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.
Looking back into the data on EMS activations and trends, and looking forward in hope
A meeting isn’t just about turning up; it’s about being productive and progressive
The rights of EMS agencies and remedies if hospital bed delays cannot be satisfactorily resolved through collaboration with hospital counterparts
Highly detailed and specific protocols might create better employees but they don’t create better providers
The plane crashed about 20 minutes after taking off with 217 passengers and seven crew members
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news, including the suspension of an EMT who left his partner and patient to help a girl who was choking
A diabetic man using a wheelchair alleges he suffered injuries while being transported to the hospital because of providers’ negligence
CMS extends the prior authorization program, through Dec. 1, 2019, to eight states and Washington DC
The stabbing stopped a crime spree the intruder had allegedly begun hours earlier
Florida department’s newly appointed fire chief said to have less experience and education
He stopped to help while transporting a patient; the child is on life support
After pleading guilty to two DUI charges and being sentenced to 25 years in prison, the man had his sentence suspended for medical reasons
The paramedics were locked inside the ambulance for the rest of the night and weren’t able to attend other emergency calls
Troy Aaron Clay II was arrested in Mexico for the murder of Melissa Morden, whom he allegedly killed three weeks earlier in Texas
The woman had “no real response” to the incident and is thought to be mentally ill
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about scene safety following the vicious attack on two Detroit medics
The 71-year-old man threatened to kill the responding firefighters and medics and also tried to punch a firefighter
Instead of getting down on lawyers or the profession, let the law protect you from harm while you protect others and redefine professional fun
Paramedics Alfredo Rojas and Kelly Adams were released from the hospital after suffering serious injuries to their face and hands
Rural/Metro San Diego was fined $230,000 by the city and is required to submit a plan for improvement
White Lake Ambulance Authority allegedly submitted hundreds of false insurance claims
The man has been charged in two other cases, including sexual assault and fatal stabbing of a teenager
Officials are investigating into what caused the crash or what led up to it
The medics from West Midlands Ambulance service are being kicked, punched, scratched, spat on and there are numerous accounts of sexual assault
The 59-year-old Wis. man abused the system three times before being charged with disorderly conduct
Melissa Morden, 36, was allegedly killed by a man who confessed to her murder and then fled
Any threats to the safety of EMS providers, including sexual harassment, should be identified and mitigated
The Mich. crew failed to find the man, who was in the front seat of the crashed car, and told dispatchers no one was there
The treasurer was charged with taking almost $5,000 from the West Hazleton Community Ambulance Association
The 68-year-old confronted an EMT and wouldn’t let him go back to assist a patient with a life-threatening emergency
The man was arrested for stealing the vehicle while medics assisted the victims of a car crash
If the leaders of an EMS agency have failed to prepare personnel for an active shooter response, they need to get the training done, one way or another
Police stopped the ambulance for not having its mandatory safety test on file, meanwhile the amputee patient sat for hours on the roadside without pain medication