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.
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts are joined by two members of the EMS Leadership Academy to discuss the organization and the upcoming EMS Leadership Summit
Every EMS provider and leader has an obligation to heed the important lessons from the Elijah McClain case
Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges attempt to criminalize acts of medical malpractice and make deviation from EMS protocols a crime
The EMS Compass Initiative kicked off on Monday with two open webinars, and will feature eight more this week
A Public Hospitals Authority statement called the use of the ambulance for a girl’s arrival to the dance “despicable”
Knowing the fundamentals of ICS can also help you address clinical and operational issues
Each author explores the other side of impassioned debates on naloxone, endotracheal intubation, STEMI alerts, professionalism, and lecture-based education
Here are some current and future benefits of audio or video recording of EMS calls, and legal questions your department should ask before installing cameras
From getting consent to the technological challenges of managing recordings, here’s what EMS managers should consider before installing cameras in ambulances
He has been trying since 2011 to get coverage from the ambulance district for his partner; a similar case is pending in Missouri involving a firefighter
The former Fla. medic tipped a stretcher over when the patient allegedly refused to get off the cot
Dash cam footage shows a deputy hitting speeds of 116 miles per hour to catch up with two ambulances that appeared to be racing down a Tenn. highway
Paramedic Richard Senneff knew he would eventually be in court as soon as he recognized his cardiac arrest patient was the ‘King of Pop’
A five-year contract extension with Rural/Metro will allow city officials to resolve legal issues that have prevented them from putting an ambulance contract out to bid
Driving home from work the MedStar dispatcher offered a ride to a stranded motorist who then ordered him to make an ATM withdrawal
She and her husband allegedly stole $20,000 from the Selma-Dallas County Rescue and Volunteer Fire Department
The $7.7 million wrongful-death lawsuit alleges Medric “Cecil” Mills Jr. could have been saved if firefighters had responded to bystanders who asked for help
The female EMT broke her silence about disparaging comments broadcast over an open channel by a male fire lieutenant
Police said they believe the gas was deliberately turned on, but it was unclear if a leak or breakage could have been the cause
The Tricare Medical Transportation driver allegedly demanded money from a bank teller, and used the company’s ambulance as his getaway vehicle
A man charged with murder called 911 and told a dispatcher he hit his father with a kitchen pot to defend himself against a knife attack
He and the driver of another ambulance allegedly drove 80 to 90 miles per hour; they were not responding to a call
The high-tech mobile lab, in an ambulance donated by Allina EMS, used at crime scenes to find clues in smartphones and other personal digital devices
Police are searching for leads to who killed Terry Canfield, a 28-year veteran of the Spokane Fire Department
The fire chief filed a complaint saying agents often try to halt ambulances during an emergency transport, endangering patients in need of critical care
An elderly woman couldn’t find her dying husband’s DNR paperwork, and the medics were charged with reporting care they did not provide
Investigators are withholding details to protect the identity of the female victim
The FBI is investigating after he was shot twice while riding his bicycle and left to die on the side of the road
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss inappropriate responses on social media made about a female EMT who was the subject of lewd comments over an open mic
Ada County EMS continues to look into and provide resources to keep their personnel healthy and well
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