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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Governor signs bill prohibiting Arizona’s EMTs from persuading patients into not going to hospital
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UMass reported that a workstation was infected with a malware program, which compromised the health information of 1,670 individuals
The company accepted improper Medicaid payments and completed transportation services with improper certification and documentation
Ann Marie Camp suffered a back injury while lifting a patient onto a stretcher last year.
The vehicle, operated by an FDNY EMS lieutenant and paramedic, was stolen for about half hour.
Michael T. Smith made several attempts to strike EMS personnel, hitting one paramedic and causing a minor injury.
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Mirranda Grace Lawson had been on life support since May after she choked on a piece of popcorn.
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Florence Stricker, 87, was being transported by Guardian EMS personnel when the ambulance and another vehicle collided at an intersection March 23, 2015
A judge ruled last week the ambulance crew was responsible for an incorrect IV insertion, causing Lee Roy Bember pain and emergency surgery
Police records show that Micah West’s actions forced EMS providers to pull the ambulance over and request police assistance
Lance Buckley, 35, called 911 and said he wanted to report three murders and a suicide
Paul Zabriski, 58, was removed as treasurer in January 2016 after the accusations against him came to light
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Joshua E. Hicks, 27, has already been convicted of reckless driving, theft and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription
A strong patient safety culture has the greatest impact on reducing adverse incidents and harm to patients
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed while responding to a medical call in January
The call was among the latest batch of audio recordings released Monday by the city of Orlando after a court fight with media companies
Fire company officials said a man stole the ambulance that was parked in front of the fire station
Donald Scott refused to put his gun down when paramedics arrived at the crash scene
Nearly five months after the shooting, the judge ruled the calls needed to be released for a “public evaluation” of what law enforcement did inside the club
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Here are six strategies to prevent drug diversion, part of the EMS profession’s important role in the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic
Excessive work hours, compassion fatigue and violence are contributing to an alarming increase in EMS caregiver suicide
Most EMS workplace conflicts are rooted in a mismatch between manager and employee understanding of responsibility, authority and accountability
Device obsession harms team building and personal communication, which hurts both EMS culture and performance
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The woman stole the ambulance while the crew was inside a medical center with a patient
An EMS lawyer replies to a California reader’s question about a duty to respond to a still alarm while en route to the hospital for a non-emergency discharge
The lawsuit alleges that the ambulance was “unreasonably delayed,” because crews were lost en route and drove to the wrong location
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