EMS Accountability
The EMS accountability topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS accountability.
Making decisions purely on emotion and superficial knowledge
Build your agency’s reputation one employee at a time
Small tissue was said to be for training a cadaver dog
$452 million in false billings; ambulance service providers among those charged with crimes
Someone later discovered that man had faint pulse before he was taken away by coroner’s van
Responders faced the most difficult decision of their careers — help dying officer or restrain his attacker
Tenn. incident makes for strong argument on mandatory background checks for public safety personnel
Improvement seen in most categories of fire calls; rare technical rescues, hazmat situations fall short of goal
Our perspective is not always shared by others, with little or no knowledge about we do
David Morse, 41, of Nova Scotia died of chest trauma; widow said emergency medical responders were slow to treat for internal bleeding
Woman alleged police officer, paramedics used unnecessary force, filed false charges against her when they responded to 911 call
A Charleston County emergency medical technician has been arrested and accused of fondling a female patient during an ambulance ride to a hospital last year
We’ve seen a range of things happen to our industry and agencies in the past 12 months
Honing assessment skills is something all good EMTs do over time so their ability to assess emergency scenes and patients’ needs becomes second nature
Surveillance cameras were set up in the office where the morphine was kept in a medical supply cabinet after drugs went missing
It’s the public’s right to record events if they occur in plain sight, no matter how irritating that can be.
Man also admitted falsifying documents to show that he gave patients higher doses of drugs than he actually had
Records show it was nearly an hour after the explosion before more ambulances were dispatched to assist with treating horrifically-wounded survivors
Officials attribute the decline in response times to a major increase in call volumes that has not been matched by an increase in staff
Officials found the town supervisor and Town Board had allowed the squad to largely oversee the ambulance in violation of their contract
Ambulance providers generally transport emergency stroke patients to the nearest hospital, like Alameda Hospital, which is not a certified stroke center
The allegations indicate some department members received a study guide in advance that turned out to be the actual test
Being tired while at work is nothing new to EMS. But is it putting your life, and others in danger?
EMT may not be the highest paying of professions, but you’ll be rewarded in other ways
A new report calls on the White House to develop a national strategy on children and disasters
One paramedic was fired and three others were suspended over his death
Remember as an EMT or paramedic that there are always consequences to what you post on social media sites
The man claims that Riverside paramedics ‘negligently’ forgot to put the ambulance in park while responding to a call in his neighborhood, which led to the crash
Community program takes no risks in the midst of a statewide EMT recertification scandal
EMS providers are concerned about their documentation abilities and concern about litigation, months or years in the future, motivates them to do better
City medic who was cleared of all charges says he was wrongfully terminated