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 EMT allegedly twice raped his coworker after the woman asked him to donate his semen for her
The lawsuit says employees of Mobile Medical Response showed gross negligence by failing to see the man
William Hamilton Getzendaner’s charge was changed from a third-degree felony to a first-degree felony for tampering with a witness
The settlement is believed to be the nation’s first to hold a medical institution, rather than a transportation company, accountable for ambulance-swapping arrangements
Kelly Adams testified in court about the attack that left one side of her face paralyzed
The patient, who was in respiratory distress, was transported to a hospital after another ambulance was called
The lawsuit alleges the driver of a Wisconsin ambulance was speeding before a sudden stop which led to his mother’s fatal injuries
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Authorities have said Clark was shot during a struggle with police after he interfered with paramedics who were trying to assist an assault victim
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A man driving an SUV was seriously injured when the ambulance crashed into his car
The two paramedics said they were acting with the best intentions when they followed the driver
The mother of the EMT’s former boyfriend allegedly tried to hire someone to kill the woman
Troy Goode was left hog-tied and on his stomach for an extended period after his July 18 arrest
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The two EMTs were removed from the 911 system and have restricted patient access awaiting investigation
Jamar Clark was killed by police after interfering with medics treating a victim and scuffling with officers, police say
Allegations of nepotism and bias led city officials to overhaul the department’s hiring practices
The penalties handed down are not sufficient to deter further attacks, health care organization says
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
EMS, fire and police must work together to plan and train for HTV responses
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news concluding that it’s impossible to really have a safe scene
Patients, patients’ relatives and passersby assaulted paramedics, EMTs and firefighters as they did their job
The EMTs found the woman unresponsive from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Expert comments from Art Hsieh, EMS1 editorial advisor, prompted Tenn. news channel to conduct an additional investigation of the new policy
Two of the three SUV occupants were also hurt; none of the injuries are life-threatening