Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
RSI can be lifesaving when appropriately applied or deadly if not performed with a high-level of proficiency and accuracy
Line-of-duty deaths require thoughtful planning on how to use Facebook to announce the loss of life and share information
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
Authorities determined that the EMS provider who was driving the Gold Cross ambulance was responsible
The three crewmembers were transported to a hospital for evaluation
鈥淲e are heartbroken for our brother firefighter and friend Captain Josh Ingram and his entire family for the loss of their son,鈥� Polk County Fire Rescue said
Greene County managers were charged with tampering with public records, tampering with or fabricating evidence and obstruction
Nine others were injured at a Fort Gordon training area
Beech Grove EMS was responding to the fatal Greenwood Park Mall shooting and not available, so Indianapolis EMS responded to the Beech Grove park shooting
Judge Priscilla Loew found sufficient evidence in the death of the 23-year-old Black man to proceed with the first responders鈥� criminal trials
Investigators are expected to take weeks to find the cause of the crash that killed a Bernalillo County FF-medic and sheriff鈥檚 office employees
Rescue Specialist and Paramedic Matthew King of Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue and three sheriff鈥檚 office members had been assisting with the East Mesa Fire
NYPD and FDNY divers pulled a boy and woman from the murky water and medics rendered aid, but the two patients died
Auburn Permanent Firefighters Local 4157 established a fund to support the family of Lt. Paul Wood
Dispatcher Leon Price repeatedly asked the daughter of Diania Kronk whether Kronk would be willing to be transported; she died a day later
Auburn veteran Lt. Paul Wood was known for saying, 鈥淩escue everyone and make it home safely鈥�
The San Antonio Fire Department鈥檚 AMBUS is part of the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force; it can carry 24 patients in seats or 20 patients in beds
Kelly D. Titchenell said her mother, Diana L. Kronk, 56, was jaundiced, incoherent and bleeding, but EMS providers were not told to respond
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts 鈥減robably saved 20 or 30 people鈥檚 lives鈥�
Franklin County Prosecutor Shawn Sant determined that responders acted appropriately with Werner Anderson, including the administration of ketamine
鈥淚 am extremely proud this evening to be a part of the central Missouri EMS region,鈥� trauma surgeon Dr. Jeffery Coughenour said
Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States
The driver of the truck that crashed with a Malta and McConnellsville Fire Department ambulance was pronounced dead at the scene
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan became ill during a training exercise, was transported to a medical center with limited bed space and was being transferred
Four firefighters and an inspector were hurt and transported to a hospital, where two were listed in critical but stable condition
In this episode, our co-hosts break down bodycam video from the City of Dallas after a patient died while in police custody during a Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance transport
Douglas Clemons served with Polk County Fire Rescue for 27 years
A Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson said the paramedics were placed on administrative leave before the police department released body cam video
The police department released body camera video of the interaction with LaDamonyon Dewayne Hall
I encourage EMS leaders to start local Be SMART Public Safety Task Forces to educate families about safe gun storage
A nearby nurse administered CPR to a patient who was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta, where she died; other climbers also were transported
A grocery store assistant manager said she was berated for whispering; the call taker said she is 鈥渂eing attacked for one side of the story鈥�
Capt. Richard Meulenberg said multiple people were wounded and the medical complex was a 鈥渃atastrophic scene鈥�
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