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.
Every ground ambulance and helicopter crash has different causal factors, but we must look at system design and safety behaviors to prevent further crashes
An honest reflection on the worst suffering I have seen as a paramedic is as I roll up to a bad motor vehicle collision
Once the department decides it needs them, training on how to safely use them in the environment where they鈥檒l be deployed is critical
The UT Health East Texas ambulance flipped onto its side on a wet road; the crew was not transporting a patient at the time of the incident
After the driver鈥檚 own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
McLean Volunteer Fire Department鈥檚 Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
Franklin Fire & Rescue: 鈥淥ur crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care鈥�
The head-on crash with a car flipped the rig onto its side and caused major damage to both vehicles
EMS providers treated the unconscious man and evaluated the children
AMR providers started transporting mental health patients in 2016, and some say their increased contact with people having such crises puts them at increased risk
Melvin 鈥淒ennis鈥� Fortney III also taught at a community college and had retired as a battalion chief for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue
All three Premier Health crew members had minor injuries, but the helicopter took 鈥渟ubstantial鈥� damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said
鈥淲e are heartbroken and overwhelmed by grief,鈥� the Florence County EMS department said
The Durango Fire Protection District is reeling from the deaths of Captains Scott Gallagher and Leo Lloyd
The suspect鈥檚 pickup truck was split into two pieces as a result of the incident, Indiana State Police reported
Nearly 60 LAFD firefighters responded to the scene; EMS treated the actress who was in critical condition
A Frederick County Department of Fire and Rescue crew transported the truck driver to a hospital
Authorities determined that the EMS provider who was driving the Gold Cross ambulance was responsible
The Hawkins County EMS employee was transported to a hospital
The three crewmembers were transported to a hospital for evaluation
The three occupants of the ambulance were transported to a hospital for treatment, but no other injuries were reported, police said
A Syracuse crew was inside a home treating a patient when AMR employees saw the truck leaving; dispatchers tracked the stolen vehicle by using its GPS
EMT Lekia Smith, who was not charged and was treated for minor injuries, has released a statement and hired a lawyer
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
The Coast Guard, the Sheriff鈥檚 Office Marine Unit, Monroe Community Ambulance and multiple area fire departments responded
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
The investigator鈥檚 car was parked in a Strong Memorial bay when a Monroe Ambulance employee hit it as she opened her door to unload a patient
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
NYPD and FDNY divers pulled a boy and woman from the murky water and medics rendered aid, but the two patients died
A technical rescue team, Stamford police and Stamford EMS responded, treated and transported her
Broeder de Vries is trying out a specially outfitted Mustang Mach-E
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
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
