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EMS Assaults

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
The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
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A suspected intoxicated driver fought with Bethlehem Township EMS personnel, law enforcement officers in the back of an ambulance
A Northern Light crewmember suffered injuries to his head and hand
EMT Julia Taylor Fatum underwent several surgeries after being stabbed in the chest, leg and arm
EMT Julia Taylor Fatum was stabbed in the arm, chest and leg when she asked a patient to stop throwing a gum wrapper at her
A patient stabbed a Mount Sinai EMT several times in the leg, chest and arm
The patient began hitting the Metro West paramedic around the head and then chased after the EMT with a rock
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
Traditional training did not teach medics how to deal with combative family members or how to seek counseling
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
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
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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
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