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.
Four steps to stopping the stress cycle
Solid EMS providers can often de-escalate an aggravated patient, but the very best providers can keep the patient from ever becoming agitated
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
A 6-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy were among the wounded
Aerial footage shows the stolen rig speeding down the highway during the nearly two-hour pursuit
The man allegedly walked away while being evaluated, got into the truck and drove off
Quality improvement and the STAR method of decision making
You have a key role here, Chief, in promoting the next generation of leaders to enforce the rules you have put in place
Authorities said the man fled on foot after getting the rig stuck in some mud
The case against the former treasurer dates back to 2015 and at one point involved 29 criminal charges
The woman allegedly called her daughter and told her she had been shot
Hennepin County EMS paramedics and a Minneapolis fire captain described their efforts to resuscitate Floyd
Police said the man was being transported for treatment after being pepper-sprayed
Police say the woman spit on an EMS provider following a vehicle crash
Members of Reading Hospital’s EMS leadership team were in the employee cafeteria when the coworker collapsed
Genevieve Hansen recalled how she was not allowed to administer medical assistance to George Floyd
Joshua Hunsucker was arrested Monday in relation to the 2019 burning of medical equipment mid-flight
In a crossover post, Behavioral Psychologist Dr. Denise Dudley joins host Chris Cebollero to discuss corrective feedback for managing different personality types
Though injury was deemed “incompatible with survival,” bodycam footage and records show patient was alive for hours before transport to hospice
Allen-Clay Joint Fire District Battalion Chief Mark Stahl responded to a call where an unqualified EMT reportedly performed an IO
Cherokee Cox said she called 911 from the back of the ambulance and looked for something to hit the suspect with
Police said the man’s BAC was .184
Ghana National Ambulance Service Senior EMT Abraham Tetteh was killed while transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital
One paramedic was injured falling out of the rig when it was stolen
With over 1.5 million listens, the Inside EMS podcast, featuring Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, is a fan favorite delivering the word on the EMS street
St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
Two ambulance crewmembers were injured in the crash
Federal investigators alleged Rural/Metro Corporation collected improper reimbursements over a seven-year period
The conference hosted by Fitch & Associates will be held in-person in Phoenix come August
Looking outside the industry for recruitment and retention best practices
Officials said the bags contained equipment, narcotics and ambulance keys
The officer said the patient was “extremely aggressive” and spitting on paramedics
Three police cruisers were also damaged during the 20-minute cross-state pursuit
