Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
The SA国际传媒 Advisory Board reacts to second-degree homicide charges brought against EMT Crystin Keys after a fatal ambulance crash
After being held in custody for 18 months in North Korea, 22-year-old Otto Warmbier returned home in a coma
鈥淲e must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated,鈥� one commenter wrote
Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze that killed a 13-year-old boy and hurt a total of five people
The department dismissed Dakota Ibrahim and suspended Joseph Schultz; Leonardo Guerrero died after being strapped to a stretcher in an ambulance
Most of the London crewmembers鈥� cancers are digestive varieties or leukemia
If convicted, Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan could each face 20 to 60 years in prison
A judge decided to schedule three separate trials 鈥� one for the two EMSproviders, one for two police officers, and another for one officer
If you don鈥檛 know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don鈥檛 belong in EMS
Teaching points from the 鈥榤alpractice or murder鈥� case 鈥� Part 1: Action steps for EMS leaders
Ross Comeaux told the treating paramedic he forgot something in his vehicle and was struck while crossing the highway
Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals; Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her
The singer鈥檚 housekeeper and a man believed to be her ex-husband spoke with a dispatcher
Crewmembers have endured nonstop days and received thanks while using 鈥渁ll of your skill set of everything that you鈥檝e learned and prepared for鈥�
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 31,785 people were killed in crashes from January through September last year, down 0.2% from the same period of 2021
鈥�... As frustrated as I鈥檝e ever been on a call, I can鈥檛 fathom doing any of these things to a patient,鈥� one commenter wrote
A tornado hit Autauga County, Ala., where 6 people died, at least a dozen injured people were transported to hospitals, and crews have searching for survivors
Southern Paramedic EMT Elizabeth Watkins was driving the rig; EMT Jonathan Johnson was injured and transported
鈥淲hen the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges鈥�
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher
A nonprofit formed by the fire officers union has considered adding a permanent memorial for Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and FF-EMT Kenny Lacayo
The Springfield patient, who may have been experiencing hallucinations, was placed face-down on a stretcher and restrained
Firefighters have searched for a missing child and conducted rescues
Rachel Peace鈥檚 husband, Gary Peace, died after suffering a heart attack; her lawsuit names 11 defendants
Desert Oasis High School Principal Ian Salzman said staff members provided medical aid EMS providers arrived
The three people on board 鈥� a pilot, a flight paramedic and a flight nurse 鈥� are all presumed dead
Some of her family members wept and some walked away during the playing of a cellphone video that showed the aftermath of the 2017 incident
A semi struck an SUV and pushed it into an ambulance, which overturned
Brian Smith says he raised concerns about addresses being flagged as dangerous for first responders based on potentially erroneous information
鈥淒avid [Campbell] made such an impact on each of us,鈥� Rock Hill Captain Mac Thomas said
Mequon鈥檚 first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
Lisa Sillins, 55, was crossing the street to the employee parking lot when she was struck by a driver reportedly under the influence
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