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A New York man collapsed on a sidewalk after police ordered him to exit an ambulance where he is alleged to have assaulted an EMS provider
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When the EMS crew arrived, Jeremic Medina-Dorta began fighting and stabbed the EMT
While the woman was in an ambulance, she punched two EMS crew members in the face and kicked them in the chest, according to her arrest citation
Dallas Fire-Rescue Paramedic Brad Cox won an appeal of his termination based on self-defense
A suspected intoxicated driver fought with Bethlehem Township EMS personnel, law enforcement officers in the back of an ambulance
A patient stabbed a Mount Sinai EMT several times in the leg, chest and arm
A Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service provider was allegedly struck multiple times and shoved head-first into a cabinet by a patient in the back of the ambulance
A Maryland paramedic recounts a patient assault, and the emergency services director and police chief detail legal options
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
Hillsborough County deputies say the EMT got out of his vehicle, walked to the open driver’s side window of the other man’s car and punched him
Universal Ambulance Services “began an investigation immediately,” said General Manager Duncan Walker
EMSA crewmembers did not speak to the woman before the assault
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros faces charges stemming from a 2022 transport of a 76-year-old fall victim
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Officials said EMT Elaina McAlister’s injuries forced her to medically retire
“If you assault EMS personnel, you will be arrested, and we will press charges,” said Chuck Kearns, CEO of Chatham Emergency Services
The patient is accused of being agitated and pepper spraying EMT Elaina McAlister before stabbing her seven times in 2019
American Medical Response has placed the DeKalb County medic on administrative leave
The EMT bonded out of jail after only 37 minutes. “What kind of message are we sending?” asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings.
IAFF Local 42 leaders said that other Kansas City FD employees had similar physical altercations with patients or residents and were not disciplined or terminated
The charges stem from an incident in which a paramedic was attempting to administer naloxone
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Justin Chalmers Nevius pleaded guilty to three charges last month
A convicted offender could face up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000
According to the charges, the man grabbed the EMT’s thigh despite being strapped to a gurney during transport — all in front of a police officer