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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One of the paramedics managed to get to the front of the rig and force the man to pull over
Douglas F. Kupas, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, began his 40-year EMS career as a volunteer at age 16
The Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association has hired a lawyer after a children’s hospital’s helipad was moved during renovations
Despite extensive research finding lights and siren use makes little difference in patient outcomes, and in fact causes harm to patients, providers and the public, too many continue to respond hot
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The Genesee County Board of Commissioners approved a more than $263,000 purchase of camera systems that officials say will help avoid costly lawsuits
Police said the man had been transported to the hospital after an earlier crash in which he nearly ran over an officer
The city of Louisville will also implement police reforms to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
Police called the ambulance after the woman complained of abdominal pain from pregnancy during a traffic stop
We have all seen the videos of street medics tending to civil unrest injuries, but do they have any legal protection, recognition or certified skills?
An attorney for the Tennessee paramedic accused of hitting and kicking an overdose patient said the paramedic was trying to revive him
The new rule also requires EMS providers to maintain a distance of six feet from any member of the public who is not a patient
The woman is also accused of assaulting several restaurant employees and attempting to bite and hit the EMTs
The Southfield Fire Department paramedics and EMTs are suing to keep their licenses from being suspended after the incident
Emergency Medical Services Authority claims American Medical Response has failed to return proceeds beyond the 10% cap set in their contract
Authorities said the firefighter used a passcode from his previous fire department job to take the supplies
A British court was told during an inquiry into the 2017 terrorist attack that police officers pleaded for ambulances as concertgoers carried victims on makeshift stretchers
The suit against Presbyterian Healthcare Services alleged an African American EMT was subjected to racial harassment by a white coworker
A paramedic, nurse and pilot were killed when their plane broke up in flight over North Dakota
Police say the man fled the scene after the assault
Officials say a pick-up truck crossed the yellow line, struck the ambulance and left the scene
D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Gregory M. Dean announced Friday that he will be retiring after five and a half years with the department
Many EMS systems are evaluating ways to mitigate the risks of refusal in post naloxone patients
Authorities allege the white firefighter sent a threatening meme referring to Black Lives Matter to a Black paramedic
The Seattle man was transferred back to Oregon by the FBI this week after allegedly hitting the firefighter-medic with a ball bearing during a July protest
First responders were called after the man allegedly threatened to shoot people at a senior residential facility
An attorney for the protest medics argued that rendering medical aid was a form of protected free speech
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration policies, politics and police interactions under debate
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Officials say Kelly Keene, 49, admitted to stealing vials of fentanyl and morphine while working as an EMT for Putnam County
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