Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders鈥� job.
Why EMS should use preparatory commands
It took police, firefighters and EMS working together to get this patient to the ambulance
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
Corey Comperatore used his body as a shield to protect his wife
Elko Regional Airport held a ceremony with the National EMS Memorial Service to remember 36 fallen EMS first responders
Investigators and experts say despite warnings about the dangers of lying face down, the patient stayed on his stomach for several minutes
The U.S. Secret Service had already worked with Butler Memorial Hospital staff on a response plan years earlier when Donald Trump was president
Helen Comperatore says she has no ill will towards Biden, but her husband would not want her to take a call from the president
Three victims were initially pronounced dead at the scene and several others were injured when a pickup truck crashed into a group celebrating July Fourth in Manhattan
Over 142 million people across the U.S. have been under heat alerts
Julio Cervantes Suarez recalls calling out for his companions while holding onto a piece of concrete
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea responded negatively to the proposal of having lifeguards on duty following the death of a 7-year-old girl buried in the sand
Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff鈥檚 office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk鈥檚 death did not fall under qualified immunity
St. Paul police said the car struck a tree and a light pole before starting to burn
Authorities said no one was in custody following a violent holiday weekend
The high temperature prevented a medical helicopter from transporting a patient in Nevada
A Long Beach Fire Department captain said speed was a factor in the Alamitos Bay crash
A mother and son are among the dead after a pickup truck struck a group celebrating July Fourth in a Manhattan park
Decatur Morgan EMS personnel continued on foot with the 2-year-old patient after their rig broke down a quarter of a mile away from the hospital
Burnsville Firefighter-Paramedic Adam Finseth and police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and were killed trying to protect seven children inside the shooter鈥檚 home
Court finds judge was wrong to dismiss lawsuit against Southfield paramedics
Wind and current made it difficult for Suffolk and Newport News first responders to recover the vehicle in the James River
Video showed Rochester police and AMR leaving the man on a bench where he fell over and was unattended for more than two minutes, the lawsuit claims
Deer Park Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Albanese said the crash was horrible and will be tough for the community
Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children 5 and younger
Three motorcyclists were killed in the crash on I-5 near Camp Pendelton
Honolulu Emergency Services Department said Lifeguard Tamayo Perry died while surfing off the island of Oahu
Former Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of five years in prison
Four were killed when the Bernalillo County Sheriff鈥檚 Office helicopter crashed while fighting a wildfire in 2022
Victims鈥� families have different views about the demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Survivors of the Newtown school shooting shared how the tragedy has shaped them and their future
Newport News first responders had not followed protocols and incorrectly declared Quandrell Williams dead
The effort to build a multimillion-dollar memorial to the 49 people killed in the Orlando shooting was disbanded last year
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