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.
Steve Grau, Anna Liotta and Steve Wirth join hosts Rob Lawrence and Chris Cebollero at the American Ambulance Association Annual Conference 2023
Chief Russell Goodman on helping providers achieve mastery by supporting their education and ensuring they have the tools they need to do their job
Police say the man got into the ambulance while paramedics were trying to load the patient into the back
Kevin Ackley, 22, was fired from Richland County Emergency Services after authorities said he incited rioting as part of a group known as the Boogaloos
Robert Lukens was terminated from Mobile Life Support Services after using the N-word while referring to looters
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
Activists are calling for the arrests of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kentucky EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor, who would have turned 27 on Friday
According to testimony, William Michael Fields Jr., 37, a former constable and firefighter, made five illegal videos at an emergency medical training facility
Oxford EMS interim Director Tom Dixon says the agency could struggle to provide services in the future if action is not taken to fund it
Hamilton Fire Department EMS Coordinator Mark Mignery is the first EMS coordinator in the state to receive the designation
The woman was found hiding in a closet in her home after dozens of rescue personnel searched for her
Reflecting on why other officers didn’t speak up during George Floyd’s detainment
What EMS can learn from the NASA/SpaceX mission and a return to space
An enduring lesson for public safety leadership in recent years is that the public wants and expects accurate information, transparency
The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone
Capt. Frank Leto, deputy director of the New York Fire Department Counseling Service, outlines how COVID-19 impacted members’ behavioral health, and how the department is meeting their needs
Massive nationwide protests have brought a greater focus to the death of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
Understanding the sequelae of traumatic asphyxia, strangulation and positional asphyxia
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has classified Floyd’s death as a homicide, although it differs from the independent autopsy on the exact cause
The union condemned those who have “interrupted” peaceful protests and directed violence at firefighters and EMS providers
EMS providers know positional asphyxiation can kill, and have a professional and moral obligation to object to it
Protests have reached cities including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.
What we can learn about EMS responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd
The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to assist EMS while transporting Floyd after his arrest
Washington County (N.Y.) Sheriff Jeff Murphy criticized an Argyle Rescue Squad crew for following a speeding car
Maumee Paramedic Dawn Sniadecki filed a complaint over the 5% pay decrease for all city employees
A woman who identified herself as a Minneapolis firefighter told officers to check Floyd’s vital signs
William Swagger, 25, pleaded guilty, was sentenced with credit for time served and will be on probation for three years
A random encounter with a Latvian prompted my commitment to learn something new every day
Wren Nealy Jr., Cypress Creek EMS chief operating officer, relates how BWCs have contributed to personnel safety, QA/QI
The team is tasked with interviewing COVID-19 patients and identifying their contacts
The Suwannee County Fire Rescue paramedic has been charged with controlled substance possession and grand theft
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