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 Mich. crew failed to find the man, who was in the front seat of the crashed car, and told dispatchers no one was there
The fire truck was struck while protecting the scene were medics and a rescue squad worked a vehicle crash
After an ambulance crashed with a car, which ended up on its roof, medics from the same ambulance treated the passengers
Apply hazardous incident response principles of time, distance and shielding to minimize risk from callous, selfish, distracted and criminal POV drivers
The man was arrested for stealing the vehicle while medics assisted the victims of a car crash
The plane was reportedly flying low before the crash, which destroyed a mobile home in Florida
The number of heroin and other opioid overdoses has been steadily growing since 2009
David Lodarski and his paramedic son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending them tumbling toward oncoming traffic
Some concerned viewers called 911, others urged her to stop driving before she caused a crash
The driver was allegedly reading a newspaper article on her phone while driving
The family of the young men decided to release the video to raise awareness about irresponsible driving
During a three-year trial in Victoria, Australia, motorcycle units had shorter response times for urgent cases and freed up road ambulances for less urgent calls
The woman was in a hospital in police custody when she used an ambulance to escape and later crashed it
The EMT was thrown out of the ambulance when the EMS provider who was driving fell asleep at the wheel
Jennifer Hanna, 37, was motivated to be a ‘top notch firefighter’ after the January 2015 death of her FF/EMT husband
EMT Susan Elizabeth Kersey struck a semitrailer head-on after crossing the centerline
Two Va. EMS providers and the car driver, who faces charges, were injured
A head-on car accident broke the toddler’s C1 and C2 vertebrae and his collarbone
Diana Gilboy, 43, had been a paramedic/firefighter with the Casselberry Fire Department for 10 years
The train derailed in central Vermont after apparently striking rocks that were on the tracks
Paramedics were helping a patient when the car crashed into their parked ambulance
The Federal Aviation Administration announced it may finally be ready to consider changing the way helicopter manufacturers design their fuel systems
The EMS provider was cited for reckless driving after he fell asleep while driving, causing the vehicle to run off the road
The man lost control of his vehicle on a wet road and crashed into a tree, separating the cab from the engine
The ambulance didn’t have its sirens activated at the time of the collision
The paramedic crew was taking part in a charity bicycle challenge when they came across a car crash
The certified nursing assistant saw no victims at the scene of a truck crash so she leaned out over the bridge to call out for victims
The ambulance was parked on the side of the highway, responding to a rollover, when it was struck by the tractor-trailer
