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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Medics were in the hospital offloading a patient when the ambulance was taken
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers
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Two AMR paramedics were among the injured
Becky Hedrick described how her husband Delbert became unresponsive as she drove him to the hospital herself
Ian C. McGhee, 43, allegedly followed the woman in his car before showing the badge and trying to grab her
Brian Rhodes, 45, a paramedic supervisor at Madison Ambulance, is accused of falsifying timesheets
The lawsuit states the EMT was arrested on similar charges twice prior to the April 2020 incident
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Chattanooga state legislators raised concerns related to the city’s compliance with a decades-old federal court order
Willie E. Evans Jr., 36, is accused of shooting at another man, causing bullets to hit a passing rig with two firefighter-paramedics on board
Columbia county officials are investigating the email that said staff were “spread too thin” and would walk out on Monday
Choctaw County officials released images of the suspect from a camera inside the rig
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The suspect reportedly got into a fight with a coworker before allegedly starting fires at his workplace and other stations
The man is suspected in multiple arson fires and Molotov cocktail bombings targeting EMS facilities throughout the state
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Tulsa Police Officer Sean Love lost consciousness and did not have a pulse after struggling with the patient who had escaped restraints
Officials said two firefighter-paramedics were on board at the time of the shooting
Mario Blanding, 33, was charged with the alleged assault of EMS personnel in addition to two murder counts
Union leaders said the man unexpectedly attacked one of the firefighters from behind, causing injuries
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The suit claims medics allowed the photo to be taken and that the retired lieutenant posted it online implying the man was a looter during civil unrest
The London Ambulance Service rolled out a trial program to equip providers with cameras that can be turned on when a patient becomes aggressive
The paramedic training scholarship is named in memory of EMT Liliya Zagariya, who was killed by a disgruntled patient in December
Investigators hired by the city of Aurora, Colo., reported that police did not have a legal basis to stop McClain, and medics failed to properly evaluate him before administering ketamine
The man was ordered to pay a fine after claiming to be a paramedic at a vehicle crash scene in January
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The woman reportedly thought John A. Pase, a volunteer EMT, was a home healthcare nurse when he returned to her residence two weeks after a call
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