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.
How Falck US significantly increased patient and insurance collections, decreased bad debt write-offs and reduced cost to collect
Bo Brabo joins The Ultimate Leadership Podcast to discuss after-action reviews and lessons from Washington
Greg Friese turns the tables by interviewing host Rob Lawrence about how his Royal Army Medical Corps service has influenced his leadership through 30 years of EMS
The penalties handed down are not sufficient to deter further attacks, health care organization says
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
EMS, fire and police must work together to plan and train for HTV responses
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news concluding that it’s impossible to really have a safe scene
Patients, patients’ relatives and passersby assaulted paramedics, EMTs and firefighters as they did their job
The EMTs found the woman unresponsive from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Expert comments from Art Hsieh, EMS1 editorial advisor, prompted Tenn. news channel to conduct an additional investigation of the new policy
Two of the three SUV occupants were also hurt; none of the injuries are life-threatening
Police allege the Missouri man uploaded 70 videos from his ambulance base and home
The officers became suspicious when the ambulance activated its sirens as it approached a control point
The 28-year-old said he had stolen drugs from another EMSA ambulance before
Pay members if you want to become a paid service, otherwise use these tips to recognize and motivate your EMS volunteers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin the search for a permanent replacement in the coming months
This week’s EMS assaults roundup underlines how intoxicated patients can be a danger to paramedics and EMTs
Jason Waldeck said he didn’t report the incidents because he figured he needed to deal with the humiliation in order to continue doing what he loved
Sebastian Isaksen assaulted EMTs, stole their ambulance and crashed into a car, causing a chain-reaction collision
Michael Walker was indicted for murder in last year’s stabbing of his wife, allegedly carried out by his lover
The supposed patient, two paramedics and other four people were detained pending investigation
Police are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime
This is the choice I made when a man was dying and the family couldn’t find the do-not-resuscitate paperwork
The off-duty Hatzolah EMT was stabbed in the back while walking on the street
The plea agreement details five instances of morphine theft and use by the former South King County paramedic
Qwasie Reid left his patient and colleague stranded after he left in an ambulance with the 7-year-old they were flagged down to help
Highly detailed and specific protocols might create better employees but they don’t create better providers
The plane crashed about 20 minutes after taking off with 217 passengers and seven crew members
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news, including the suspension of an EMT who left his partner and patient to help a girl who was choking
A diabetic man using a wheelchair alleges he suffered injuries while being transported to the hospital because of providers’ negligence
CMS extends the prior authorization program, through Dec. 1, 2019, to eight states and Washington DC
The stabbing stopped a crime spree the intruder had allegedly begun hours earlier
