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 AAA/Newton 360 turnover survey measures the cost of replacing EMTs and paramedics
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With a rising percentage of the workforce working a side gig or as a freelancer, services will need to adapt to recruit generations satisfied by being their own boss
The US DEA served Lynchburg General Hospital pharmacy with a warrant related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in possible thefts from ambulance drug boxes
Investigation showed he double-billed the city to spike his pension and earn a little extra money through overtime
Teen claims he was hit by the propeller of the boat when firefighters rescued him after his kayak flipped
Authorities and healthcare providers fail to protect and report signs of abuse
The photo shows two black men pointing guns at the head of a white police officer; the mayor’s office is investigating
The 911 caller said he appeared to be drunk while he was having sex in a fire department vehicle on duty
Four firefighter-medics say they haven’t been compensated under a ‘propay’ system that established a lower pay grade but included a financial incentive for obtaining a paramedic certification
The service has been unable to recover after a theft that led to convictions of two former squad members and declining membership
An ambulance was initially sent to the wrong location in a 911 call where a man died from a heart attack
The event brought together a broad spectrum of 475 healthcare providers to discuss ways different industries can work together to promote community paramedicine
In federal lawsuit against county ambulance district he claims discrimination and denial of pay, promotions and light duty after he was injured
In what was considered a precedent-setting case, he received probation and community service for not properly treating a patient who later died of his injuries
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Five of the seven have been off the street since July while two others have resigned from the department
She was caught snoozing 12 times; after more than a dozen complains over five years the FDNY took action against her
Current standard of care is “woefully lacking,” but attempts to contract with other ambulance companies for non-emergencies is held up in a lawsuit
Heroin is being investigated as a possible cause of the deaths after the two were found by their 8-and-10-year-old children
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson debate whether a NYC police officer should have been cleared in a videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed man, and welcome Greg Friese as the new EMS1 Editor-in-Chief
Experienced providers should re-evaluate priorities before riding a bad idea into the ground
Grand jury has declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo on criminal charges; two medics involved were suspended then cleared and reinstated
Three-year pilot program aims to combat fraudulent ambulance billing in Penn., N.J., and S.C.
Paramedic of 20 years is facing felony charges alleging he took painkillers intended for patients
Police say he may have encountered his victims though his work with an EMS program that helps teens
The Justice Department is conducting an investigation into possible civil rights violations that could result in federal charges
She was charged with involuntary manslaughter after an inmate she was caring for died
He was suspected after his partner thought he might be drunk, then found two morphine vials that appeared to be tampered with
We need to be better prepared to handle violent patients and should always take legal action against assailants
On one occasion, he attempted to pass a fraudulent prescription while in uniform and operating a fire truck
He and seven others were accused of skimming nearly $500K from the private nonprofit agency in Ohio