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.
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
One firefighter was released from the hospital and the two others were being kept overnight
The helicopter was returning from transporting a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a car to a Tulsa hospital
Bus swerved across both lanes of the highway before overturning; driver might have had a stroke or heart attack
2 other crew members transported to the hospital; Crash in eastern Oklahoma late Thursday night
The driver of the SUV and a person in the ambulance were both flown to hospitals; severity of injuries is unknown
Pickup driver reports having green light when his truck was struck in the intersection; collision sent ambulance into a pole
A woman said a truck was on the track for 8 minutes trying to make a turn; she was told by a flag man he couldn’t call someone to stop the train, despite there being a railroad emergency number posted at the crossing
3 French Olympians, filming a popularity reality TV show, among the 10 dead from the incident
A witness said the tractor trailer driver was trying to make a difficult right-hand turn and jumped out of the truck right before the crash
Woman was declared brain dead after her ambulance, driven by a 19 year-old, hit a utility pole during a non-emergency transport
Pilot Ronald Scott Rector was about to land at a Mo. hospital to pickup the medical crew when his plane crashed for unknown reasons; an investigation will likely last for several months
The pilot was about to land at a Mo. hospital to pickup the medical crew; cause of crash under investigation
A cause for the derailment hasn’t been determined yet; no injuries were reported
Ford had a cut to his forehead and scraped arms, but was alert and had good vitals after making an emergency landing
The runway had been plowed minutes before; in driving snowstorm plane stops just short of icy Flushing Bay
8 ambulances, buses, and pickup trucks destroyed or damaged; cause of fire is unknown
The actor was piloting a single-engine plane when it crashed into a golf course
He alleges the EMT driving the ambulance was negligent for not yielding when making a left turn at a green light and hitting his pickup truck
A series of vehicle collisions occurred before an out-of-control dump truck came around a curve and slammed into paramedic Livingston
Pilot able to land the helicopter in parking lot with patient, paramedic, and nurse on board
New rules would require oil trains to use stronger tank cars and make other safety improvements
He climbed over cars looking for people with serious injuries, and began treating a woman having a heart attack
The driver suffered minor injuries in the accident; no one inside the fire station was hurt
The chief’s condition is unknown; it is unclear if the fire vehicle was responding to an emergency
Emergency personnel climbed on top of cars to reach motorists stuck in the middle of the jumble of vehicles
Her suspended license from 2009 was reinstated a day before the collision that killed three people
At least 30 people injured in collision that derailed three of the train’s passenger cars
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