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.
Including clear, complete documentation in your patient care report is a critical component of patient care
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Firefighter/EMT-turned-attorney Steve Wirth addressed the criminalization of medical errors in cases like the Elijah McClain trial
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
If he is found guilty, Robert Marshall could be sentenced to up to 7 years in prison
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Thomas McCauley will be sentenced to 11 years in prison after wounding EMS provider Richard McMahon in an ambulance, prosecutors say
Marco Rico was being held for sentencing after pleading guilty in the murder of Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo
Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories
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A Rialto captain, an FF-medic and an engineer are contesting disciplinary actions taken against them
Two EMS providers were picking up a Gainesville patient to transport him for treatment when they encountered Darrion Suave Fraley
Los Angeles police officers and EMS providers responded to the “suspicious death”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the plan, which also includes training for EMS providers on helping sexual assault survivors
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During a welfare check, the firefighters found a woman who appeared to be deceased and reported this to a doctor, but neither had assessed the patient
Officers arrested Amanda E. Emery, who they say struck and intentionally spit on an EMS provider who was trying to render aid
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While Charlotte Ellswick needed aid, an Anniston EMS dispatcher labeled her residence as a threat and the ambulance crew staged the vehicle two blocks away
The deals call for most of the funds to be used to fight the drug crisis, but neither company admitted wrongdoing
Charles LoTiempo could lose his job and will remain suspended with pay until a decision is reached
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Madison County providers reportedly had to shake the woman, who was unresponsive at the wheel of her vehicle, causing her to hit the gas pedal
Two boys died at the scene, and first responders transported a baby and a 21-year-old to Jacobi Medical Center, but the child did not survive, police said
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We may be humble public servants, but that doesn’t mean we can’t spotlight our impact, particularly when the public is paying attention
Several passengers were trapped inside the train after the incident; providers transported six Silver Dollar City visitors and one employee
GMR and AMR maintain a “no facial hair” policy for first responders, arguing the respirators providers must wear won’t fit correctly
Darrell Brooks was found guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
She joined the department in 2014, was named first deputy commissioner, and recently has been serving as acting commissioner
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