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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5 actions EMS leaders should take to ensure ketamine is appropriately administered when indicated and documented correctly
Optimism is less a personality trait and more a strategy for how to deal with outside events – and strategies can be learned
The disruptive forces of changing reimbursement models, technology and quality initiatives will change how EMS is delivered and funded
The Ind. medic was awarded $223,500 after being fired for her illness and told she should not have been hired in the first place
He was convicted of setting several fires at multi-occupancy dwellings in 2013 and received four to 14 years in prison
The best change in EMS comes from agencies that identify problems, test solutions, and diffuse their best practices
The lawsuit claims she didn’t share the Christian beliefs of coworkers, and one colleague suggested she worshipped the devil
A woman suffered permanent disabilities after a collision with an ambulance and may receive funds if a bill is approved by the Legislature
Be calm, rational and don’t get baited into a confrontation which will make you the villain of a viral video
The impact of McSwain will live on in PHTLS-trained EMS providers and in the countless lives they have saved and will continue to save in the years ahead
The internationally admired New Orleans trauma surgeon and paramedic died from complications of a stroke
EMS providers should expect from their leaders a detailed and compassionate after-action summary like this one
Virtua Health System hopes to overturn legislation that would give Cooper University Hospital control of all EMS services in Camden
Volunteers have an obligation to move the EMS profession forward by being informed, engaged, and involved
For roughly 10 minutes after the sailor collapsed, he did not receive CPR or shocks from a nearby defibrillator
The Acadian Ambulance CEO praises the EMS response and the personal connection of many personnel to the victims
Mobile Medical Response released a statement saying the deceased man was found after “a more extensive search in the daylight hours”
An investigation into the NJ volunteer agency’s finances began after another member suspected thefts were taking place
The shooter initially tried to flee with the crowd but turned back when he saw police; he fatally shot himself
On the 10th year of the Pinnacle EMS Leadership Forum Fitch reflects on the era of big data, community paramedicine, and EMS provider health and wellness
It’s unknown whether the man was alive when EMTs first responded; his body was found by a second ambulance crew more than an hour later
A case claiming the EMT violated patient privacy rights has been moved from state court to federal court
A gofundme.com account will help pay for defense expenses for an off-duty medic who hit a parked car with an ambulance when responding to a call
In response to a comment about a video showing firefighters being stabbed on a medical call, he posted: “Sadly, I will delay treatment for more of them as well.”
Troy Goode was behaving erratically after 4-5 hits of LSD, fled from police, and fought with EMS and hospital personnel before his death
The suit against the city, FD and EMT Thomas is for gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress
St. Louis Fire Department Capt. Gregg Favre said the report lays out what a model policy, or city, state or federal law could look like
The Minn. man received three years of probation for “leaving vulnerable patients without the medicine they needed”
The death of two men, in separate incidents, came after the fire department took over most of the ambulance transport duties from private contractors
The 19-member civilian panel found limited progress because of understaffing, deferred maintenance costs, outdated facilities and a lack of strategic planning
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson advise to “shut your mouth and do your job” rather than engage with a member of the public recording a patient in a public place during a call
It’s unclear if the patient died from injuries sustained in the ambulance crash after the driver went through a red light with lights and sirens activated
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