Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Emergency Medical Technician Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash While Responding to Structure Fire - North Carolina

摘要

On June 13, 2002, an 18-year-old female volunteer Emergency Medical Technician (the victim) was fatally injured after being involved in a single vehicle crash while driving the fire department medic unit to a confirmed structure fire. The victim was en route to the fire on a rural State highway when the medic vehicle she was driving veered across the road, overturned, and entered a ditch. After entering the ditch, the medic unit overturned again, struck a barn, and then overturned two more times in a field. The victim was ejected and found unresponsive. She was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead. NIOSH investigators gave recommendations to minimize the risk of similar incidents.