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.
As society becomes more and more litigious, EMS providers face greater and greater risk by not fully documenting their calls
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Wake County EMS says the imposter has shown up at multiple calls and once took a patient’s blood pressure
The Baltimore City FD truck was stolen during a medical call
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages first responders to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in fire/EMS members to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
“The actions depicting in a video of the incident are completely unacceptable,” department officials said in a statement
Chief Jerry Streich identifies the impact problem employees have on the organization and on collective department stress
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros faces charges stemming from a 2022 transport of a 76-year-old fall victim
An employee says Cleveland County violated U.S. law and breached contracts with over 100 employees by not paying them correctly for overtime work
Preparing for the end of the PHE and the need to prepare a documentation time capsule
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
NFFF Managing Director Victor Stagnaro will lead the organization after Ron Siarnicki finishes his term
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
Christopher Robert Pattinson was indicted by a grand jury last year
The Texas EMS Alliance says the bill would ensure fair pay for EMS agencies while reducing patients’ payment stress
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Paramedic Jeffrey Bates also will remain on probation for three years
The new RediMedic model was designed with comfort, functionality and efficiency in mind
Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
FDIC presenters offer up tips on coordinating critical care team delivery, and adopting transformative actions once considered heresy
Fort Pierce police officers are investigating the fatal All County Ambulance incident
Dispelling generational myths and clarifying the root of workforce personnel differences
“I am not willing to give our health for him,” Sacramento Firefighter Timothy John Keyes wrote on Facebook, according to a disciplinary letter
The EMS industry research has spoken: tradition and old cultural norms and beliefs don’t apply to the evolution of EMS today
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago
She said the bureau will undergo “restructuring to meet the modern-day needs of EMS and the needs of a new generation of EMS providers”
The NREMT and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security are investigating Muncie Fire Department staffers
The FDNY veteran also volunteered with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad on Long Island, where her namesake street is
Medical transportation leader establishes ESG Working Group and invests in eco-friendly practices
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”
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