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 two are charged with pouring vodka in her disabled 13-year-old son’s IV feeding tube to calm him
He pleaded guilty to burglarizing several homes over a four-month period after responding to them for medical emergencies
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They were rushed to the hospital; one began convulsing and passed out from severe severe hypoglycemia and the other suffered a drop in potassium that also caused a loss of consciousness
A 90-year-old woman ended up in a coma when the service, which provides flat-screen TVs and other amenities, allegedly let her fall on her apartment stairs
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The incident is believed to have occurred while transporting the patient from a doctor’s appointment
With an armed gunman in pursuit after an attempted mugging, the man stopped a passing ambulance and escaped inside
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The 2011 “Firefighter of the Year” is accused of making personal withdrawals and purchases while serving as treasurer
Drug addiction is a serious issue in EMS, but so is stealing drugs for a profit; involving law enforcement helps determine the true nature of the crime
Local police are upset that they were denied access to information about the case; county police are investigating the theft charges
Officials are looking into whether or not firefighters got into a scuffle before people injured in a rollover were treated
The suspended Nova Scotia medic allegedly assaulted six female patients
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Delayed-onset PTSD can take years to surface, so having a deadline for filing a claim seems wrong
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The 21-year veteran was arrested on a child sex crime warrant for a Sept. 12 incident in Hollywood; he’s been suspended without pay for 30 days pending charges
She became too ill to work after an accident where she was first on the scene after an ambulance plunged over a cliff and sank to the bottom of a lake
Two responding EMTs treated the patient while her partner pilfered the front seat of the ambulance
Firefighters wrote a letter to the mayor citing a grave crisis in direction and leadership
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The crash is under investigation, but an inattentive driver may be the cause
Paid EMS agencies have replaced fading volunteers, and without strong leadership an agency can bleed money like a patient in hemorrhagic shock
The unknown suspects drove the vehicle from the scene before disappearing with the keys
The baby suffered severe brain injuries when she was shaken by her father; the baby can’t see or hear, must be fed through a tube and suffers severe ongoing health problems
Stephen J. Wieland Sr., 61, has been charged with grand larceny and scheming to defraud; he stole $1,400 worth of gas
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