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
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Brian Desormeaux suffered eight broken ribs, a broken right shoulder blade, vertebrae fractures, lumbar spinous process fractures and also suffered a small pneumothorax
Abby Short was driving home from work when a car filled with college students crossed the center line and crashed into her
The man hit the front passenger side door of the ambulance, injuring one paramedic
The ambulance was rear-ended by a fast-approaching vehicle on the highway
Anthony Ramos was found with bloodshot, glassy eyes and had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath
It is unclear if the victim died from the collision or from the shooting
Firefighter-paramedic Jordan Pieniazek was fatally struck while on his motorcycle heading to work
The ambulance was en route to a hospital when the collision occurred
When the woman got out of the ambulance, she got into a fight with a pursuing police officer
Tessie Odom Smith said she doesn’t remember much from before and after the crash, but she’s looking ahead
Chris Chavez, 26, was in a crosswalk when a woman ran a red light and hit him; he has been pronounced brain dead
Paramedics found the victim and declared him dead at the scene; investigators believe the man died by suicide
The patient was stuck in the mud and rising water for more than four hours
Officials said the man was not seriously hurt; inclement weather could have contributed to poor visibility
The woman died at a hospital; the children, ages 13, 8 and 7, and the driver of one of the vehicles were hospitalized
1 dead and 3 seriously injured in service vehicle collision
A 20-year-old man swerved through emergency vehicles set up as a roadblock and smashed into the tail rotor of the helicopter
Michael Sacha, the singer’s personal assistant, was killed in an ATV crash; the dispatcher has since received criticism for not sending an ambulance fast enough
The 72-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries; the driver of the truck was charged with careless driving
Residents and pedestrians said city officials should consider widening the sidewalks and restricting access to emergency vehicles
One woman and two men were inside the plane and have been reported in critical condition
Richard Forrester died in a one-car rollover crash; the crash is under investigation
Joseph Stringer lost control of his car on slick roads and struck a tree
Isabella Wu, 2, was returning with her mother and sister to their apartment when she was struck near a hospital’s ambulance entrance
Five of them, two EMTs, one firefighter-paramedic and one patient, had been in the ambulance at the time of the crash
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