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.
President of the Austin EMS Association, Capt. Selena Xie is always looking for ways to elevate the EMS impact on the community
Rob Lawrence discusses legislative advocacy with the presidents of the Florida, California and Wisconsin EMS associations
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
Robert Duval, 40, got out of his vehicle and into the unattended ambulance so he could move it out of his way
Jason Schneider is accused of inflicting head trauma to his then 4-month-old son
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In his latest bogus 911 call, the teen told dispatchers he had two guns and was going to start killing people in a Walmart
Dr. Stanley Phillips III was killed in a 2013 ambulance crash while transporting a neonatal patient
Officials allege personnel would file a false disability claim, collect a payout and return to work
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
To combat package theft during the holiday season, the agency has offered to have community members have their packages delivered to their station
The suit was filed in 2012 by dozens of women who said they were subjected to strength tests that were not “‘job related’ for the firefighter/EMT position
Before police arrived, Mark Anthony Hicks is heard telling a 911 dispatcher that he “just killed somebody” and he says “I’m so sorry”
After the director of the towns’ ambulance service was charged with embezzlement, municipalities are reconsidering how they want to handle finances
The report stated that Glen Chappell, 67, was driving nearly twice the speed limit when he crashed the bus
A report released in November claimed that Ottawa Paramedic Services has an “ongoing and systemic dispatching problem”
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
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Unless EMS leaders can explain “why” to the millennial workforce, any quality improvement process is doomed
Conn. judge and jury find that Good Samaritan immunity protects paramedics, not employers
Knowing your personnel and being approachable will allow ideas and improvements to come from all members of the EMS organization
EMS leaders can better understand the types of employees in their agency by assessing the level of engagement and commitment
When the dispatcher asked Freddie Green, 42, if his father was conscious, he stated that he was dead
Dr. Stanley Phillips III died from his injuries after the ambulance he was in crashed July 10, 2013
The conductor and engineer killed in the crash were likely sleeping in their southbound train as it sped through a stop signal and hit a northbound train
Dr. Randall Cornateanu was driving home when he saw Daniel Wesley and others injured at the scene
Steven M. Marsh, 26, was charged with making terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment, simple assault and public drunkenness
EMS personnel were taking a patient into a medical center when the ambulance was stolen
A valid physical ability test specific to EMS is an important step to reduce on-the-job injuries and positively change organization cultures
The university’s alert emergency texting service quickly put out a message urging students, faculty and employees to stay away from the area
The board reported the plane made an abrupt left turn after takeoff and failed to ascend into the air
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