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.
Leadership involves techniques that direct the energies and abilities of a group toward the common accomplishments and planned objectives of the organization
Connecting patients to advanced levels of care to provide the right level of intervention at the right time, in the right place
Break the mold with individualized CME prescriptions based on comprehensive individual educational needs assessments
Trusting your staff is a big component of building productive teams
As an EMS leader you need to balance confidence and arrogance or your leadership will sink
Hunter LeGrand faces murder and DWI charges after hitting an ambulance head-on, killing the patient and injuring two medics
A probe indicates that both pilots were either too overwhelmed or distracted to navigate back to the airport
Lawyers and medical professionals say restraining and transporting coherent people against their will could violate state law
He pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and following too close in the 2012 crash that killed Jason Dale Strickland, 37
Two hospital workers and a pilot died Tuesday when the helicopter crashed en route to pick up an ailing child
When the people in the front of the ambulance clash, here’s how to get them back on the right road
Whether you are a current leader or are just ready to leave the truck, these characteristics will help propel your career forward
Being true to your core values is always the better road to choose
An agile organization is alert to internal and external factors, opportunities and challenges
He’s not drunk, he’s having a stroke; use these tips to make sure the patient, not the suspect, receives proper care
Chipping away at the small issues will make solving the big ones easier
Giovanni Ramirez alleged his rights to due process were violated
These are five questions that represent potential hazards for EMS professionals
The process should start with asking three fundamental questions
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