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.
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss an article from Andrea Abbas on five flaws that trip leaders up and cause a disconnect with field crews
Our co-hosts take an EMS leader and paramedic standpoint in order to help answer a listener’s question
Lachelle Jordan told police that Michael Stennett often followed her in his personal vehicle while she was on duty, and also waited outside her home
Due to the attack, Dallas-Fire Rescue had to resort to a rudimentary method of manual dispatching that relies on radio communication
Long Beach Police found the abandoned fire ambulance crashed into a telephone pole, less than a half-mile from a deadly fire
“There is a lot of discussion about overdose prevention centers, but ultimately, we need data to see if they are working or not,” said Dr. Nora Volkow
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
The EMS providers suffered minor injuries
The Monroe Fire Department’s Continuous Quality Improvement Plan provides an effective tool for evaluating and improving the quality of prehospital care
Assistant Chief Brian Zaitz shares the keys to finding balance and excellence at home and on the job
Wake County EMS says the imposter has shown up at multiple calls and once took a patient’s blood pressure
The Baltimore City FD truck was stolen during a medical call
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages first responders to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in fire/EMS members to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
“The actions depicting in a video of the incident are completely unacceptable,” department officials said in a statement
Chief Jerry Streich identifies the impact problem employees have on the organization and on collective department stress
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros faces charges stemming from a 2022 transport of a 76-year-old fall victim
An employee says Cleveland County violated U.S. law and breached contracts with over 100 employees by not paying them correctly for overtime work
Preparing for the end of the PHE and the need to prepare a documentation time capsule
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
NFFF Managing Director Victor Stagnaro will lead the organization after Ron Siarnicki finishes his term
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
Christopher Robert Pattinson was indicted by a grand jury last year
The Texas EMS Alliance says the bill would ensure fair pay for EMS agencies while reducing patients’ payment stress
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Paramedic Jeffrey Bates also will remain on probation for three years
The new RediMedic model was designed with comfort, functionality and efficiency in mind
Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
FDIC presenters offer up tips on coordinating critical care team delivery, and adopting transformative actions once considered heresy
Fort Pierce police officers are investigating the fatal All County Ambulance incident
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