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
Four others were injured when the boat capsized Monday
The ambulance failed to make a complete stop at a red light before crossing an intersection
One of two women died when a vehicle veered off a cliff, and another woman fell off a cliff Tuesday
Noah Filer comes out of a coma and learns he’s a double amputee — then completes his goal of becoming a paramedic
The man pleaded guilty to a 2015 DUI charge that left two EMTs seriously injured
The man’s vehicle was spotted in the brush by a couple that happened by to take photos of the remote area
The two teens were transported to the hospital for injuries after being pulled out a ravine
Scuba divers recovered the body of a 56-year-old man from the submerged plane after it crashed into the Hudson river
Police said speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the deaths
Investigators say no indication the Toyota driver braked before driving underneath the rear of the school bus
Richard Beebe is a National Association of EMS Educators board member, noted EMS educator, speaker and writer
The man was one of three people hit by trains around the Bay Area on Monday morning and the second to die
Abby Short was driving home from work when a car filled with college students crossed the center line and crashed into her
The crash on the Hawaiian island of Kauai killed the pilot, two skydive instructors and two tandem jumpers believed to be on the plane
The bus carrying women returning from a church retreat in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains
Officials said the passengers were fortunately wearing seat belts
The Nash County EMS providers did not sustain life-threatening injuries and cared for the injured vehicle occupants
Paramedics say two of the children have serious but non-life-threatening injuries
A 35-year-old man and his two children, ages 7 and 1, died instantly of blunt-force trauma
Witnesses called to report an explosion when the plane went down shortly after takeoff
A patient was being transported to a hospital for injuries from a previous crash
The FAA will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the crash’s cause
A mother, her 2-year-old son and a babysitter pushing a 10-month-old were injured
Some passengers from the bus being treated at that hospital were in stable condition
The woman suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to the hospital
The ambulance, which was carrying two paramedics and a patient, suffered minor damage and no one was hurt
All eight were taken to the hospital with minor injuries; the ambulance was transporting a patient
The line of first responder vehicles are all energy efficient and electronically powered
