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
Witnesses say people ran with fire extinguishers from their homes, but could do little to put out the flames before firefighters arrived
Rick Hartley, 63, is remembered as a local hero who went out of his way to help others
The collision caused the gurney in the back of the ambulance to roll out of place and pin a paramedic against the wall
White Mountain Apache Tribe medic, Lynell Susan, died in a single-vehicle crash possibly due to heavy rain and hail
Jesse Daniel Clingenpeel, 25, was killed after his Jeep struck another car; he was a decorated Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart
John Mackey was struck while inspecting his ambulance for damage after it collided with another vehicle
Sebastian Isaksen assaulted EMTs, stole their ambulance and crashed into a car, causing a chain-reaction collision
A car ran a red light at a high rate of speed, crashing into another car and leading to the multiple-vehicle collision
Kentucky joins NHTSA grant-funded program to help medics learn about a patients medical history or medications if the victim is unable to speak
The ambulance was on its way to a call with lights and siren activated
After a car struck the 14-year-old, a second vehicle hit her and dragged her for nearly two miles; she is in critical condition
The plane crashed about 20 minutes after taking off with 217 passengers and seven crew members
A 20 year-old-man lost control of his vehicle and was killed after being thrown out of his car
Brian Bigelow, 22, swerved to miss a deer and suffered serious head injuries
Emergency responders cut the man, who failed to stop at a red light, from the car about 30 minutes after the crash
After pleading guilty to two DUI charges and being sentenced to 25 years in prison, the man had his sentence suspended for medical reasons
The family of the owner would have put down the dog after the driver died in a vehicle collision
The deer had apparently been hit by a car; hospital staff corralled the animal and called police
The woman had “no real response” to the incident and is thought to be mentally ill
The 65-foot tourist boat made a mayday call on calm, clear, and sunny afternoon
44 people were injured, 8 of them critically after the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade incident
8 of the injured were airlifted to hospitals with critical injuries after the crash at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade
The truck hit the bus and both vehicles were consumed by flames; cause of the crash is being investigated
An EMS commander and another person were injured in a vehicle crash involving an ambulance
Matthew Griffin, 41, was a 20-year medic and a member of an EMS motorcycle club
The 55-year-old man was cleaning debris up from the accident that killed his dog when he was run over by a car as well
Officials are investigating into what caused the crash or what led up to it
13 people were brought to the hospital, including 6 children, and at least one of them had to be extricated from a vehicle
The Mich. crew failed to find the man, who was in the front seat of the crashed car, and told dispatchers no one was there
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