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• 5 roles for EMS during a pandemic

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  EMTs and paramedics must focus on patient care, self-care, transmission reduction, communication and preparation for the future

• Judge to rule on qualified immunity for Dallas FF-medics who mocked beaten man

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  The two first responders, who pleaded guilty to falsifying reports about the incident, may be protected from civil liability under the controversial doctrine

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  ESO launches 2020 ESO EMS Index to track nationwide EMS performance across five metrics

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  Read the Index for analysis of stroke assessment performance, aspirin administration, influenza-like illness, overdose encounter trends, and more

• Air medical company agrees to $78M settlement for overtime

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  The class-action lawsuit involves about 450 former and current medical flight personnel

• EMS providers deployed for pandemic response sue FEMA subcontractor

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  EMS providers deployed to New York allege they were subject to overly strict rules and not paid what they were promised

• 2 ambulance company owners sentenced in $10.8M Medicare fraud

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  The case is one of the largest Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice

• Freedom of speech: Social media and the public sector

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  Understanding the legal precedent behind free speech rights and how they apply to on and off-duty first responders

• NC ambulance company manager sentenced for $4.7M Medicare fraud

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  Med-1 Interfacility Care Manager Davon Terrell Henderson allegedly billed for fictitious ambulance services using stolen Medicare ID numbers

• Colo. governor appoints AG to investigate death of restrained man given ketamine

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  Medics administered ketamine to Elijah McClain, 23, after police used a carotid control hold on him

• $2.75M settlement reached for paramedics' inaction prior to woman's death

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  Hillsborough County in Florida has agreed to pay the settlement to the family of a stroke victim who died after medics failed to take her vital signs or transport her

• Lawsuit seeks to change Calif. rules on EMT certification for felons

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  Seasonal Firefighter Dario Gurrola, who was convicted of two felonies, filed a complaint against state EMS officials last week

• Ill. Supreme Court rules EMS can be liable for crash en route to nonemergency pickup

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  The state's highest court agreed with an appellate court in ruling a man injured in a rig crash can sue the ambulance service

• Former rescue squad chief sentenced for stealing $127K from agency

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  Scott Mel Bahner, the former chief of Bucks County Rescue Squad, will spend six to 23 months in county prison

• $200K lawsuit claims negligence by Chicago medics

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  The suit alleges a man died after paramedics failed to treat or transport him

• 4 EMS providers sue FDNY for alleged First Amendment violations

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  An EMT and three paramedics allege they were subjected to retaliation after speaking out about COVID-19 concerns

• Former EMS treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from agency

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  Chad Wessels, 48, the former treasurer of George EMS in Iowa, was ordered to pay more than $26,000 in restitution to the agency

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