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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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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Police said several dozen shots were fired and three patients were “maybe critical”
An upgraded charge was filed due to the suspect’s supervisory role over the EMT
The suspect is accused of pointing the officer’s own gun at him and pulling the trigger
Several witnesses said they saw the woman traveling in the wrong lane and tried to warn her to no avail
The bill would carry a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years for killing federally funded law enforcement members, firefighters and EMS providers
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The Decatur Ambulance Regulatory Board meeting Tuesday included lawsuit threats, complaints and a dispute over a heart monitor battery
The former Buffalo firefighter-EMT says he was fired under an outdated collective bargaining agreement
The court ruled the deputy violated the Fourth Amendment when he seized the vials on “nothing more than a hunch” that they might be illegal
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The crash occurred as authorities were pursuing the stolen rig
Sedgwick County commissioners said they want to know why nearly 100 EMS providers have quit over the last two years
Police said children as young as 9 were involved in the fight where people were swinging baseball bats and golf clubs
The rig was tracked down by Missoula police and a suspect was taken into custody
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The Nashville Fire Department said the paramedic was placed on alternate duty away from the public during the investigation
Officials said the ambulance was tracked down with help from a police helicopter
Deputies said blood began to pour out of the EMT’s nose after he was kicked in the face
Authorities say the other vehicle ran a red light and struck the rig, causing it to roll over
The rig was recovered about an hour after the crash
The lawsuit said miscommunication between Seattle agencies led to a 20-minute delay in firefighters responding to the shooting
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