EMS Accountability
The EMS accountability topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS accountability.
Here is the “never-do” list if you want to have a long and prosperous career in EMS
Every second of a 25-year career of mundane calls, sleepless nights and nightmares was worth it
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
A Los Angeles reporter used a hidden camera to catch a chief having beer on his lunch break
Officials say a paramedic to help the victim within ten minutes of being dispatched
The cadets are high school graduates hoping to get a jump-start on firefighting
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The family says the dispatcher repeatedly asked for an exact address despite having the name of the school
The judge found the officers and firefighters acted justly when they stood onshore as a suicidal man succumbed to hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay
The family reportedly waited for more than 30 minutes for an ambulance
A man’s son died of cardiac arrest in Dec. after records show that a crew waited 5 to 6 minutes before leaving the station
There’s no need to sacrifice our backs
The paramedic pleaded guilty to 58 counts of possession of child pornography in Aug.
The clinic is accused of using injections contaminated with Hepatitis C
Olean General Hospital is mailing letters to 1,915 patients who may have been infected after improper sharing of insulin pens
Because of a computer “glitch”, the ambulance was dispatched later than normal
Officers arrested the South African medic for “hindering a police officer to perform his duties”
The woman says two medics dropped her while trying to put her in an ambulance, causing “serious” injuries
An ambulance was dispatched immediately but police and fire dispatch was 30 minutes late for the woman who drove into a pond
She reportedly did not follow proper procedure when responding to a patient with severe chest pains
After a two and a half month investigation, family members wonder if incompetence and problems with the city’s 911 system played a role in the woman’s death
The pair responded to calls and treated patients without being certified
The child’s coach said that he was certain at least 30 minutes passed before paramedics arrived
A report finds that overweight medical staff sets bad examples for patients
Video evidence shows that EMT Maria Morales did not assault officers during a May Day rally
A hospital worker is also among those arrested following Carl Cope’s death earlier this year
William Melchert-Dinkel was convicted last year on two counts of aiding suicide
The man’s wife said the arriving paramedics and firefighters had no sense of urgency
According to the medic’s employers, he’s had a clean record
Paramedics admit to removing the watch from the patient’s wrist, but say they had returned it to the family
Kristian Hernandez is accused of striking a pedestrian and driving away
Charis M. Thrasher had her femur shattered when a paramedic fell on it
The man was being transported to the hospital when he freed himself from a stretcher and jumped out