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.
Assistant Chief Brian Zaitz shares the keys to finding balance and excellence at home and on the job
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages first responders to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in fire/EMS members to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
Chief Jerry Streich identifies the impact problem employees have on the organization and on collective department stress
From staying positive to engaging with the broader fire community, the key to survival lies within
Emergency responders previously said they could not determine the source of the odor that caused breathing problems at a community college building
A Journal Sentinel investigation found at least 21 deaths that came after patients were turned away from hospitals
The Pennsylvania service is using criminal justice to collect payment from patients “abusing the system”
A statement from the service said the crew’s actions “are not allowed or tolerated” but did not affect emergency response
EMS leaders must be conscious and intentional in applying labeling lenses to patients and providers
An investigation stemming from an anonymous tip also found that only one EMT was on board at more than 100 calls
The Iowa Department of Public Health said the EMT also falsified records
The woman’s family says she broke seven bones when EMS personnel allowed a stretcher to tip over
Under an agreement, University of Texas Health East Texas EMS remains the Smith County’s main provider, while Christus EMS will operate on a limited basis
An ambulance was parked at a truck stop while a crewmember was napping in the back, when a man reportedly got behind the wheel
Taney County Ambulance District Chief Darryl Coontz discusses the department’s approach to staffing and how they avoid retention issues
The suspects who fired into the crowded backyard are still unknown and at large, police say
Coral Springs Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Christopher Randazzo was shot and killed in an apparent robbery in October
The woman’s family said they realized the $8,000 ring was missing when she was pronounced dead and the suspect walked away from them when they asked about it
The 19-year-old Michigan man reportedly called 911 for assistance while having a bad reaction to acid, then became aggressive with first responders
Police say the 38-year-old Bronx woman averaged 100 false alarms per day that emergency personnel were forced to respond to
Today’s EMS providers must focus on workforce culture to succeed, and deliver safe patient care with pride
The man was reportedly loitering around Hoboken University Medical Center when he entered the empty ambulance and attempted to start it
The Detroit Fire Department said an ambulance was badly damaged after it was stolen and crashed on the same day a Detroit fire truck was also involved in a crash
The center also agreed to take substantial corrective action after protected health information was disclosed in separate 2013 and 2017 breaches
An ambulance with its lights and sirens on was hit by a driver with a revoked license who ran a stop sign, according to police
The group, which has more than 23,000 members and contains disturbing material, was created by a paramedic
Family members of Lorenzo Sanchez, who suffers from schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder, were concerned he might hurt himself or that he overdosed
Police found an open bottle of wine in the floorboard of Dontre Doxley’s pickup truck
Dustin Shane Cowart told police he was having difficulty sitting still because he thought someone was trying to kill him
The lawsuit claims an Air Methods helicopter went on 51 flights after the company was notified by the FAA that the copter’s pitot tubes were “severely corroded”
The move would shed light on decisions that have kept the public mostly in the dark about ambulance service
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Records showed a 34-minute delay after a caller tried to get help after someone shot out her car’s windshield
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