Ethics
The ethics topic contains news, strategies and expert-written articles for EMTs, AEMTs, paramedics and EMS leaders on the importance of understanding ethics, acting ethically as a caregiver, ethical decision making as a field provider or leader, the consequences of unethical decisions and actions, and how to lead ethically.
I know Memphis Fire, and while the inactions of three members should not reflect on the entire FD, we must learn from these fatal errors
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
Every EMS provider and leader has an obligation to heed the important lessons from the Elijah McClain case
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The petition comes three years after civil rights investigators found Hennepin Healthcare paramedics were sedating people at the request of police
Glastonbury Fire Chief Michael Thurz said the firefighter’s off-duty comment “blemished the organization”
The video shows an off-duty Glastonbury firefighter saying Narcan should not be used and “when people overdose, you let them die”
Sedgwick County EMS Director/Medical Director Dr. John Gallagher also came under scrutiny after 7 EMS providers were cited last month
Two of the providers were cited for allegedly witnessing the incident and not preventing or reporting it
Opponents of the proposal said it would prevent healthcare agencies from keeping track of which staff members are vaccinated
The inspector general’s report found more than half of female employees and 87% of Black employees surveyed reported harassment or discrimination
The ACLU of Ohio said some parts of the legislation could have a chilling effect on free speech
Though injury was deemed “incompatible with survival,” bodycam footage and records show patient was alive for hours before transport to hospice
The suit claims medics allowed the photo to be taken and that the retired lieutenant posted it online implying the man was a looter during civil unrest
The union representing Doña Ana County firefighters questioned why paid county first responders are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while volunteers are not required
The firefighter-EMT was arrested while coming off duty on Friday morning
The investigation at St. Petersburg Fire Rescue concluded weeks after a Polk County paramedic and captain were arrested in a separate vaccine theft case
Worcester police officials announced this week that they have completed their investigation into the video posted on Facebook in July
An internal investigation by the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department cleared the expelled firefighters of misconduct and raised criticism of the training center’s policies
Polk County Fire Rescue Capt. Tony Damiano is accused of ordering Paramedic Joshua Colon, who was also arrested, to steal the vaccine doses meant for first responders
Police received a complaint that Nathan G. Appel, 24, was filming and recording audio of patients without their knowledge while treating them
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said authorities are also planning to arrest the accused Polk County Fire Rescue captain when he returns from an out-of-state work assignment
The parents of the 3-year-old girl who suffered burns in a cooking accident said they waited 20 minutes for an ambulance before the firefighter offered to transport her
Police say the EMT stole more than $30,000 worth of belongings after assisting responding EMTs in getting him to the hospital
The firefighter-paramedic was reportedly seen in a photograph outside Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot
A seven-page letter signed by more than two dozen EMTs accuses the chief of bullying, misuse of department funds and working another job while on duty with the department
A preliminary investigation found that the firefighter may have falsified supply logs for at least 18 months
Michigan authorities say the medics involved in the case of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead in August and died in a hospital in October, must pass a national exam to regain their licenses
The city of Bellingham will pay $75,000 to the daughter of a man after fire department personnel practiced “tube checks” on the man’s body after his death in an ambulance
Fairfax County Firefighter-Paramedic Andrew Cruikshank was arrested in September after an altercation with a patient that was captured on police body camera
Methuen Firefighter-EMT Tracy Blanchette, a 27-year department veteran and the city’s first female firefighter, says a less experienced male firefighter was granted the promotion
According to her family’s attorney, Timesha Beauchamp, 20, died in the hospital due to brain damage suffered in the August incident
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