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
Jason Stowe was at the right place at the right moment, and said he did what any medic would have done
The ambulance suddenly veered off the road; the crash is under investigation
The 34-year veteran firefighter was working a crash scene Friday in central Wisconsin when a vehicle struck him
The wreck occurred after a vehicle turned left into the ambulance which was running with lights and sirens
Paramedic Kyle Juarez, 37, flight nurse Marco Lopez, 42, and pilot Thomas Hampl, 49 died when their medical helicopter crashed
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient on board
The Investigation also raised questions about the ambulance company involved in the crash
The ambulance and a vehicle crashed into a bus, causing it to strike a building
Gary Brown was assisting a victim from another vehicle collision when he was hit by a driver who then sped away
The condition of the ambulance crew, patient and truck driver is unknown and an investigation is underway
The Kansas ambulance tried to pass the truck transporting hay as the truck turned left
The bus was transporting college students to three Virginia campuses
Scott Jones, 33, died after a two-car crash sent both vehicles off the roadway and down an embankment
The wrong-way driver was being chased by police at the time of the crash
Texting and other distractions while using smartphones were believed to be part of the cause, as well as drunken, drugged and drowsy driving
A traffic stop led to a highway chase that ended with a fiery crash involving a school bus and a trooper with a gunshot wound
Flight nurse Matt Bowe was injured in a helicopter crash that killed a pilot and seriously injured a flight paramedic
A man driving an SUV was seriously injured when the ambulance crashed into his car
Paramedics involved in the Illinois crash continued treating the patient they were transporting before more responders arrived on scene
A firefighter and sheriff’s deputy suffered minor injuries in the incident
Why focusing solely on line-of-duty deaths is doing a disservice to the health and wellness of those in the industry
Medics tried to save a 50-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl who were travelling in a small car
A car didn’t yield at an intersection to the ambulance that was travelling with lights and sirens activated
The collision between a Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle and a bus killed five people in September
4 patients remain in critical condition after the double-decker bus crashed in San Francisco’s Union Square
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The middle-aged man, struck by a Jacksonville Fire Rescue ambulance on the interstate, is critically injured with life-threatening injuries
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