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
Nobody was seriously injured and police are investigating the accident
The suspected drunk driver fleeing from police crashed through festival barricades and slammed into people outside a nightclub
Officials said a wind gust caused the ambulance to go off the interstate; the EMTs injuries did not appear to be life-threatening
The driver managed to escape the wreck and flee the scene
The plane nose dived 75 feet into the ground when the parachute got entangled and they were both seriously injured; the skydiver says he’ll jump again
The man was loading items into the back of the car when his 9-year-old grandson started it in a Walmart parking lot
The driver of the car was seriously injured; his four passengers, ages 17 through 20, were killed
The veteran officer was killed and his rookie partner was critically injured when their patrol car collided with a big rig; the truck driver was also injured
The man only suffered minor injuries from the fall; he was taken to a hospital for observation
They both suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and the cause of the crash is under investigation
A CareFlite helicopter had to make a “precautionary landing” on the way to the hospital; she later died of her injuries
Another person was also hurt; none of the injuries were life-threatening
Officials are investigating how her car collided with the ambulance, which was not transporting a patient
Firefighter Mike Tripican apparently tried to flee police by running into the ocean and also kicked an EMT in the face as he was being loaded into an ambulance
The ambulance slowed down at a red light, but two cars were already going through the intersection
The driver and passenger did not suffer any serious injuries when the vehicle overturned
Thirty people were taken to three different hospital with injuries after the giant pileup
The plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff
The Pa. motorist suffered health problems before the crash, but was able to speak to paramedics on the scene
He was also ticketed for running a red light while transporting a patient with no lights or sirens
Two of the remaining 31 people on board the bus had moderate injuries and the rest had minor injuries
None were seriously hurt and another private ambulance right behind the accident was able to assist
The ambulance crashed into a deputy’s vehicle that stopped to block traffic at an intersection; the cardiac arrest patient died
EMS workers have been encouraged to talk about the traumatic collision that killed four, including the baby’s mother
The father was following his family in a separate vehicle when a motorist blew a stop sign at 60 mph and crashed into his wife and children
By the time the road reopened more than seven hours after the first fender-bender, 55 cars had been towed from the scene
His vehicle left the road, went down an embankment and struck a wall
