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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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating the alleged refusals, amidst other complaints and lawsuits against the district
Superior Ambulance Paramedic Matt Mettenburg received a commendation for going out to buy supplies for the child after he was taken to the police station
The two EMTs were responding to a report of someone having a seizure when a man pulled a gun on them in an elevator
Michigan authorities say the medics involved in the case of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead in August and died in a hospital in October, must pass a national exam to regain their licenses
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Northern Berkshire EMS said in a statement that the paramedic sustained “many injuries” in the assault
The city of Bellingham will pay $75,000 to the daughter of a man after fire department personnel practiced “tube checks” on the man’s body after his death in an ambulance
The American Ambulance Association HR Consultant discusses options open to EMS managers to ensure providers are vaccinated
San Diego’s switch to Falck led to multiple protest filings from American Medical Response, which has been the city’s ambulance provider for the last 23 years
Fairfax County Firefighter-Paramedic Andrew Cruikshank was arrested in September after an altercation with a patient that was captured on police body camera
The EMTs working for a Brooklyn hospital were robbed of their medical bag while inside an elevator
State troopers located the suspect and took him into custody after a nearly two-hour search
Police said the driver was distracted by an argument with another driver when he rolled into the ambulance
Retired Chicago Firefighter-Paramedic Dwain Williams, who served the department for more than 20 years, was killed in an attack by three gunmen on Thursday
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Video shot by a bystander appears to show the parking enforcement officer refusing to move for the rig while leaving a ticket
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An Delta Ambulance employee discovered the burglary upon reporting to work last week
The suit stems from the death of a Sacramento man who was treated for low blood sugar while handcuffed in a prone position
A photo captured by a bystander appears to show a paramedic putting a pool table into the back of an ambulance
The suit alleges that the city, fire chief and a fire department employee were aware inappropriate activities were occurring on city and fire department property
According to the complaint, Denver Health reprimanded employees who spoke out about COVID-19 and systemic racism
According to state health department documents, the medic tested positive for cocaine after being found sleeping in her car while on duty
The Mitchell City Council is considering an ordinance that would replace the role with separate police and fire/EMS chiefs, following the abrupt resignation of the city’s public safety head
Alaska NTSB Chief Clint Johnson said the investigation into the crash that killed Pilot Patrick Coyle, Flight Medic Margaret Langston and Flight Nurse Stacie Morse has been “very challenging” and led to many dead ends
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The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District began charging the St. Charles Health System after seeing an increase in call volume for transfers from its immediate care clinic
Rockport officials plan to have a third party conduct an audit of its services after a majority of firefighters threatened to quit
The man faces two fourth-degree felony charges after the alleged assaults in an emergency room
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