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.
A lawsuit claims Honolulu paramedics could have prevented a fatal ambulance fire. Was the crew’s response justified?
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Los Angeles police officers and EMS providers responded to the “suspicious death”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the plan, which also includes training for EMS providers on helping sexual assault survivors
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During a welfare check, the firefighters found a woman who appeared to be deceased and reported this to a doctor, but neither had assessed the patient
Officers arrested Amanda E. Emery, who they say struck and intentionally spit on an EMS provider who was trying to render aid
Judgment is sometimes a matter of life or death, but it is also a matter of professional credibility
While Charlotte Ellswick needed aid, an Anniston EMS dispatcher labeled her residence as a threat and the ambulance crew staged the vehicle two blocks away
The deals call for most of the funds to be used to fight the drug crisis, but neither company admitted wrongdoing
Charles LoTiempo could lose his job and will remain suspended with pay until a decision is reached
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Madison County providers reportedly had to shake the woman, who was unresponsive at the wheel of her vehicle, causing her to hit the gas pedal
Two boys died at the scene, and first responders transported a baby and a 21-year-old to Jacobi Medical Center, but the child did not survive, police said
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We may be humble public servants, but that doesn’t mean we can’t spotlight our impact, particularly when the public is paying attention
Several passengers were trapped inside the train after the incident; providers transported six Silver Dollar City visitors and one employee
GMR and AMR maintain a “no facial hair” policy for first responders, arguing the respirators providers must wear won’t fit correctly
Darrell Brooks was found guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
She joined the department in 2014, was named first deputy commissioner, and recently has been serving as acting commissioner
Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Palm Beach County fire rescue teams worked to put out the blaze, while EMS providers transported the injured
The change is in response to the staffing crisis due to the pandemic and will “ensure a faster response when people need help” one sponsor of the bill said
The EMT suffered significant injuries in the assault almost a year ago
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the suspect to another hospital
“No damage was done, nothing was stolen, so we’re not really sure what he was doing,” said Traverse City Fire Captain Steven Ball
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The Washington County Board of Supervisors held closed-door sessions about personnel and management issues
The defendant is alleged to have stolen Buffalo’s Engine 1 on July 14 while firefighters were responding to an EMS call
The two EMS providers were loading a patient into a rig at the time of the incident; the knife-wielding man was charged with attempted murder
Harold Jaesson Perez is the second Monroe County Fire Rescue Trauma Star program paramedic to be arrested
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
Response to these medical emergencies should focus on intervention and treatment of the patient
