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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An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
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Harold Jaesson Perez is the second Monroe County Fire Rescue Trauma Star program paramedic to be arrested
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
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In Pennsylvania, “the lowest form of government is responsible for public safety,” said Eric Henry, who operates Meadville Area Ambulance Service
Doug Dick, EMS chief and founder of Superior Ambulance Service and Education Institute, is looking to county and state legislators and 22 municipalities for funds
Safety Director Karrie Howard: Nicole Carlton “has proven herself an effective leader during several major events within the city. Carlton is a dedicated public servant”
Douglas Randell was placed on leave without pay pending a fire safety board hearing
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Vincent Variale, president of the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, says Capt. Alison Russo might still be alive if someone had been with her
The stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
Off-duty officer Chas Kulow was with his girlfriend as she was being treated at a Five Finger Death Punch show
One person was detained by police, and several people were transported to nearby hospitals, including three who were listed in critical condition
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Dozens of EMS providers watched from a courtroom gallery as Peter Zisopoulos entered his plea in a video feed from a Bellevue Hospital bed
According to the FBI, Daniel Stevens used the Zionsville department’s internet connection to distribute images and videos on social media
“That man murdered my daughter, and she would be the first one to come to his aid if he needed help,” her father said at the service
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Boulder Fire-Rescue firefighters were on a medical call when they saw the engine had been moved and ran toward it
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Acting Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Russo “mentored many new EMTs and paramedics, cared deeply for the communities she served, and set an incredible example”
“We are so sad,” said FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens. “The members of her station looked up to [Alison Russo]. She kept them in line.”
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“She knew how to do her job, and she knew how to do your job too,” said Michael Greco, now vice president of EMS Local 2507
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling joined the department as an EMT in 1998 and was promoted to paramedic in 2002 before becoming a lieutenant in 2016
As news of Lt. Alison Russo-Elling’s death spread, people took to social media to express their condolences
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