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
The vehicle was later located near a mall but police did not find the driver; no one was injured in the collision
More than 30 passengers were sent to hospitals when the train derailed; none of the injuries were considered life-threatening
Carrie Lynn Spann, 38, was driving on the wrong side of a highway when she struck an SUV; she was returning home from a shift at work when the crash occurred
Firefighters and paramedics responded to the call within six minutes but were unable to find the train for nearly half an hour
Tessie Odom Smith spent 22 days in intensive care following the crash; she was escorted home by firefighters and medical personnel
Pilot Chad Hammond, critical care nurse Stasi Cernadas, critical care medic Jason Snipes and patient Zachary Strickland were killed in the crash
The woman assaulted the paramedic while she was being transported to the hospital; she was arrested and charged with assault
The ambulance was responding to a call when a car collided with the ambulance; the three crew members were treated and released
The ambulance was transporting a patient with its lights and sirens on when the crash occurred; two medics, their patient and another person were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries
The vehicle with the children in it was struck in the side by a truck at an intersection; a teenager and the two drivers were injured
It will likely take several months or as much as a year or longer for the NTSB to determine the cause of the crash
A paramedic had to leave his ambulance to ask drivers to move their cars
Jim Japhet’s son was killed in a car crash last week; his colleagues banded together to help complete home improvement projects he had been working on
The helicopter crashed after responding to a car crash; three crew members and a patient were killed
The driver of the truck was injured after crashing head-on into the ambulance; the paramedics and patient on board were not hurt
The paramedic saw the limo crash into a median and flip over; one person was killed and six were injured
Three crew members and the patient they were transporting were killed; an investigation is underway
The helicopter was transporting a patient from a remote area into the city when it crashed; the patient, four medics and two crew members were killed
Local, state and federal crews simulated what they’d do if two large vessels slammed into each other off the Newport Beach coast
Tessie Odom Smith has undergone five surgeries and is now breathing on her own
The ambulance was not on a call at the time of the crash; a source said the ambulance was looking for a lost pet when it was rammed by a tractor-trailer
The 79-year-old man was attempting to cross a Brooklyn street when he was struck by the ambulance
An EMS provider suffered a medical issue that caused her to lose control of the ambulance
Between calls or on their way back to quarters, these were the tunes TV’s favorite medics were cranking on the AM radio
The ambulance struck a car at an intersection; there were no patients in the ambulance at the time of the crash
The majority of the crashes occurred when the ambulances did not have their lights and sirens on
Our co-hosts discuss a recent story about paramedics allegedly refusing to render care to a man who died in a snowmobile crash
Authorities said it is still not clear what caused the accident; the drivers of both cars were killed as well as a passenger
You were asked to respond third unit in to a multiple vehicle collision and mass casualty for an 8-year-old female with abdominal pain; did you make the right decisions?
You are asked to respond as the third unit to arrive at a vehicle collision
