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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The prosecutor described a scene that quickly changed from a routine medical call to a chaotic, dangerous situation with multiple shots being fired by Houston and by officers trying to deal with the threat he posed
Our co-hosts discuss the three techniques EMS providers should use to determine if a patient has the mental capacity to decline medical treatment
A Graham man is suing Alamance County, Alamance County EMS and an ambulance driver for medical expenses over a crash with an ambulance in 2016
Paul Tarashuk was having schizophrenic episode when he was picked up by police on Interstate 95 and dropped off at the nearest gas station
Rescue 14 is taking an aggressive approach to getting money it is owed by filing theft complaints against patients who keep payments from their insurance company intended for the ambulance service
Jesse Board alleges that on multiple occasions he reported his peers were not responding to emergency calls and his employers failed to act
Michael Senisch, a certified Reiki practitioner, performed the Japanese healing technique during a call
The lawsuit alleged that Century Station, which handled the 911 calls, provided poor training to its deputies and had failed annual inspections
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Jay Fitch shares what to expect at this year’s leadership forum, from ET3 to practitioner health and safety, to the biggest controversies in EMS
A court found that EMT Brandon Dorsa endured psychological and emotional injuries following an ambulance crash as well as developed a drug addiction to pain medication
Gina Blackburn began assaulting paramedics both times EMS providers performed a sternum rub to wake her up after she allegedly passed out in a restaurant
Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS lost 12 experienced employees this week following the announcement that no changes in fire leadership were going to take place
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Our co-hosts record live at the Initial Assessment Conference and discuss EMS education and leadership issues, as well as take questions from the audience
The tipping point that led to the resignations was the way fire leadership handled the hiring and firing of former firefighter Steve Schaefer and investigation into the department that followed.
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Alaa Saade alleges that his EMT captain had a known “hit list” of minority employees to discipline with the intent they would be terminated
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Joseph Thuesen and one other unidentified employee were put on paid administrative leave April 12, while the Center’s board of governors investigates alleged “accounting irregularities”
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A paramedic was responding to a call about a patient experiencing flu-like symptoms when she stopped to purchase a pair of sunglasses
The violent and bizarre incident brought to light the inherent inefficiencies of the city’s antiquated 911 emergency call system
After discovering two young girls were dead, first responders attempting to treat the father were frightened by his demeanor and conversation
Matthew Alexander Vancamp, 31, was convicted of reckless driving following a three-day trial
Matthew A. Vancamp was driving the ambulance transporting Samantha Lehmann, when it slammed into the back of a stalled tanker truck carrying cranberry juice
Susanna G. Battig, 28, received a sentence that includes 40 hours of community service and $1,500 in restitution
Adam LaFlash, 36, of Sturbridge, was arraigned in Dudley District Court Monday on three counts of incident assault and battery on a person over 14
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