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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Adam Perrelli, 36, admitted that he made the radio calls that interfered with ambulance and fire dispatching
The widely circulated photos from an area closed to the press show details of the murder
Officials would not describe the nature of the allegations but said that it is a serious investigation
EMT, acting as a whistleblower, witnessed documents being falsified for the purpose of billing Medicare or Medicaid for medically unnecessary ambulance trips
Nearly 1 in 4 members, including the Compton Fire Chief, are working without an EMT certification
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He’s seeking $305,000 for injuries sustained in a 2013 fatal collision when a car crashed into the rig, causing him “to fly ... within the ambulance, colliding with objects”
The medic resigned after the incidents; he did not attend his hearing and was found guilty of misconduct
She alleges her supervisor made derogatory jokes about her pregnancy and failed to modify her work duties when she had complications due to the pregnancy
We have to stop this behavior and grow up; it’s not fair to us, our patients, our community and places everyone at risk of serious injury or death
The jet carrying 150 people from Barcelona to Dusseldorf slammed into a remote section of the French Alps.
Supervisor lacked access to 911 software and dispatch for firefighters was 5 minutes after first report of subway smoke
Fire and EMS leaders must embrace change, and use visionary thinking to inspire crews
Driver of ambulance failed to stop at a stop sign, striking a vehicle and causing the ambulance to rollover
The circumstances surrounding the death of firefighter/EMT Chelsea Michalesko are still under investigation
Since a Do Not Resuscitate tattoo is not revocable emergency responders are obligated to initiate resuscitation until a valid DNR is shown
Autopsy reports acute cocaine toxicity, bruises from baton strikes, TASER use, and body weight restraint before cardiac arrest and request for ambulance
Patient was killed after being ejected from Senior Care EMS ambulance that struck a utility pole
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter’s union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
Fire Chief Daryl Osby said “fewer than 50" employees could be fired or otherwise disciplined for sharing confidential questions on hiring exams
The two waived a departmental hearing on the allegations against them and chose instead to accept punishment
A report by state investigators concluded the “viability of the IV access point” led to difficulty in administering a new lethal drug combination; the inmate died from a heart attack
Supervisors voted to put in place standardized, digital testing procedures after fire and EMS personnel shared confidential exam questions
Forming a strategic plan for your agency’s future is the easy part; the hard part is getting the people who will carry it out to believe in it as much as you do
The NTSB is determining the best way to get the wreckage from a rural site to a hangar in Dallas after pilot Matt Mathews was killed when the helicopter crashed
Bus swerved across both lanes of the highway before overturning; driver might have had a stroke or heart attack
2 other crew members transported to the hospital; Crash in eastern Oklahoma late Thursday night
The concerned man gave local television station photos of medics; prompting an investigation that the medic may have violated a policy
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