Legal Issues
The legal issues topic contains news and information about legal issues affecting EMS personnel, agencies or departments. Find the latest news from personnel misconduct, to disciplinary and harassment cases, to malpractice lawsuits, as well as advice to prevent legal action with EMS training, documentation and management.
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EMS leaders and rising leaders respond with concrete steps to improve recruitment, retention, wellness, safety, etc.
Barishansky and Lawrence discuss speaking and writing in the EMS environment
Taaron Bragg was sentenced to three years for shooting off-duty EMT Camilo Senchyna-Beltran in 2014, and 10 years for carrying a firearm
EMS leaders set the tone for nurturing employees and moving organizations forward with integrity
Regardless of title, an EMS company officer culture focuses on accountability, supervision, structure and crew resource management
Police said Daniel Coppolo struck Taranjit Parmar, 18, and dragged her through a parking lot after a minor fender bender
Lt. Daniel Burgos and FDNY Paramedic Kevin Costello jumped into action after seeing a woman trying to grab a bag from a man’s wheelchair
James Wesley, who was driving an ambulance involved in a fatal crash, did not disclose his extensive felony record
Police said Karel Delgado exposed himself and fondled the woman after asking if he could examine her
Jay Fitch discusses EMS trends, from finding value in data, to the EMS Agenda 2050 project, that will highlight the retreat-like conference in Phoenix
Genaro Ajqui, the man accused of killing two Florida paramedics in a crash, was deemed incompetent by two doctors, but a third doctor disagreed
Police said Martin Laravillela stole an ambulance and crashed it into a police cruiser while celebrating his birthday at a Dave and Busters
Police said paramedics were transferring a patient into the California Hospital Medical Center when the woman jumped into the ambulance and drove off
Jose Gonzalez, who is accused of killing EMT Yadira Arroyo, could be spared prison time after a psychologist declared him unfit for trial
Carla Grant said an overdosing pregnant woman should have been left to rot and a family who lost their son in a crash should have lost everything
Michael Fostich reportedly admitted to being responsible for the use of 806 fentanyl doses and 636 morphine doses
The Chief of the Manatee County Emergency Medical Services in West Bradenton, Fla., shares lessons learned from a recent incident and local fallout
Police said the woman called 911 and claimed she was having pregnancy complications, but walked out of the ER after being transported
The mayor’s office said a “limited breach” occurred, forcing callers to relay information to dispatchers manually
Carla Grant is under investigation after saying a pregnant woman who was revived with naloxone should have been “left to rot”
Officials said the man stole the ambulance and crashed it into a light pole after being kicked out of the hospital for growing disruptive
Police said Christopher Parachinni activated red and blue lights on his car and put on a shirt with an EMS symbol to force drivers to switch lanes in heavy traffic
Careful monitoring, witnessed documentation and a record of any actions will protect controlled substances in the ambulance from theft
Santorum’s comments prompted outrage on social media a day after hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S.
An expert said the Rehabilitation Center didn’t have nearly enough portable units and those they had wound up heating much of the facility
Police said Eric Fernandez stole blank checks from the woman and deposited them in December
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about management harassment to the workforce
Police said Christopher Barlow took inappropriate photos of patients in the back of ambulances and is also suspected of placing a hidden camera in a station bathroom
Federal investigators cited the University of Maryland Medical Center for several deficiencies after a patient was found outside in frigid temperatures
Staff members said that “for a very long time,” AMR Victorville division employees have undergone rampant physical and verbal abuse by supervisors
The bill would require EMS providers who are applying for or renewing their licenses to notify the board of felonies or misdemeanors within 10 days of the occurrence
The county filed suit in federal court against 19 companies in the opioid suit, including manufacturers such as Purdue Pharma, Cephalon and Teva Pharmaceuticals
