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
A tractor-trailer crossed the median and plowed into a Texas college softball team’s bus, killing four team members and injuring more than a dozen
The pedestrian bridge collapsed after the driver of a trash truck struck the overpass and was killed as it crashed onto a freeway
They suffered minor injuries after a car crashed into their ambulance; police suspect the driver of a disabled car ran away or a third vehicle was involved
The driver was charged with a DUI after veering straight into the path of an oncoming ambulance and SUV
A car and ambulance collided at an intersection
The crash is under investigation, but an inattentive driver may be the cause
An estimated 100 gallons of diesel leaked into the river; the man was cited and taken to the hospital with minor injuries
The bus when overturned on an exit ramp; a 19-year-old and his friend stopped to help before responders arrived
Nobody was hurt in a number of Texas crashes that occurred after a heavy rain
He was “pretty rattled” after trying to save a man lying in an intersection as he was driving home from a dentist appointment
All five were treated for non-life-threatening injuries in a rollover after a 16-year-old boy was goofing off
The officer, firefighter and two other people were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life-threatening
Flames and smoke erupted from the car’s hood as he wrestled the man from his wheelchair to safety
He was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that were not considered serious, and the patient was not hurt in the accident
He received money for two trucks and equipment, but when they didn’t show up police traced the funds back to his account
Ten children were injured; the bus driver is in serious condition and was the only one seriously hurt
Dia Gainor, executive director of the National Association of State EMS Officials, envisions a future where responders will get real-time data on the best route to an incident, and smart cars will scan themselves for damages in a crash
The boat capsized when it hit debris, killing the groom and 17 others
She admitted she stole the card that fell out of the purse of a woman involved in a car accident, and tried to use it at a convenience store
They applied a makeshift tourniquet to the woman’s remaining arm before paramedics arrived
The twin engine was filled with jet fuel instead of aviation gasoline; a report doesn’t say if this contributed to the crash that killed a paramedic, pilot, nurse and patient on board
EMTs sustained minor injuries in the crash; no patients were on board
Four in the ambulance, two in the Range Rover and a pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries
John Morgan’s leg was amputated after the crash; doctors predict nine months before he can walk and two years before he can return to the job
The jury ruled there was no criminal negligence when an ambulance on a call and a car collided at a red light, killing an 18-year old girl in 2013
A driver traveling the wrong way struck the ambulance, causing it to flip; the boy was driven to the hospital in a police cruiser and died overnight
She is recovering after being hit and dragged by a car in May, and met four of the five medics who responded to the call
3 declared dead at the scene and 2 taken to the hospital after a small plane crashed near Denver; cause for the crash still unknown
Despite injuries after their ambulance flipped when hit by a wrong-way driver, they continued working on the boy who had suffered cardiac arrest