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
EMS crews said lights and sirens were activated before the fiery crash, but drivers of both vehicles hit by the ambulance say they were off
He has been identified as Dennis Rushing; the name of the other medic killed is still being withheld
She died from her injuries after her friend tried to pass a truck because the exhaust fumes were giving her an asthmatic reaction
Gregory Light was off duty at the time; he worked as a firefighter for 27 years and helped train EMTs and paramedics
The man took off in the stolen ambulance and was arrested after police recovered the crashed vehicle
The ambulance and semi truck collided on a highway; their names have not yet been released
The filmmaker said he had permission shoot footage of an oil rig accident on an ambulance ride along; the ambulance company says he didn’t and is taking him to court to prevent its use
His foot was run over as he walked along the tracks near his house
The aircraft was trying to depart when it veered from the runway and caught fire
A tractor trailer hit the ambulance as it attempted to make a U-turn
Witnesses say the taxi driver ran a red light and hit an ambulance; the impact sent both vehicles into a concrete traffic island
An ambulance was transporting Jessie Lucear, 72, when it was T-boned by a car that ran a red light
Two EMTs, a firefighter, a patient in the ambulance and the driver of the other vehicle were treated for injuries
Brian Lee, a helicopter pilot and firefighter-medic with the LAFD, was killed and a boy passenger is in critical condition
The New Jersey Turnpike was closed for more than five hours after the crash
Five people, including two medics, were injured in the collision
One person suffered life-threatening injuries; a car may have tried to pass a moped and hit the ambulance head-on
Fundraisers have been set up for Kayla Smith, a single mother with three kids who is expected to be out of work for at least six months
The driver was distracted for an estimated 19 seconds, and hit 20-year-old and her fiance, who were broken down on the shoulder of the road in England
The two emergency medical workers in the ambulance were treated for what are believed to be minor injuries
She was removed from the scene for hindering rescue efforts, and deputies are investigating if her claims that she was a trauma nurse are true
Responders were still on the scene Sunday morning; officials have not said what caused the crash
Nobody was injured when the animal crashed through a mother’s windshield as she was cruising along at 70 mph
The pedestrian, a person in an Accord and an occupant in the ambulance were taken to the hospital for treatmentA pedestrian, a person in a car and an occupant in the ambulance were taken to the hospital for treatment
An 18-year-old that rear ended the ambulance was charged with following too closely
The 19-year-old told police he fainted in the 10 seconds it would take to get through; four including him were injured and he faces criminal charges
The extrication took firefighters over two hours; the driver was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition
