/fatal-incidents Fatal Incidents en-US Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:09:41 GMT /legal/we-are-patient-advocates-when-backing-the-blue-puts-ems-in-a-difficult-position Regardless of pushback, providers have a responsibility to put the safety of the patient above all else when on scene Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:09:41 GMT /legal/we-are-patient-advocates-when-backing-the-blue-puts-ems-in-a-difficult-position /paramedic-survival/osha-takes-action-to-limit-emergency-responder-injuries-and-fatalities New proposed standards may require significant action to improve safe practices Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:25:20 GMT /paramedic-survival/osha-takes-action-to-limit-emergency-responder-injuries-and-fatalities /patient-care/poll-how-long-should-you-look-for-a-patient-you-cant-locate Is it the providers' responsibility to stay until the patient can be located? If not, how long is long enough? Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:35:25 GMT /patient-care/poll-how-long-should-you-look-for-a-patient-you-cant-locate /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/8-dead-at-least-40-injured-in-fla-bus-crash A bus carrying farm workers overturned after it collided with a truck in Marion County Tue, 14 May 2024 15:55:46 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/8-dead-at-least-40-injured-in-fla-bus-crash /fatal-incidents/ohio-woman-fatally-struck-by-ambulance The Elyria woman was riding a motorized scooter when she was struck by an ambulance Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:10 GMT /fatal-incidents/ohio-woman-fatally-struck-by-ambulance /search-and-rescue/2-skiers-killed-1-rescued-after-being-caught-in-utah-avalanche Lone Peak, is one of the highest peaks in the Wasatch Range towering over Salt Lake City Fri, 10 May 2024 11:53:20 GMT /search-and-rescue/2-skiers-killed-1-rescued-after-being-caught-in-utah-avalanche /investigation/ohio-assistant-fire-chief-demoted-after-medics-mistakenly-declare-patient-dead The investigation determined the Springfield Township assistant chief did not adequately investigate the incident Thu, 09 May 2024 15:40:43 GMT /investigation/ohio-assistant-fire-chief-demoted-after-medics-mistakenly-declare-patient-dead /bus-crash/1-dead-23-injured-in-md-bus-crash The bus driver lost control and struck a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County Mon, 06 May 2024 13:13:25 GMT /bus-crash/1-dead-23-injured-in-md-bus-crash /patient-safety/investigation-finds-officers-warned-baltimore-medics-about-prone-positioning-before-patient-death Investigators determined officers in the ambulance were observers and medics were in charge Fri, 03 May 2024 13:46:35 GMT /patient-safety/investigation-finds-officers-warned-baltimore-medics-about-prone-positioning-before-patient-death /explosion/1-dead-4-injured-in-n-j-business-explosion Authorities say explosion at Old Bridge sign company was the result of a chemical reaction Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:11 GMT /explosion/1-dead-4-injured-in-n-j-business-explosion /investigation/activists-call-for-new-investigation-into-n-j-in-custody-death-in-ambulance-after-documentary Independent pathologist concluded that the bruises on Jameek Lowery’s face, fractures to his fingers were the result of “blunt force trauma” Thu, 02 May 2024 10:30:55 GMT /investigation/activists-call-for-new-investigation-into-n-j-in-custody-death-in-ambulance-after-documentary /communications-dispatch/bystander-video-dispatch-audio-captures-n-c-shootout-that-killed-4-officers-wounded-4-others "I’ve got shots fired and an officer down," a marshal can be heard saying over police radio. "Multiple rounds are being fired at officers" Wed, 01 May 2024 14:50:13 GMT /communications-dispatch/bystander-video-dispatch-audio-captures-n-c-shootout-that-killed-4-officers-wounded-4-others /vehicle-crashes/1-dead-14-injured-when-suv-crashes-into-n-m-thrift-store Las Cruces police said the driver was trying to park her and stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake Wed, 01 May 2024 13:43:31 GMT /vehicle-crashes/1-dead-14-injured-when-suv-crashes-into-n-m-thrift-store /fatal-incidents/minn-worker-killed-by-5-000-pound-cement-mixer-drum Dodge Center Ambulance personnel responded to a collapse at the Con-Tech plant Wed, 01 May 2024 13:27:48 GMT /fatal-incidents/minn-worker-killed-by-5-000-pound-cement-mixer-drum /fatal-incidents/son-of-phoenix-firefighter-killed-in-bounce-house-incident A two-year-old boy died after a gust of wind sent the bounce house airborne Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:41:24 GMT /fatal-incidents/son-of-phoenix-firefighter-killed-in-bounce-house-incident /shooting/fourth-officer-dies-in-n-c-shooting-while-serving-warrant Four officers were killed and four others were wounded while trying to capture a man who was wanted for possession of a firearm by an ex-felon Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:21:55 GMT /shooting/fourth-officer-dies-in-n-c-shooting-while-serving-warrant /heavy-rescue/texas-first-responders-surgical-staff-work-to-rescue-people-pinned-underneath-350-000-pound-load An oversized load fell off a trailer and onto a vehicle in Temple, killing two people Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:12:51 GMT /heavy-rescue/texas-first-responders-surgical-staff-work-to-rescue-people-pinned-underneath-350-000-pound-load /tornado/at-least-100-injured-4-dead-hospital-damaged-after-tornados-kit-oklahoma-towns Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:45:29 GMT /tornado/at-least-100-injured-4-dead-hospital-damaged-after-tornados-kit-oklahoma-towns /legal/2nd-medic-sentenced-in-elijah-mcclain-case Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:59:29 GMT /legal/2nd-medic-sentenced-in-elijah-mcclain-case /legal/we-are-patient-advocates-when-backing-the-blue-puts-ems-in-a-difficult-position Regardless of pushback, providers have a responsibility to put the safety of the patient above all else when on scene Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:09:41 GMT /legal/we-are-patient-advocates-when-backing-the-blue-puts-ems-in-a-difficult-position /lawsuit/family-of-ky-emt-killed-in-ambulance-crash-files-lawsuit EMT Chastian McWhorter, 26, was killed on April 1 after the ambulance he was in crashed into a semi-truck Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:56:23 GMT /lawsuit/family-of-ky-emt-killed-in-ambulance-crash-files-lawsuit /legal/appeals-court-sides-with-calif-first-responders-in-2017-in-custody-death Paramedics placed a backboard on the victim and an officer sat on it while they tried to restrain him Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:00:07 GMT /legal/appeals-court-sides-with-calif-first-responders-in-2017-in-custody-death /fatal-incidents/man-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse The NYPD said the Florida man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, then doused himself in an accelerant Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:37:27 GMT /fatal-incidents/man-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse /burns/l-a-county-deputy-succumbs-to-burn-injuries-after-shooting-range-fire Deputy Alfredo Flores was one of two burned in a fire inside a mobile shooting range in October Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:23:33 GMT /burns/l-a-county-deputy-succumbs-to-burn-injuries-after-shooting-range-fire /fatal-incidents/2-dead-several-injured-when-vehicle-crashes-into-mich-birthday-party Two children were killed when a suspected drunk driver crashed into the Berlin Township building where the party was hosted Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:13:30 GMT /fatal-incidents/2-dead-several-injured-when-vehicle-crashes-into-mich-birthday-party /investigation/pathologist-claims-n-j-in-custody-death-was-homicide-inside-ambulance Independent autopsy of Jameek Lowery counters the state's cause of death due to cardiac arrest while under the influence of bath salts Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:10:13 GMT /investigation/pathologist-claims-n-j-in-custody-death-was-homicide-inside-ambulance /lafd-recruit-killed-in-freeway-crash-was-in-earlier-collision The California Highway Patrol said Recruit Jacob Fuerte was in an earlier collision before exiting his vehicle and was not in a hit-and-run incident Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:56:51 GMT /lafd-recruit-killed-in-freeway-crash-was-in-earlier-collision /fatal-incidents/forklift-carry-rebar-overturns-killing-calif-worker LAFD paramedics, USAR team worked to lift the forklift off the worker Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:00:20 GMT /fatal-incidents/forklift-carry-rebar-overturns-killing-calif-worker /fatal-incidents/fire-recruit-son-of-lafd-medic-killed-assisting-at-crash Jacob Fuerte was on his way to training when he stopped to help at a vehicle crash Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:02:12 GMT /fatal-incidents/fire-recruit-son-of-lafd-medic-killed-assisting-at-crash /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/8-dead-at-least-40-injured-in-fla-bus-crash A bus carrying farm workers overturned after it collided with a truck in Marion County Tue, 14 May 2024 15:55:46 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/8-dead-at-least-40-injured-in-fla-bus-crash /patient-safety/investigation-finds-officers-warned-baltimore-medics-about-prone-positioning-before-patient-death Investigators determined officers in the ambulance were observers and medics were in charge Fri, 03 May 2024 13:46:35 GMT /patient-safety/investigation-finds-officers-warned-baltimore-medics-about-prone-positioning-before-patient-death /heavy-rescue/texas-first-responders-surgical-staff-work-to-rescue-people-pinned-underneath-350-000-pound-load An oversized load fell off a trailer and onto a vehicle in Temple, killing two people Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:12:51 GMT /heavy-rescue/texas-first-responders-surgical-staff-work-to-rescue-people-pinned-underneath-350-000-pound-load /communications-dispatch/bystander-video-dispatch-audio-captures-n-c-shootout-that-killed-4-officers-wounded-4-others "I’ve got shots fired and an officer down," a marshal can be heard saying over police radio. "Multiple rounds are being fired at officers" Wed, 01 May 2024 14:50:13 GMT /communications-dispatch/bystander-video-dispatch-audio-captures-n-c-shootout-that-killed-4-officers-wounded-4-others /tornado/at-least-100-injured-4-dead-hospital-damaged-after-tornados-kit-oklahoma-towns Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:45:29 GMT /tornado/at-least-100-injured-4-dead-hospital-damaged-after-tornados-kit-oklahoma-towns