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.
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
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EMS providers who worked 24-hour shifts were paid overtime after working 49 hours a week, a judge agreed they should have received overtime after 40 hours
They allegedly provided deeply discounted ambulance services to health care facilities in exchange for Medicare patient referrals
Jennifer Green submitted her resignation after criticism following the Metro smoke incident in January
AMR was found responsible for the death of a 67-year-old woman who died after an ambulance crew dropped her on the ground
A preliminary report reveals the pilot moved the helicopter forward because the patient and flight nurse McLain were spinning, and then McLain fell from the hoist line
Even though a Pa. paramedic was acquitted of charges from altercation with a patient there are important questions and concerns to address
EMS providers need to understand the unique legal considerations that apply to pediatric patients and add additional details about the incident
The fired medic is accused of endangering at least three patients; the EMS agency and EMS director were also named in the lawsuit
The national initiative to improve systems of care invites the EMS community to recommend performance measures
The lawsuit also states the employer retaliated against the employees who filed the suit
If convicted, he faces more than four years in prison
EMT Donavan Alden, 32, was killed in the March, 2014 head-on collision; less than a month before becoming a paramedic
Counter cultural festival has chosen a new medical provider for the event that becomes the state’s 4th largest city for a week every August
Lawmakers have introduced and are drafting legislation that includes stricter penalties for swatting
His cell phone was seized to look for evidence of intent to distribute methamphetamine, and authorities found images of naked young boys
The NTSB grounded the helicopter involved, and the county agency voluntarily suspended operations for it’s three other helicopters
The FAA and NTSB are looking at factors like weather and crew performance after STAR Flight rescuer fell when helping hoist an injured woman
Jury found the medic not guilty of all charges stemming from altercation with a patient
A dispatcher told him twice that his microphone was open; he’s on paid administrative leave
There is suspicion within the division that a firefighter or paramedic took the drugs, but officials said nothing has been proven
Cabell County EMS says the ambulance had lights and sirens running when it struck a 16-year-old crossing a busy street by his home
He responded an hour after being dispatched; the woman was found dead in her front yard, holding her phone and her medication, and her body covered in ants
A lawyer arguing that emergency services are not a right might be better off applying negligence theory to house fire that killed a Pa. woman
The family of a 27-year-old who died from positional asphyxia when secured in a prone position received a settlement from a lawsuit; 5 EMTs involved in the incident were suspended
An EMT told the man to call 911 and then shut the firehouse’s door, despite being able to see the fire
A 911 dispatcher sent firefighters to the wrong address; a woman at the home was found dead and the county’s defense attorney argues emergency services are not a constitutional right that residents are entitled to
The department’s mission statement sets the expectation for morale and must align with the motivations of personnel
To truly build a culture that values education, the continuous process of learning must be a part of all levels within the organization
He took the Houston Fire ambulance from a hospital; chase ended when he ran over spike strips
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