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
Responders performed a rope rescue after a passerby noticed a motorcycle over the embankment of a road
Recent news from around the world of EMS is a continuing reminder of the dangerous and essential work performed by paramedics
Three people were in the car when the train hit; all survived
Two sisters crashed their car after a concert, and used the LED wristbands from the show to flag down help
The bus jumped a curb onto a sidewalk as commuters headed home from work
UK responders perform a high-angle rope rescue to free the injured from The Smiler amusement ride
30 other victims were hospitalized with severe burns after the brakes of the truck failed and it slammed into a bus station
Charges pending after bus hit ambulance with lights and sirens running
Surveillance footage shows the car flying over the ledge of a gas station and slamming into an auto repair shop
Driver t-boned the ambulance in the intersection after running a red light
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Add your tips to this list of ideas on avoiding a collision with pedestrians
An ambulance and vehicle collision immediately transforms an incident from the patient’s emergency to an emergency shared with the EMS crew
A tractor-trailer smashed into two cars and burst into flames; authorities say the driver may have fallen asleep
The agency received 18 calls in one hour, which led to a delayed response when a 90-year-old woman drove through the wall of a restaurant
Reports say the driver was weaving in and out of traffic, and failed to yield to the ambulance, which had lights and sirens on
The off-duty officer and other witnesses are credited with stopping at the scene and helping to free the victims trapped in their burning vehicles
Three of those injured are in severe condition; investigators are trying to find out how a trailer on the tracks became disconnected from a tractor
A recently certified EMT came upon the crash, and immediately began care for two paramedics and a patient who were injured
Cops outside the Texas restaurant shot armed bikers when the incident began and may have prevented further deaths
Fist fight at meeting of rival biker gangs quickly escalated to include knives and firearms
The crash killed a 48-year-old ambulette passenger, seriously injured four others - including both drivers - and caused significant damage to both vehicles
All 243 passengers and crew aboard the train have been accounted for
More than 200 people aboard were injured and at least seven were killed; it’s the nation’s deadliest train accident in nearly seven years
Responders describe a woman hanging upside down from the ceiling of the train car, and a man who had a heart attack on scene as hurt passengers directed rescuers to others who were more injured
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