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 rights of EMS agencies and remedies if hospital bed delays cannot be satisfactorily resolved through collaboration with hospital counterparts
How to decide when to leave patients at hospitals with bed delays and 3 considerations for if you stay
Police searching for a man suspected of murdering paramedic Melissa Morden at her apartment Friday night
The $103,000 no-interest loan was repaid in full to the county by the chief who plans to stay on the job
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The EMT was arrested for allegedly placing a fake call to avoid responding to a call about a sick child in New York
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The medic tracked down the man after he allegedly stole his iPhone and later punched him repeatedly in the presence of police officers
Two Va. EMS providers and the car driver, who faces charges, were injured
Robert Gotay pocketed about $16,000; he resigned after the missing money was noticed and confessed that he had a severe gambling problem
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
As leaders we not only set expectations for others and ourselves, we must also exceed those expectations
Emergency response was delayed because a bigger stretcher and ambulance were needed to transport the obese woman
Coastline EMS CEO said the company received threats against personnel and equipment from the union and its members
Chief Marlar confirms 2 of the victims related to fire department personnel; Treven Anspach, 20, son of firefighter Justin Anspachm, and Rebeka Ann Carnes, 18, niece of paramedic Brian McFaddin, were killed
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The EMS provider was cited for reckless driving after he fell asleep while driving, causing the vehicle to run off the road
The Pa. EMT is accused of exchanging nude photos and sexual text messages with the 16-year-old he transported to the hospital
The man is accused of pilfering funds from the organization between 2008 and 2015
The ambulance didn’t have its sirens activated at the time of the collision
A car crashed into the ambulance, which was not transporting a patient at the time
Lisa Infante, 52, was shot and killed by her husband, who later turned himself in to police
An investigation was started after two medics dropped off a disabled patient at the wrong place after he was discharged
The family of the patient claims the EMTs abused him while he was being transported to the hospital for a seizure
1 in 5 ambulance companies had questionable billings and Medicare paid another $24M for ambulance rides that didn’t meet payment requirements
The man said he was shot by someone who tried to rob him but officers found bullet fragments on his bed
The EMT and volunteer firefighter also struck with his car and killed a 29-year-old pregnant woman in a separate incident
The provider used a racial slur and other offensive language in the post that appeared to be a reference to a patient being picked up for transport
The organization, ConnectHealth, will enhance the emergency medical response in middle Georgia
The owner faces up to 12 years in prison for getting reimbursements for patients that were never transported
Promoting Innovation in EMS steering committee meets to find ways to remove roadblocks to EMS innovation
The suit states that the paramedic was reassigned to dispatch because of his illness