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.
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
You are asked to respond as the third unit to arrive at a vehicle collision
The three-car collision killed a 61-year-old man and sent a driver of the third vehicle to the hospital; no one in the ambulance was hurt
We laugh about our own fatigue-related episodes, but such gallows humor belittles the real issue that lies beneath
The SUV appears to have been struck by two vehicles before careening into a bench; an EMS provider and two others were transported to the hospital
The ambulance was following the fire truck when it suddenly stopped and the ambulance rear-ended it; two firefighters were taken to the hospital
An off-duty FDNY EMT stopped to help and lend assistance when a police lieutenant ran into a car and launched the woman 30 feet off the side of the road
The ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital when a truck struck it and drove away
The ambulance was carrying a patient at the time of the collision; no one was injured
The ambulance was taking the woman to the hospital when it attempted to cross an intersection, was struck and flipped onto its side
The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when five cars derailed; the passengers were taken to hospitals for treatment
The pileup started with a five car wreck around 4 p.m. and accidents continued to occur on both sides of the highway until 10 p.m.; no one was seriously injured
Tessie Odom Smith was responding to a call when the ambulance she was in was struck head-on by a pickup truck; the driver was charged with DUI
The ambulance was not carrying a patient at the time of the crash; one of the victims had to be cut from the ambulance
Two paramedics were injured in the collision; the ambulance was not transporting a patient at the time
The crew was responding to a call when the crash occurred; a patient was not in the ambulance at the time
Paramedics were attempting to transport the woman to the hospital when she jumped in the ambulance and drove away
A tree on the tracks reportedly caused the train to derail, sending the lead car plunging into a creek
The child was taken by ambulance to a hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening
Victoria McGrath, 23, received severe shrapnel injuries to her left leg from the first of two bombs placed near the marathon finish line
Sudden snow and slippery roadways are to blame; ambulances had a difficult time reaching the scene
The police officer and the ambulance were responding to a call when the officer u-turned in front of the ambulance
The ambulance had its lights and sirens on when it ran a red light and struck the other vehicle
The man was suffering a heart attack when an ambulance he was in crashed, throwing him into a ditch; he died from his injuries
Two of the railcars contained ethanol that leaked; dozens of homes were evacuated
Seven people, including the driver, were injured and taken to area hospitals; the crash remains under investigation
The woman is in critical condition; she lost control of the vehicle due to a medical incident
The EMS vehicle was not on call at the time of the crash; the EMS provider in the SUV was reassigned to administrative duties
A patient in the ambulance was also injured; all three were treated and later released
