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.
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An Austin Travis County EMS medic was preparing to exit the ambulance through the back doors when the vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver
The EMT driving the rig and two additional EMTs were transported in stable condition
The Life Force helicopter was severely damaged, and all aboard were transported to hospitals
Osborn and his Uber driver helped pull the man from the vehicle to safety, and waited with him for first responders to arrive
11 people have died on planes owned and operated by Guardian Flight
The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star鈥檚 fatal helicopter crash
The company is also hosting a webpage where people can post condolences
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged 鈥淒ukes of Hazzard鈥�-style orange Dodge Charger
The air ambulance apparently broke apart before the crash, according to the NTSB
According to Care Flight, all aboard died, including the pilot, the flight nurse, the flight paramedic, the patient and a member of the patient鈥檚 family
The St. Tammany District 7 crewmember sustained multiple fractures, was extricated from the overturned fire truck and airlifted to a medical center
Patrick Moore put the man鈥檚 car in park and shut the engine off, an AMR crew removed the driver from the car, and Moore performed chest compressions
The vehicle made an 8-foot by 12-foot hole in the Cleveland building and caused heavy damage on the inside
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
Prosecutors at Jose Gonzalez鈥檚 trial used his 2017 interview with police as his testimony
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
鈥淭hank you LAPD & LAFD for being so caring & focused,鈥� the actor said in an Instagram post with a photo of her damaged Cadillac
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man鈥檚 leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
鈥溾�楬e intentionally tried to kill us,鈥欌�� Neha Patel told paramedics, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
鈥淪he was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,鈥� said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
The car鈥檚 driver and the patient being transported were flown to a hospital
The injured Malta-Stillwater EMS providers removed the patient before the rig began to burn
鈥淲e ask that you PLEASE SLOW DOWN and be observant when driving by all emergency vehicles,鈥� the department tweeted later
Ross Comeaux told the treating paramedic he forgot something in his vehicle and was struck while crossing the highway
Other EMS providers also were hurt in the rear-end crash at the scene of a prior accident
It was 鈥渟heer luck the car landed where it was,鈥� said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
Firefighters and police officers who responded to the scene rendered care to Hudson Fire Lt. Todd Berube
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 31,785 people were killed in crashes from January through September last year, down 0.2% from the same period of 2021
