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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A lawyer for the three EMTs, who have had their certifications suspended, said they were defending themselves against a “violent attack”
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Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
Douglas Gimson was arrested and charged for allegedly filming at least 15 people using hidden cameras in the bathrooms and showers of two rescue squad buildings
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The police medic suffered a dislocated left ulna, fractured left hand and neck and back pain
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating the alleged refusals, amidst other complaints and lawsuits against the district
Superior Ambulance Paramedic Matt Mettenburg received a commendation for going out to buy supplies for the child after he was taken to the police station
The two EMTs were responding to a report of someone having a seizure when a man pulled a gun on them in an elevator
Michigan authorities say the medics involved in the case of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead in August and died in a hospital in October, must pass a national exam to regain their licenses
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Northern Berkshire EMS said in a statement that the paramedic sustained “many injuries” in the assault
The city of Bellingham will pay $75,000 to the daughter of a man after fire department personnel practiced “tube checks” on the man’s body after his death in an ambulance
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San Diego’s switch to Falck led to multiple protest filings from American Medical Response, which has been the city’s ambulance provider for the last 23 years
Fairfax County Firefighter-Paramedic Andrew Cruikshank was arrested in September after an altercation with a patient that was captured on police body camera
The EMTs working for a Brooklyn hospital were robbed of their medical bag while inside an elevator
State troopers located the suspect and took him into custody after a nearly two-hour search
Police said the driver was distracted by an argument with another driver when he rolled into the ambulance
Retired Chicago Firefighter-Paramedic Dwain Williams, who served the department for more than 20 years, was killed in an attack by three gunmen on Thursday
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