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.
Navigating the evolution of leadership styles
Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist shares the progressive plan she fervently believes will reduce staffing challenges
Focusing on observed behavior will help protect both the individuals needing assistance and the officers responding to the situation
Tanir Ami, CEO of California’s CARESTAR Foundation on diversifying the prehospital care workforce and improving health outcomes
“If this incident isn’t a call to action, I’m really not sure what is,” Tucson police chief says of attack on fire, EMS professionals
“They didn’t want to give me a ride home,” Desai Billingsley can be heard saying in the video
Sedgwick County EMS Medical Director Dr. John Gallagher was placed on paid leave as staff members quit and take to social media to talk about issues with leadership
A paramedic and an EMT in Sedgwick County resigned on Facebook, each sharing a petition that advocates for the removal of EMS Director Dr. John Gallagher
“It’s the best I could do with what I had,” said Officer Ronald Kennedy
Focus your cybersecurity investment on initiatives that create more effort for the attacker
A man shot a firefighter and two members of a Tucson ambulance crew, and killed a neighbor, before he was shot by police, officials said
“You need to stop interrupting me,” dispatcher is heard telling the former Seattle Seahawks’ player’s wife during the emotional 911 call before Richard Sherman’s arrest
An important benefit to coaching is the individualized approach to leadership based on the strengths and weaknesses of the subordinate
Strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of leading a non-profit EMS organization
A first responder in Caledonia was punched in the groin after arriving on scene to help police transport a female truck driver in possession of illegal drugs
Matthew Gannon, who was the president of Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps, confessed to using agency funds for New York Jets tickets, personal expenses
Sedgwick County’s issue with “dangerously slow” response times dates back to 2018, newspaper investigation shows
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the time saved with lights and siren use has little-to-no impact on patient outcomes
3 takeaways point to discrepancies in perception of discipline equity, fairness from frontline providers to senior leaders
How disciplinary action is perceived offers evidence for implementing Just Culture values
A fundamental approach to resolving conflict before discipline is required
By listener request, our hosts discuss the new law restricting ketamine use in Colorado and the Chicago sexual harassment settlement
A Chicago Fire Department audit found more than half of female paramedics were sexually harassed on the job
This episode of The Ultimate Leadership Podcast shares insights into why people bully and how to confront bullies
Man used PayPal to move money into his own account, officials said
End these 8 behaviors to create a culture where bullying is replaced by kindness, dignity and respect
In partnership with legal firm Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, the NEMSIS TAC created a quickstart guide for legal considerations for EMS agencies
Mentorship and information-sharing are invaluable among generational transitions
The lawsuit includes accusations of negligence, gross negligence, recklessness and intentional infliction of emotional distress
Redesigning what it means to be a boss
The University of Washington defended its program as using the “gold standard,” but said it was committed to transitioning once a better simulator is available
Police pursued the stolen ambulance through four cities before they were able to subdue the suspect and take him into custody
An unconscious man at a stoplight suddenly awoke when first responders were checking on him inside his car for a medical emergency, and reached for the weapon
