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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Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist shares the progressive plan she fervently believes will reduce staffing challenges
Focusing on observed behavior will help protect both the individuals needing assistance and the officers responding to the situation
Jesse Dedmon Taylor was charged with impersonating a public servant, a third-degree felony that carries a punishment of two to 10 years in prison
A 3-step guide to disciplinary action that demonstrates good faith, while putting the responsibility for their actions on employees
Joshua Johns, 42, was charged with third-degree assault after reportedly hitting the paramedic treating him
After reportedly taking the rig, police discovered the suspect sleeping in the back of the ambulance on Friday morning
Graduates from the 2021 class will be honored in August at the Pinnacle Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona
The licenses of Brandon Colombo and Michael Monteiro were suspended after a woman died following their denial for transport on March 4
The suit claims Ocean Shore’s refusal to pay Travis Beard for military-related leave caused him “and his family to lose insurance coverage and benefits, because he had no paid hours during the month”
Officials said three shooters opened fire on a crowd outside the banquet hall
Las Vegas police are investigating after the EMS provider said he was shoved to the ground by a man who said “Jews are not going to exist anymore”
Former Belen Fire Chief Bret Ruff said he had put the transfer of his license from Nevada to New Mexico “on the back burner”
Video shows the EMT throwing the man to the ground after reportedly being punched by him
EMS, fire and police representatives testified before the committee saying ketamine is important for first responders’ safety
The HIPAA workplace poster can be posted at EMS stations to remind providers of key do’s and don’ts
Officials said the suspect, an employee at the rail yard, had also died
EMS providers reported several encounters with the suspect, including one in which he was allegedly carrying a firearm
Other bills still up for consideration include one increasing penalties for assaulting first responders and one that aims for more police accountability
Greenville County Sheriff’s officials say there was a young child in the truck where the woman was reportedly passed out
A forensic analyst found more than 5,200 images and nearly 1,600 videos of child sexual abuse on the tablet
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the bill would create conflicts of interest in chain of command and budgetary oversight
The family of the man who died in 2016 claims fire department personnel prematurely terminated lifesaving efforts and made false statements
The former Cambria County dispatcher, who is white and the mother of a biracial child, alleges she was fired for reporting harassment
Firefighters needed to break the ambulance windshield to free the two American Medical Response EMTs
The suspect accused of killing Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm was initially charged with the lower-level felony of manslaughter
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Develop clear parameters with these roles for mentors, mentees and managers
An off-duty Reading Fire Department paramedic spotted the ambulance and followed it until state police arrived, officials said
Police said the paramedic was rendering aid to the man after he intentionally struck his head on the partition of a patrol vehicle
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