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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Ambulance services are disappointed with the sentence, believing an assault on EMS crews warrants a greater penalty
The closed door meeting comes on the heals of an incident involving another slow response time, and the death of a 94-year-old at the scene
Ill. police report that she was running lights and sirens and was eventually halted with stop sticks
Officers found the women in possession of medical supplies from the ambulance along with drug paraphernalia
The man claimed he was checking on the woman with dementia when family became suspicious
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the importance of putting the patient first, how to handle the Ebola outbreak, and why EMS providers should have more respect for narcotics
The two are charged with pouring vodka in her disabled 13-year-old son’s IV feeding tube to calm him
He pleaded guilty to burglarizing several homes over a four-month period after responding to them for medical emergencies
In cases where narcotics are tampered with, our hosts remind us that medical directors put their DEA license on the line
They were rushed to the hospital; one began convulsing and passed out from severe severe hypoglycemia and the other suffered a drop in potassium that also caused a loss of consciousness
A 90-year-old woman ended up in a coma when the service, which provides flat-screen TVs and other amenities, allegedly let her fall on her apartment stairs
All police departments on Cape Cod will be able to carry the opiate overdose reversal drug after months of plowing through red tape
The incident is believed to have occurred while transporting the patient from a doctor’s appointment
With an armed gunman in pursuit after an attempted mugging, the man stopped a passing ambulance and escaped inside
Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially vetoed the bill, which could not become a law until he signed it
The 2011 “Firefighter of the Year” is accused of making personal withdrawals and purchases while serving as treasurer
Drug addiction is a serious issue in EMS, but so is stealing drugs for a profit; involving law enforcement helps determine the true nature of the crime
Local police are upset that they were denied access to information about the case; county police are investigating the theft charges
Officials are looking into whether or not firefighters got into a scuffle before people injured in a rollover were treated
The suspended Nova Scotia medic allegedly assaulted six female patients
Enterovirus 68, which causes polio-like symptoms, was detected in four out of eight of the sick children; health officials are seeking more information after reports of the virus in 277 people in 40 states
Delayed-onset PTSD can take years to surface, so having a deadline for filing a claim seems wrong
The fire was contained to an upstairs bedroom, where they were found unresponsive; Jon Sheridan had a role on Gov. Chris Christie’s transition team
The 21-year veteran was arrested on a child sex crime warrant for a Sept. 12 incident in Hollywood; he’s been suspended without pay for 30 days pending charges
She became too ill to work after an accident where she was first on the scene after an ambulance plunged over a cliff and sank to the bottom of a lake
Two responding EMTs treated the patient while her partner pilfered the front seat of the ambulance
Firefighters wrote a letter to the mayor citing a grave crisis in direction and leadership
Leadership doesn’t have to come from the top, and San Francisco’s EMS shortage is a chance for rank-and-file leadership to advocate for major changes
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