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
Four people suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized; 15 others were treated at the scene
A gray pickup truck ran a red light and slammed into the ambulance at 4 a.m., then broke down after it sped away
Three were taken to the hospital after the van slammed into the back of a car, and was then hit by a pickup truck
She stopped at the wreck and was able to get him breathing when ambulances arrived
He stopped to help after witnessing a crash, and was able to assist with the patient’s major leg trauma before ambulances arrived
The small planes collided after an air show; one landed safely while the other crashed into the San Francisco Bay and hasn’t been found
Witness: ‘It looked like the guy put his foot on the gas pedal instead of the brake’
Battalion Chief Mark Johnson’s footage showed a teen being run over by a fire truck
The most seriously hurt was the driver, who had to be cut from the bus and pulled through the windshield before he was taken to a hospital
An EMT dropped off a patient at a home, and crashed into a house across the street
She said she didn’t see it; the ambulance crashed through a fence on the way to a call for an injured pedestrian
Crews from Engine 46, Truck 17 and Ambulance 9 responded to the deadly crash outside of their station
Footage shows the car colliding into the ambulance; four were hurt and a medic who suffered the most serious injuries has been released from the hospital
Police are investigating if the driver of a sedan ran a red light before crashing into an ambulance early Monday morning
Church members used car jacks to lift the vehicle off people who were trapped underneath; it happened during the Easter service
Dispatchers tried to focus and calm students calling from the scene of the fiery collision with a Fed-Ex truck
The firefighters overcame their own injuries to help the nine civilians who were hurt, one of them critically
Two paramedics, a patient and the driver were all hurt in the early morning collision
They were both taken to a local hospital and are in stable condition
Investigators haven’t found evidence confirming a witness’ claim that the truck was on fire before it crossed the median and collided with the bus, killing 10
Neighbors described a horrific scene where victims on fire were screaming for help
The car rolled on top of her as she was trying to push it; she said she didn’t have time for medical treatment because as a single mother, she had to pick her child up at school
The high school students were on a college tour; some escaped through a window before the bus burst into flames, and responders set up a triage scene for at least 36 injured
The driver jumped a curb and smashed through a wall and into the building; one injured is in critical condition and five others are serious
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