EMS Accountability
The EMS accountability topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS accountability.
We laugh about our own fatigue-related episodes, but such gallows humor belittles the real issue that lies beneath
For every action in EMS there are consequences — sometimes positive and sometimes negative — but sometimes you do what you gotta do
EMS providers are vulnerable to addiction by the nature of their jobs, and an unfortunate story highlights the need to plan ahead for this situation
The Detroit Fire Commissioner says Jeff Gaglio is being disciplined for an inventory violation
The man would stage crashes and file fake compensation applications to get money
Officials say that Detroit paramedic James Gaglio is meeting with union representatives to address other work issues unrelated to the “blanket scandal”
Chief Patty Dukes of Honolulu EMS is leading a crusade for new EMS protocols for dealing with human trafficking victims
A city audit found that ambulance response times are up to a minute slower than last year
The treatment involves processing blood and re-injecting it into a person, promising a more youthful appearance
EMS volunteers support background checks for all responders, as long as volunteers are not forced to foot the bill
If the state’s projected budget for 2013 doesn’t have enough wiggle room, then perhaps individual volunteers could pick up some of the cost
Chief Kim Dickerson’s resignation comes one week after being placed on administrative leave
The former helicopter paramedic posted on Facebook that she wanted to slap an uncooperative patient
The man suffered a serious head injury and lay waiting at the bottom of a flight of stairs for an ambulance
The 66-year-old woman was allegedly not secured to her seat in the ambulance and was injured while riding in the vehicle
The family believes that if proper care was given to Joanne Rodriguez, she’d still be alive
A paramedic only gave the girl’s parents Tamiflu
Brad Tate responded to calls and told patients they did not need to be taken to the hospital, but they were rushed in later
The doctor, once lauded for AIDs treatment work defrauded Medicaid out of about $300,000
The army veteran said a nurse repeatedly put ice packs on his penis after surgery, causing gangrene and leading to a partial amputation of the organ
He believes the hospital wrongly allowed her highly intoxicated daughter to leave alone and was later hit by a car
The paramedic reportedly tampered with powerful painkillers and sedatives and administered them to patients
Hampton County EMS argues that the EMT involved in the accident is shielded by law
Paramedic Jason Ausman says he could no longer ‘stand by’ while his superiors lied in the controversial Medstar pilots case
They claim medics forcibly injected their son with a sedative and kicked him as he lay “completely unresponsive”
Mistakes resulted in a 54-minute delay for stroke patient who died the next day
A tribunal ruled that the paramedic who allegedly slapped a 69-year-old patient was fairly let go
A lawsuit over a man who was asked by medics to walk through a record-breaking blizzard has been settled
Officials say an inadequate examination and lack of protocol contributed to the baby’s death
The video reportedly shows a paramedic aggressively handling an intoxicated woman
Hand injury 32 years ago kept medic from returning to work and awarded him permanent disability checks
The only paramedic to reach dying Liverpool fans has revealed how those behind the Hillsborough cover-up ‘got to him’
The footage was shown to jurors overseeing a case of alleged medical fraud