Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
In this episode learn the 5 diagnoses for altered mental status that can kill your patient emergently
Firefighters, paramedics and EMTs, though accustomed to death, need to process grief when losing someone close to them
Charleston County EMS and multiple police departments responded
The hole was very unstable, said Greene County Ambulance Service, which worked with crews from the Eutaw and Tuscaloosa fire departments
Medex EMS providers rendered aid on scene after the rider was ejected from the bike
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
鈥淭his has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,鈥� Nichols鈥� mother said
Sheriff鈥檚 deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
EMS providers transported several victims; FDNY firefighters searched the site with a robot dog and drones and used a tower ladder to remove a man from the roof
Fort Pierce police officers are investigating the fatal All County Ambulance incident
Abbott firefighters aided Horace Dan Wright, and EMS transported him to a hospital
A total of 18 EMS providers responded, and 25 Louisville Fire crewmembers assisted with treatment, triage and transport
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, 鈥淪he gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn鈥檛 supposed to give her that much.鈥�
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is requesting $11 million to develop a strategy to tackle xylazine鈥檚 spread, which includes seeking an antidote
After being transported to a hospital, tech executive Bob Lee died
Rescuers from multiple agencies responded; EMS providers transported a survivor by helicopter
More storms in the Midwest and South may bring additional twisters and hail
Some have been moving toward citing the causes that can contribute to such deaths, including police restraint, drug use and medical conditions
Madelene Smith鈥檚 suit says firefighters told her to drive her husband, Hugh Max Smith Jr., who later died after suffering a brain injury from a lack of oxygen
Three other firefighters and two civilians were injured at the scene
A driver plowed into a single car crash scene, killing EMT Matthew Madigan and the 36-year-old driver of the initial crashed vehicle
The downed craft was called to evacuate a hiker suffering from breathing problems and chest pains; the hiker was found and transported separately
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed 鈥渁bsolute chaos鈥� at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in 鈥渄elicate-serious condition,鈥� said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
Efforts by FDs, EMS agencies, police departments, and the state鈥檚 search and rescue task moved from heat-imaging devices and drones to heavy machinery
The storm devastated the town of Rolling Fork, including the local hospital, which was forced to transfer patients to other medical centers
A fellow Pro Care EMS employee and an SUV driver were killed in the head-on collision
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
William Dwyer stands by his officers鈥� decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
Peggy Finley鈥檚 attorney plans to continue seeking a bond reduction, but Peter Cadigan鈥檚 lawyer does not
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