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.
While not a legal requirement like for police officers, firefighters and paramedics may witness inappropriate behavior in the field that necessitates intervention
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Steve Grau, Anna Liotta and Steve Wirth join hosts Rob Lawrence and Chris Cebollero at the American Ambulance Association Annual Conference 2023
Massive nationwide protests have brought a greater focus to the death of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
Understanding the sequelae of traumatic asphyxia, strangulation and positional asphyxia
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has classified Floyd’s death as a homicide, although it differs from the independent autopsy on the exact cause
The union condemned those who have “interrupted” peaceful protests and directed violence at firefighters and EMS providers
EMS providers know positional asphyxiation can kill, and have a professional and moral obligation to object to it
Protests have reached cities including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.
What we can learn about EMS responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd
The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to assist EMS while transporting Floyd after his arrest
Washington County (N.Y.) Sheriff Jeff Murphy criticized an Argyle Rescue Squad crew for following a speeding car
Maumee Paramedic Dawn Sniadecki filed a complaint over the 5% pay decrease for all city employees
A woman who identified herself as a Minneapolis firefighter told officers to check Floyd’s vital signs
William Swagger, 25, pleaded guilty, was sentenced with credit for time served and will be on probation for three years
A random encounter with a Latvian prompted my commitment to learn something new every day
Wren Nealy Jr., Cypress Creek EMS chief operating officer, relates how BWCs have contributed to personnel safety, QA/QI
The team is tasked with interviewing COVID-19 patients and identifying their contacts
The Suwannee County Fire Rescue paramedic has been charged with controlled substance possession and grand theft
The Riley Boatwright Act is named after a middle school football player who died from injuries during a game last year
William Ivory, 57, took the ambulance for a joyride while the crew transported a patient inside
Officials say the driver of the vehicle that struck the ambulance was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene
The Wilmington Fire Department plans to buy 60 vests for firefighter-EMTs responding to shooting or stabbing incidents
Fire and EMS leaders reflect on the grim milestone, as 29 fire service and 21 EMS members have died from the virus
Our co-hosts sit down with EMS consultant and teacher Jon Politis, who shares his leadership style and offers advice for leading during the pandemic
EMT Breonna Taylor, 26, who worked as an ER technician for Medical Center Jewish East, was killed in March when police say they were returning fire from her boyfriend
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
Three ways to maintain balance during difficult times and not exacerbate the problem
Officials say they were falsely assured that the clinic would not be treating a high number of patients at risk of suicide
Authorities say the woman stole the rig from outside an emergency room entrance
The woman was being transported to the hospital after telling police she had injected heroin, officials say
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
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