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.
Four steps to stopping the stress cycle
Solid EMS providers can often de-escalate an aggravated patient, but the very best providers can keep the patient from ever becoming agitated
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
Oklahoma City fire officials said the firefighter’s actions went against both protocol and state law
Orange County fire officials are investigating why a fire helicopter was dispatched to the scene instead of a closer sheriff’s office helicopter
Police say the man crashed the rig into hospital property before driving off
On this episode, our co-hosts discuss legislation that is being introduced that would make the use of ketamine as a means to incapacitate a criminal suspect a crime
A paramedic was charged with embezzlement after it was discovered he allegedly stole a vial of a controlled substance from an ambulance that was not in use
The board members were welcomed this week at the association’s 2021 Annual Meeting
The suspect was removed from the roof with the assistance of Boston firefighters
Mentoring, coaching and leader development/training programs share the same requirements for success
Breaking down significant updates to grant programs and next steps for obtaining funding
Police say a woman stolen the van from outside a dialysis clinic and drove off with an 84-year-old man in the back
Police say the suspect wasn’t able to drive the rig and was quickly apprehended
The proposed legislation would impose penalties on paramedics or law enforcement who use ketamine “as a means to incapacitate” a criminal suspect
Gordon Graham breaks down good Samaritan laws and the decision to get involved when off-duty
Police say the man activated the ambulance’s equipment in an attempt to get other vehicles to move out of the way
The two EMS providers suffered minor injuries during a struggle outside their station
Police say the EMT stole more than $30,000 worth of belongings after assisting responding EMTs in getting him to the hospital
How to let each other know that a fellow medic has died and process the death collectively
Robert Sanford is accused of being the man seen on video throwing an extinguisher that hit three officers at the Capitol riot
The owner of First Response Ambulance Service says the company will not buy new ambulances unless fines and penalties that could put it out of business are changed
Understanding the legal exemptions to vaccine mandates, and 4 next steps for public safety organizations
A charge of disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds was filed in the District of Columbia against Andrew Williams, a Sanford firefighter
A police officer who responded to a domestic violence call said they recognized the man from video of the ambulance theft
The New Jersey Department of Health issued a letter saying Douglas Gimson’s EMT certification “constitutes an immediate and serious threat to public health, safety and welfare”
Officials say the driver of the truck fled on foot following the crash
Ed Fox, who died due to COVID-19 two weeks after the 911 call, reportedly suffered two falls under the care of the EMS crew, who are also accused of forgetting to connect oxygen to a non-rebreather mask
The firefighter-paramedic was reportedly seen in a photograph outside Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot
Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps President Matthew Gannon is accused of misappropriating agency funds between 2016 and 2020
Police say the man was wearing an EMT’s jacket when officers arrived and had to be forcefully pulled out of the rig
Collaboration, support and sharing non-traditional approaches are essential in this world of moving goal posts
The incoming AAA president advises leaders on how to leverage resources, reports on discussion with Biden/Harris transition team
