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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In this episode, our co-hosts discuss a recent guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse who made a fatal medication error on the job
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Lt. Danielle Masse is alleging a pattern and practice of deliberate discrimination and harassment against women and lesbians
Some dispatchers said their quality of life is dismal because they are routinely called on to work three or four additional hours daily
Officials said that while the EMT was transporting a possible stroke victim, he cut off and tailgated other vehicles
The 43-year-old said she took the vehicle because she “missed the last bus”
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The medic was fired in 2014 after complaining in a letter about not being able to wash his vehicle at the station
The victim gave the woman money and became angry when she said no
Employees accused the township’s main service provider of “deliberately” letting calls go to secondary providers
The 23-year-old has pleaded not guilty to larceny, obstructing EMS and driving while intoxicated
AMRG accused of putting profits before worker safety
The man “vanished” earlier this year before turning himself in to authorities
Police were alerted when things “didn’t look right”
The EMT told the restrained patient to “get a haircut and join the military”
Tamra Bulik is accused of stealing $31,000 over a two-year period
The two took numerous photos and recordings of over 20 unconscious or incapacitated patients
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The man has pleaded not guilty to all charges, but was ordered to the program after missing a court appearance
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David Page, Pinnacle EMS Leadership Award winner, discusses diversity in EMS, why we don’t want to talk about it and what we can do to make things better
The ambulance later crashed into a tree and the suspect fled on foot
James Novello was charged with possession of destructive devices, exploding a device with intent to injure and attempted arson
The 23-year-old allegedly became disorderly towards hospital staff before stealing an ambulance
The thieves told officials they were part of an international gang tasked with stealing mobile phones
EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
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Police went to the home to check on the welfare of the family after receiving a call from a concerned relative when they discovered the family dead
The firefighter-paramedic treated the man for his injuries before filing a report with the police
A prior conviction banned him from participating in U.S. health care programs
The defendant, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, turned 18 during the course of the trial
The owner will serve 18 months in prison after pleading guilty, and must register as a sex offender