Legal Issues

Cassandra Pena-Romero, 27, was shot outside Metropolitan EMS dispatch center where she worked

Three other children exhibited symptoms of opioid intoxication and were treated with Narcan by first responders on scene

Terrance Trent Darby, 34, allegedly drove the ambulance toward a sheriff's office captain who was setting up stop sticks to assist with ending the chase

Family members say the Medway EMT forced the patient in respiratory distress to walk an "unreasonable distance" to the ambulance before the fall

Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?

Is your agency in compliance with requirements? How can you protect yourself and your staff from the fallout of drug diversion?

Court sides with jury that the city violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, owing millions to over 2,000 EMTs

Prosecutors say Khalid Sheikh Mohammed may not face the death penalty

Brian Smith expressed concerns about home addresses being flagged as dangerous for first responders based on potentially erroneous information

The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs "grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately"

Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office announced a settlement between MedStar Ambulance, Inc. and MassHealth

The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles

3,100 paramedics weigh in on reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls

Officials cited insufficient "trauma surgeon coverage" and more as cause to remove Northeast Regional Medical Center's Level III trauma center designation

Despite providing documentation for his accommodations, the N.C. Office of EMS denied Austin Freidt a paper exam and a reader