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 NREMT Chair gives a behind-the-scenes look at the comment period and talks transparency
Do you want someone that is tired and angry on the front lines representing your department?
EMS agencies focus on patient care, but customer service is equally important
Det. Jeff Payne argued that he was allowed to take blood through an “implied consent” process even though the patient was comatose
Randy Caswell allegedly hit and verbally attacked an EMT while getting out of the ambulance at a hospital
Michael Tallant said he was terminated for sleeping even though it was considered “common”
The suspect led officers on a chase along a Southern California freeway
Powell County EMS has been accused of billing the federal government for 2,400 fraudulent transfers since 2012
Deputies had been searching for Christopher Cravets since Aug. 18
Officials said the suspect got inside through a kitchen window while crews were responding to a call
While in custody, Catherine Burke threw herself on the ground and claimed she was having a seizure
Deborah Greenspan allegedly awarded millions of dollars in federal contracts to her own law firms from a fund meant to help those with 9/11 related illnesses
Chief Daniel Small was suspended for “deliberate falsification of payroll forms”
Our co-hosts review and discuss two EMS news articles from the week
April Pone said the paramedic was acting “like a policeman” instead of helping her sick child
Alisha Coleman said the Bobby Dodd Institute fired her because she experienced unanticipated periods
Zachary Losapio assaulted an EMT when crews were called to his cell to evaluate him due to his high intoxication levels
According to deputies, Blood grabbed his wife by the upper arm and pushed her into a closet in the master bedroom
The deputy state fire marshal said construction was to blame when a climbing obstacle collapsed under more than 20 people during a race
Mcall Argirakis allegedly hit paramedic Lillian Farquar and nurse Bobbi Jo Rodino as they tried to treat her
Daisha Clark attempted to stop her cousin from bringing Levi Hoyt, 1, to the hospital, saying he “had only bitten a bottle of bug spray”
Police administered naloxone after finding the man unconscious at an Arby’s restaurant
Fellow staff members said incidents like this “tarnish the good name of committed paramedics”
A New Mexico paramedic, educator and attorney encourages EMS providers to be innovators and promote the profession
Doug Hooten, Brenda Staffan and Bob Garner were recognized for their efforts in advancing EMS as a profession
Learn how four paramedic chiefs are collecting and analyzing data to fight the opioid overdose epidemic in their communities
Kayla Dubois was ordered to serve one year of probation for each count and agreed to testify when paramedic Christopher Wimmer is sentenced for his participation
Our co-hosts talk about the skills that may be added and those considered for removal
Many EMS agencies and other public safety organizations have significant exposed risks that can lead to cyberattack data breaches and infrastructure damage
Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Mike Carroll said Little Miracle Academy will remain closed until it is determined safe to return
The EMS Agenda 2050 project envisions the next 30 years of EMS systems in the United States
Police said Matthew Mullen Jr. punched, kicked and spit at EMTs after blowing through a stop sign and colliding with an SUV
The state alleges that Purdue Pharma has downplayed the drug’s risk of addiction, overstated its effectiveness and failed to report suspicious prescribers