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• Former NJ paramedic sues for wrongful termination

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  Michael Senisch is suing AtlanticCare for wrongful termination after he practiced holistic medicine on a patient who refused traditional treatment

• Chicago firefighter fired for sexually harassing paramedic student on ride-along

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  The student immediately complained to her parents and police after the firefighter allegedly made lewd comments and touched her during dinner at the firehouse

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• Ariz. firefighter-paramedic awarded $3.8M for lack of private breast pumping room

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  According to her attorney not all stations complied with federal law regarding pumping rooms

• First responders: Heed Scott's Law, move over

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  Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder

• Caught on video: Are they liable for their ‘patient’s’ death?

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  Four hours after an EMS crew released Paul Tarashuck, he was struck and killed by a vehicle; David Givot breaks down issues of patient abandonment, negligence and responsibility

• Video: Man struck, killed by car after EMTs mocked, released him

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  Paul Tarashuck was suffering from a schizophrenic episode, but the EMTs who responded to the call by sheriff deputies failed to care for him

• 2nd Fla. county first responder resigns over social media posts

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  Michael Ruby, a Polk County paramedic who was in a new-hire probation period, resigned after it was discovered he posted photos of work to social media

• US Supreme Court declines ambulance service's case

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  AmeriCare filed suit in 2016 against several California cities, accussing city officials of conspiring to monopolize the market and shut out AmeriCare from contracts

• Mo. county adds 911 cell phone tax to April ballot

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  The appearance of the measure on the ballot is due the a continual decrease in funding from the landline tax

• Mich. EMS crew fired after allegedly failing to perform ‘quality’ CPR

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  Patrick Clemons died of a heart attack after a Detroit paramedic and EMT allegedly failed to provide timely and adequate life-saving operations

• Kan. EMT avoids prison time on morphine theft conviction

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  Colby W. VanWagoner admitted in his plea to tampering with vials of morphine sulfate, replacing the morphine with saline solution

• Detroit mandates first responders clean bloody scenes

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  The new requirement is angering union officials and baffling first responders who feel they're not trained to handle biohazard material in this manner

• SC EMT fined, suspended for posting photo of deceased patient to social media

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  Trevor Sizemore photographed a victim at the scene he responded to, then uploaded it to Facebook

• What should EMS providers consider before carrying a concealed weapon on duty?

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  EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty

• Pharmaceuticals in EMS: Are you compliant?

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  The Drug Supply Chain Security Act mandates pharmaceutical tracking, tracing and documentation for EMS agencies

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