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.
The rights of EMS agencies and remedies if hospital bed delays cannot be satisfactorily resolved through collaboration with hospital counterparts
How to decide when to leave patients at hospitals with bed delays and 3 considerations for if you stay
Organizations frequently have larger recruitment budgets that they do for retention, but is this the best approach?
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
As leaders we not only set expectations for others and ourselves, we must also exceed those expectations
Emergency response was delayed because a bigger stretcher and ambulance were needed to transport the obese woman
Coastline EMS CEO said the company received threats against personnel and equipment from the union and its members
Chief Marlar confirms 2 of the victims related to fire department personnel; Treven Anspach, 20, son of firefighter Justin Anspachm, and Rebeka Ann Carnes, 18, niece of paramedic Brian McFaddin, were killed
Real ideas for any volunteer EMS agency to deliver valuable, measurable and appreciated service to the community
The EMS provider was cited for reckless driving after he fell asleep while driving, causing the vehicle to run off the road
The Pa. EMT is accused of exchanging nude photos and sexual text messages with the 16-year-old he transported to the hospital
The man is accused of pilfering funds from the organization between 2008 and 2015
The ambulance didn’t have its sirens activated at the time of the collision
A car crashed into the ambulance, which was not transporting a patient at the time
Lisa Infante, 52, was shot and killed by her husband, who later turned himself in to police
An investigation was started after two medics dropped off a disabled patient at the wrong place after he was discharged
The family of the patient claims the EMTs abused him while he was being transported to the hospital for a seizure
1 in 5 ambulance companies had questionable billings and Medicare paid another $24M for ambulance rides that didn’t meet payment requirements
The man said he was shot by someone who tried to rob him but officers found bullet fragments on his bed
The EMT and volunteer firefighter also struck with his car and killed a 29-year-old pregnant woman in a separate incident
The provider used a racial slur and other offensive language in the post that appeared to be a reference to a patient being picked up for transport
The organization, ConnectHealth, will enhance the emergency medical response in middle Georgia
The owner faces up to 12 years in prison for getting reimbursements for patients that were never transported
Promoting Innovation in EMS steering committee meets to find ways to remove roadblocks to EMS innovation
The suit states that the paramedic was reassigned to dispatch because of his illness
Grant Taylor is accused of intentionally striking FF/EMT Dennis Rodeman while he was in a street collecting donations for charity
The Warren County EMT was charged with possession of meth and distribution of prescription drugs
Macro changes in health care are driving the need for strategic relationships between hospital and EMS leaders
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
Accountability must occur at all levels of an organization, be tied to strategic goals and involve an ongoing process of evaluation and adjustment
The provision of EMS through numerous small services impacts purchasing, staffing and delivery of care
The man was driving to work when he hit the 9-month pregnant driver, who was then forced into labor
The former paramedic pleaded guilty to stealing the drugs for personal use
