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.
The stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
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A man was shot after a prankster called 911 last week with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping
A study on the keywords used in stroke 911 calls identifies a need for community education and the utility of EMD protocols
The organization was investigated in 2017 by state police and its insurance company for financial mismanagement
Sara Carlson faces one count each of embezzlement of public funds and theft after allegedly misappropriating over $11,000
Tyler York and another unnamed teen were arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault and first-degree criminal mischief
Crystal Arnold allegedly bit one of the EMS providers so bad on her finger that it was broken and she needed stitches
Jennifer Ison allegedly fought paramedics who responded with police after neighbors complained of a woman screaming on the balcony
Joseph Prest was ordered to be admitted back into the Clark Memorial Mental Health facility after allegedly stealing an ambulance from the same place
Daniel Coppolo was accused of running over a teen while she surveyed the damage to her car
Nelson Agosto called 911 to complain about the clams, and once again after he forgot the non-emergency phone number the dispatcher gave him
The EMS provider allegedly injected air into terminally ill patients to get a payout from a mafia-linked funeral home
Kristopher Montalvo allegedly stole the ambulance to flee the scene and was spotted minutes later by police
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Venita Woodfaulk said she was subjected to racist acts such as a cartoon on an office bulletin board that depicted slavery
Eligio Salazar began swinging punches at a paramedic and firefighter who responded after a restaurant called to report he was intoxicated
Anthony Norman faces several charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in front of a hospital while crews prepared to transport a patient to a medical flight
Paramedic Ralph Poore was arrested while at work after witnesses said they saw him in front of his ex-girlfriend’s house in uniform
Spring Grove EMS is raising money and collecting donations for the family of Samantha Stein, who was stabbed to death
Jacob Swiedarke, who was charged with sexual assault of three children, faces two more charges of sexual assault of a child
Michael Gardner admitted that he forged signatures on 44 checks from 2015 to 2017
William “Mal” Gum, 58, and Charlena “Charli” Gum were indicted for access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and federal program theft
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Austin-Travis County EMS Field Captain Forrest Nelson was suspended for 30 days after being arrested for assaulting a family member
The requirement for health providers to use the recently upgraded Michigan Automated Prescription System would take effect in June
A paradigm shift for EMS in the era of large vessel occlusion stroke draws on success of prehospital STEMI assessment and care
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Police said Daniel Greene “was positively identified through the video surveillance” and was “the only individual that is observed going into” Jon Hickey’s home
The criminal complaint said Sharon Jackson called in prescriptions using doctors’ authorization for Suboxone, Subutex, and buprenorphine for patients who paid cash
Brian Cremeans injured a firefighter and an EMS provider, and also hit a fire truck and an ambulance before driving off
Last month, the FAA alerted owners, operators and repair facilities of a possible problem with blockage in the engine oil drainage system
