On August 23, 2004, a 22-year-old male career fire fighter/emergency medical technician (the victim) died after the ambulance in which he was riding crashed into a tree. The ambulance, with a patient on board, had proceeded through an intersection with lights and siren activated when the driver lost control after losing traction on a wet road. The victim, who was belted into the captain's chair in the patient compartment, died on impact and was pronounced dead on scene. A paramedic who was also sitting in the rear of the ambulance was ejected and sustained serious injuries. He was transported to a local hospital via ambulance.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Career Fire Fighter/EMT Dies in Ambulance Crash in Florida (Revised July 14, 2006)
2006
16 pages
Report
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English
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