heads
Brendan Seney used his belt to tie a tourniquet around 15-year-old Nate Kahn’s leg after he was hit by an intoxicated driver
State police say the 17-year-old boy who was driving a car southbound on the roadway failed to stop in time and struck the victim
Authorities found the ambulance flipped on its side; no patients were on board at the time of the crash
Stacie Liles was the first paramedic on scene of the school bus crash that left six children dead in November 2016
Officials said both aircraft were flying under Visual Flight Rules and were not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the collision
Police believe the woman may have suffered a medical emergency while driving
Miles Weske is set to return to work Jan. 1 and also has plans to marry his fiancée
A rail official said two coaches toppled off a bridge and fell into a dry canal bed
Officials said the ambulance was on a call and attempting to make a U-turn when it was struck by a Jeep
Their son, 19-year-old Chris Hahn, was injured earlier that day in another head-on collision and was being treated at University Hospital in Columbia
Paramedic Mark Weidberg was driving home from work when he saw a vehicle had veered into a ditch
The driver of the vehicle was issued a citation for making an improper turn
The ambulance was crossing an intersection with its lights and sirens activated when another vehicle failed to yield
German police say they’ve arrested a suspect believed to be the driver of the truck
The man’s 4-year-old son is no longer in critical condition and is expected to recover
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it collided with an SUV at an intersection
Charles McMahan, 39, with Tri-State Ambulance, was killed in the crash; patient Dennis Calvert, 64, was also killed
Baltimore County said on Twitter that between 15 and 20 vehicles were involved in a crash; six people were hospital
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