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.
Ken Bouvier, NREMT, offers low-cost tools and tips to improve incident command responses to emergencies
Conference season is now back into full swing; make the most of your time
The stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
Eligio Salazar began swinging punches at a paramedic and firefighter who responded after a restaurant called to report he was intoxicated
Anthony Norman faces several charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in front of a hospital while crews prepared to transport a patient to a medical flight
Paramedic Ralph Poore was arrested while at work after witnesses said they saw him in front of his ex-girlfriend’s house in uniform
Spring Grove EMS is raising money and collecting donations for the family of Samantha Stein, who was stabbed to death
Jacob Swiedarke, who was charged with sexual assault of three children, faces two more charges of sexual assault of a child
Michael Gardner admitted that he forged signatures on 44 checks from 2015 to 2017
William “Mal” Gum, 58, and Charlena “Charli” Gum were indicted for access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and federal program theft
This year’s profiled EMS pioneers shared an experienced perspective on EMS training and education, leadership and opportunities
Austin-Travis County EMS Field Captain Forrest Nelson was suspended for 30 days after being arrested for assaulting a family member
The requirement for health providers to use the recently upgraded Michigan Automated Prescription System would take effect in June
A paradigm shift for EMS in the era of large vessel occlusion stroke draws on success of prehospital STEMI assessment and care
Higher education can help EMS providers tackle the five biggest challenges facing emergency services today
Police said Daniel Greene “was positively identified through the video surveillance” and was “the only individual that is observed going into” Jon Hickey’s home
The criminal complaint said Sharon Jackson called in prescriptions using doctors’ authorization for Suboxone, Subutex, and buprenorphine for patients who paid cash
Brian Cremeans injured a firefighter and an EMS provider, and also hit a fire truck and an ambulance before driving off
Last month, the FAA alerted owners, operators and repair facilities of a possible problem with blockage in the engine oil drainage system
Veteran paramedic Paul Judd,61, required multiple surgeries after Amanda Warren and Caris Underwood kicked, punched and stomped on him
Vulcan Society firefighters called on the mayor to delay Joseph Cassano’s promotion due to his previous racist tweet scandal
Amanda Altmann said her daughter found a wet packet she that contained heroin in the area beneath the couch
Daniel Greene was declared a “danger to the public” after allegedly killing Jon Hickey over a love triangle
According to the lawsuit, “controversy has arisen as to how the ambulance service should be structured and what the relationship between parties should be
An investigation found that addicts have been using gift cards to target major retailers and their store-return policies to pay for drugs
Daniel Greene was arrested and charged with first degree murder of Baltimore Fire Department recruit Jon Hickey
Every EMS agency adopts innovations at a different pace; how has yours deployed community paramedicine?
A fatal shooting prompted an investigation into the EMS agency after witnesses said paramedics did not take the patient seriously
Richard Bryan was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and criminal recklessness after possibly dumping fentanyl on the floor of an ambulance
Joe Cassano, son of the former FDNY fire commissioner, is set to join the FDNY Academy in December after being forced to quit as an EMT in 2013
Chief Porter R. Welch shares factors to consider before and while implementing a MIH-CP program
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but officials have suggested that a large number of geese in the area may be to blame
Joseph Amello was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to deception, fraud, and forgery
