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
Tara Kimberly Lindquist admitted to taking the money from a victim’s wallet to pay for her electric bill; two brothers, ages 18 and 14, died in the crash
There was a significant post-crash fire; officials don’t know the cause of the crash
The driver who crashed a van carrying vacation Bible school students into a freight train at a rail crossing told paramedics she had been taking Vicodin and Adderall all day
The chopper was carrying doctors and paramedics on their way to evacuate a sick soldier and went down amid bad weather
The medic was on his cell phone walking toward the crash when the driver of an SUV that stopped on the scene backed into him
Two trains were crossing a bridge when a flash flood caused part of the track to sink into the ground
The lawsuits claim the helicopter had a malfunction or design defect
What are the immediate hazard assessment and incident management tasks for the EMS crew that witnesses this incident?
George Redner III, 27, was about to start classes at the Philadelphia Fire Academy
Brendon Cousino, 30, was “heavily entrapped” in his car and had no pulse when emergency crews arrived
The doctors are trained in performing operations in the field, and crawled under the train to perform the surgery with limited tools
Emergency crews arrived to find the SUV buried in the side of a room; four people were treated for minor injuries
New study finds more than half seniors report still using pain meds 6 months after accident
The Juab County EMS crew set up a GoFundMe account for the two volunteer EMTs; one is still in critical condition
AT&T releases new ‘It Can Wait’ injury prevention video and launches virtual reality experience tour to increase awareness of the dangers of phone use behind the wheel
A woman suffered permanent disabilities after a collision with an ambulance and may receive funds if a bill is approved by the Legislature
Nine children were hurt and a front seat adult passenger died after the driver of a van carrying Bible school students crashed through a crossing gate and into the side of a freight train
A veteran paramedic who arrived at the scene posted a message on social media commending the EMT and paramedic student for his help
The boat struck a concrete abutment and four of the eight people on board were ejected
Hinal Patel, 22, was completing what was supposed to be her last shift at Spotswood EMS, and she planned to attend medical school in the fall
The ambulance collided with a car at an intersection and overturned on the way to a car crash
Mobile Medical Response released a statement saying the deceased man was found after “a more extensive search in the daylight hours”
Police are investigating why the patient was unrestrained and able to take hold of the wheel
No injuries were reported after the driver of a Camaro landed on top of a parked Subaru
It’s unknown whether the man was alive when EMTs first responded; his body was found by a second ambulance crew more than an hour later
Paramedics treated passengers with minor to serious injuries all around the commuter train wreck
He opened the car’s back door and continued filming what police called “a young man’s dying moments” before paramedics and police arrived
A photo shows the man posing for a cell phone picture in front of a multi-vehicle crash where responders freed a woman with a leg injury
She is exhausted and dehydrated, but doing remarkably well since the plane crash on Saturday; her step-grandparents are still missing
