Duty to Act
Make no mistake, every EMS provider in every state has a duty to perform a full and complete assessment on every living patient
Regardless of the law, there most likely will be a community expectation to render care when a person is in need
Suggestions on how to handle conflict between EMS treatment recommendations and a belief system
The Legal Guardian answers a reader’s question about if legal liability starts at time of dispatch or time of patient contact
An ambulance crew had a duty to get out of the ambulance, thoroughly inspect the scene for the patient, look for evidence that a patient fled, and document their response
An EMT’s perspective on the legal and civilian expectations for cops to render aid to persons in police custody