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.
Combat staffing shortages, rising operational costs and increasingly complex reporting standards
How clinical variation, management visibility and unintentional overtime impact provider fatigue, depersonalization
Suspect physical abuse of a child when there is a mismatch between the reported mechanism of injury, patient history and the physical exam findings
The FDNY veteran also volunteered with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad on Long Island, where her namesake street is
Medical transportation leader establishes ESG Working Group and invests in eco-friendly practices
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”
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Bradley Doyle pleaded not guilty to all of the charges, including the new additions
Advocating for “a little bit more money, a little bit more protection and a little bit more rights for EMS providers”
“It was a great career ... I hope I made a difference,” said Ron Romano. “Every day is now going to be Saturday”
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The woman described to investigators how he beat her, controlled their relationship and frightened her father
EMS on the Hill has concluded but the lobbying must continue
Robert Gala was found guilty of multiple crimes committed during his public safety career; his father, Deputy Chief Michael Gala, described the son’s addiction
Madelene Smith’s suit says firefighters told her to drive her husband, Hugh Max Smith Jr., who later died after suffering a brain injury from a lack of oxygen
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EMS Chief Ronald Romano began his EMS career in 1975 with Perman Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh and was later hired by the city in 1978
Officials said EMT Elaina McAlister’s injuries forced her to medically retire
The suspension “was a little surprising and a bit demoralizing,” said Marcy Trubshaw, Eagle Point captain and EMS service director
Chief Joshua Vance said Christopher Lee Linn showed up at scenes, then joined the Wharncliffe VFD on a provisional basis and was not to go on calls
One Bassett Volunteer Rescue Squad member was flown to a hospital, and two others were transported by ground ambulance
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A fellow Pro Care EMS employee and an SUV driver were killed in the head-on collision
While the concept has been around for decades, it’s the buzzy term that’s prompted the recent focus on this approach to work
The blaze injured 3 firefighters and 3 EMS providers while destroying DNA evidence
Documents show Kansas City’s civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor “taunted and terrorized her”
Giovanna Vittori filed her discrimination lawsuit in 2018; later that year, she died from a medication overdose at 38
State police are investigating the theft from Yellow Breeches EMS
Peggy Finley’s attorney plans to continue seeking a bond reduction, but Peter Cadigan’s lawyer does not
EMS providers transported the children and two adults to a hospital
Recently demoted Chief Michael Gala told Arnaldo Rodriguez not to return to the academy
The mother handed the child to Boca Raton Fire Rescue paramedics, who helped him regain a faint pulse before transporting him
“If you assault EMS personnel, you will be arrested, and we will press charges,” said Chuck Kearns, CEO of Chatham Emergency Services
