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
Alberta paramedics will be able to scan the patient’s brain in the ambulance and start clot-busting drugs immediately for an improved chance of recovery
Two Iowa EMS providers suffered minor injuries after the ambulance drifted off the road at about 4:30 a.m.
Jet pilot ejected safely and was uninjured; transported back to base by Berkeley County EMS workers
FAA reports midair collision about 11 miles north of Charleston; F-16 pilot taken to base for observation
5 front-line ambulances have 240,000+ miles and too often not enough ambulances are available for service
Flight paramedic Dave Repsher is in critical condition and flight nurse Matt Bowe is in fair condition
Timothy Graves went missing on June 28, and was struck and killed by a train in Ohio; his car was found parked nearby
The plane, towing a commercial banner, lost power and crashed onto the beach before flipping over in the surf
Patrick Mahany, 64, was a decorated Vietnam veteran and flew for Flight for Life for 27 years
2 other crew members have non-life threatening injuries from crash that occurred as helicopter departed hospital
The S.D. ambulance rolled before coming to rest on its wheels in a water-filled ditch; serious injuries to front-seat passenger
A tire blowout on a closed, downhill course caused a chain reaction collision; police investigator from Brazil died of his injuries
Cleveland EMS is equipping supervisor SUVs to respond to emergencies and transport ambulatory patients
About 5,000 people within a 2-mile radius of the fire are evacuating
Victims of the Michigan highway collision were pinned inside both vehicles, and an occupant of the SUV died
Officials say both vehicles had emergency lights activated; no injuries were reported
Victims have been identified as a Tennessee doctor, his wife and his college-age daughter; four people in the home escaped unharmed
Police say more than 15 people were involved in the highway wreck, and investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash
Emergency crews to recover remains from a rock face above a lake; the NTSB is investigating the circumstances of the crash in a remote area of Alaska
The firefighter-paramedic and another person suffered minor injuries after a car struck two other vehicles, sending one crashing into a rescue truck
A paramedic, two firefighters and the patient were hospitalized following the intersection collision and rollover
Two medics suffered minor injuries after swerving to avoid a lawn chair that fell from a truck in front of them
When every call in rural communities ‘comes from a familiar face’ the job is more meaningful, but can also be more stressful
Paramedics will respond in congested areas on two Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycles equipped with ALS gear and fire extinguishers
The driver may have blacked out, causing the ambulance to leave the road and strike a power line pole
Those on the bus suffered bumps and bruises and a woman stuck in traffic went into labor
One shark died after the aquarium it was in was damaged in the crash
The driver of a crashed truck, who has mixed-martial arts training, was arrested after assaulting emergency responders
The woman was hospitalized with a broken ankle, elbow ribs and a head wound, and the injured dog was taken to a veterinarian in a fire vehicle
