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.
If your agency is part of the 74% struggling with recruitment, instead of lamenting “kids these days,” look at those you’re competing against and do something different
The attempt to eliminate all error is a fruitless endeavor as long as we have human beings acting at the point of care
Setting the example: 4 leadership traits Queen Elizabeth demonstrated
Paramedic Lt. Otis McKay Jr. ran to Officer Jonathan Davis’ aid when a suspect tackled him and knocked his firearm to the ground
Detective Jeff Payne worked for Gold Cross as an EMT and paramedic since 1983
“Nurse Wubbels was placed in an unfair and unwarranted positon. Her actions are nothing less than exemplary,” hospital CEO Gordon Crabtree said
Police say officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
Det. Jeff Payne argued that he was allowed to take blood through an “implied consent” process even though the patient was comatose
Randy Caswell allegedly hit and verbally attacked an EMT while getting out of the ambulance at a hospital
Michael Tallant said he was terminated for sleeping even though it was considered “common”
The suspect led officers on a chase along a Southern California freeway
Powell County EMS has been accused of billing the federal government for 2,400 fraudulent transfers since 2012
Deputies had been searching for Christopher Cravets since Aug. 18
Officials said the suspect got inside through a kitchen window while crews were responding to a call
While in custody, Catherine Burke threw herself on the ground and claimed she was having a seizure
Deborah Greenspan allegedly awarded millions of dollars in federal contracts to her own law firms from a fund meant to help those with 9/11 related illnesses
Chief Daniel Small was suspended for “deliberate falsification of payroll forms”
Our co-hosts review and discuss two EMS news articles from the week
April Pone said the paramedic was acting “like a policeman” instead of helping her sick child
Alisha Coleman said the Bobby Dodd Institute fired her because she experienced unanticipated periods
Zachary Losapio assaulted an EMT when crews were called to his cell to evaluate him due to his high intoxication levels
According to deputies, Blood grabbed his wife by the upper arm and pushed her into a closet in the master bedroom
The deputy state fire marshal said construction was to blame when a climbing obstacle collapsed under more than 20 people during a race
Mcall Argirakis allegedly hit paramedic Lillian Farquar and nurse Bobbi Jo Rodino as they tried to treat her
Daisha Clark attempted to stop her cousin from bringing Levi Hoyt, 1, to the hospital, saying he “had only bitten a bottle of bug spray”
Police administered naloxone after finding the man unconscious at an Arby’s restaurant
Fellow staff members said incidents like this “tarnish the good name of committed paramedics”
A New Mexico paramedic, educator and attorney encourages EMS providers to be innovators and promote the profession
Doug Hooten, Brenda Staffan and Bob Garner were recognized for their efforts in advancing EMS as a profession
Learn how four paramedic chiefs are collecting and analyzing data to fight the opioid overdose epidemic in their communities
Kayla Dubois was ordered to serve one year of probation for each count and agreed to testify when paramedic Christopher Wimmer is sentenced for his participation
Our co-hosts talk about the skills that may be added and those considered for removal
Many EMS agencies and other public safety organizations have significant exposed risks that can lead to cyberattack data breaches and infrastructure damage
