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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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
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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
EMS unit hour utilization is always calculated as the number of transports divided by the total number of unit hours in the measurement interval
We should all be taking our state EMS officials to task over outdated and overly restrictive protocols
Your goal is to use this powerful ally to get your message out
Engaging your workforce requires not figuring out how to motivate people, but identifying what their internal motivations are
Suggestions on how to handle conflict between EMS treatment recommendations and a belief system
Dramatic changes in resources should never be executed without a detailed understanding of likely outcomes and the associated risks involved
Many management systems that perceive a lack of discipline in their field crews are actually missing a lack of effective leadership
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