Have you ever witnessed an EMS provider giving an off-duty clinician unauthorized IV fluids?

In April, four Iowa EMS providers were cited by the state Department of Public Health after one allegedly gave another IV fluids to treat intoxication while off duty. In a news analysis, EMS defense attorney David Givot breaks down the issue from a legal standpoint, warning, “If you are reading this from someplace other than Iowa, I can assure you, there is a very similar set of laws wherever you are.”