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 medical director for the Middletown Division of Fire stated the paramedics “breached the standard of care and the breach caused” the death
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City Attorney Margaret Casey said medics spent less than 15 seconds assessing Whitfield Marshall Jr.
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Lake County firefighters on two units nearest to the site of the Jan. 4 emergency failed to promptly alert dispatchers they were available to respond, investigation revealed
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Vancouver paramedics were treating a patient when their squad was stolen and later abandoned
A New York man collapsed on a sidewalk after police ordered him to exit an ambulance where he is alleged to have assaulted an EMS provider
The public’s First Amendment right to film is strongest when it comes to filming governmental employees engaged in their public duties in public places
The NTSB, FAA are assisting local authorities in investigating the cause of the hot air balloon crash in Elroy
EMS personnel reportedly called Rochester police to have the man removed after he assaulted a crewmember
The 8th annual What Paramedics Want survey wants to hear from medical first responders, EMTs and paramedics about their expectations of leaders and opportunities for professional development
A 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
Officials in Spartanburg note no foul play or CO poisoning
Leaders set the tone for agency culture across the board — including when it comes to wellness
The Air Methods helicopter was transporting an infant girl when it crashed in Upper Darby in Jan. 2022
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Three takeaways from the conviction of Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
We threaten our organization’s resiliency and progress when we make opinion-based decisions
Former Sedgwick County 911 dispatchers identifed Director Elora Forshee’s leadership as “tyrannical,” “discriminatory”
The driver, Michael Avery, had purchased containers and gasoline before crashing outside the Kodiak Center in Rochester
Michael Ladell Thomas faces manslaughter, felony DUI for a crash that killed ASAP EMS EMT Mary “Katie” Pipkin
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A jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide for administering ketamine to McClain
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