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.
Share your thoughts on frontline providers’ ethical obligation to be vaccinated for COVID-19
Jamie Kennel and Scott Orr discuss a study that revealed disparate treatment of patients based on race
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 accused Cypress Creek EMS of having an on-site mechanic repair members’ personal vehicles
Three ways to maintain balance during difficult times and not exacerbate the problem
A proposed bill would impose a penalty of up to a year in jail and $5,000 in fines for first responders who take unauthorized photos of crime or accident victims
The commission, which normally has a “zero tolerance” policy on gifts for public officials, will allow some exceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic
The proposal would shield EMS providers, healthcare workers and hospitals from civil lawsuits as they make difficult decisions during the pandemic
Learn how to train EMS providers in the four pillars of medical ethics, how to make difficult decisions in EMS and what ethics is not
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7
Principles for the ethical EMS provider
Last year, 16 of the 132 people who died in Oregon under the state’s law took the new mixture
Chiefs and field providers need to change the culture that condones fraud into one that truly determines competency
Some said dating someone you help on a call crosses an ethical line, while others urged people to mind their own business
16-hour NAEMT PEPL course uses case discussion and interactive lectures to teach skills important to the exercise of personal, ethical leadership
Don’t let anyone convince you that sloppy techniques and shortcuts are a necessary byproduct of the prehospital environment
County fire department dispatch supervisor received tickets from ambulance contractor
Owners claim their ethnicity alone triggered the denial of millions in Medicare funding
Four months ago, doctors told him he had stage four glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer
He’s accused of using gas to sedate women and video recording the assault of a 15-year-old girl
The 29-year-old moved to Oregon for its law allowing the terminally ill to end their own lives
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