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.
Legislative takeaways from AAA’s Shawn Baird, Randy Strozyk and Dr. Gerad Troutman; and as well as Senator Bill Cassidy
Four steps to stopping the stress cycle
Solid EMS providers can often de-escalate an aggravated patient, but the very best providers can keep the patient from ever becoming agitated
Columbus fire officials are seeking to understand an apparent delay in the arrival of city medics to the scene of the fatal incident
Providers responding to a medical call blocked a woman’s parked car with the rig, resulting in an altercation and leading to her arrest
The AIMHI benchmarking project focuses on high-performance, high value operational measures
The EMS law firm’s Inclusion Initiative will provide up to 25 hours of pro bono services to assist EMS entrepreneurs in Black, minority and historically disadvantaged communities
A paramedic says she was sexual harassed by a division chief while seeking a job at Allegany County Department of Emergency Services, and that the department head tried to cover it up
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue EMT Liliya Zagariya, who was employed by PeaceHealth, was shot inside the medical office by a gunman who then fatally shot himself, police say
House Bill 308 also prohibits employers from penalizing first responders who file a claim with the fund
The bill also calls for an advisory committee to look into regulation of ground ambulance billing
A seven-page letter signed by more than two dozen EMTs accuses the chief of bullying, misuse of department funds and working another job while on duty with the department
EMS scenes are as safe as we can make them, but that’s not the same thing as being safe
A preliminary investigation found that the firefighter may have falsified supply logs for at least 18 months
Concealed carry training implications after two paramedics are shot on duty and one returns fire
A lawyer for the three EMTs, who have had their certifications suspended, said they were defending themselves against a “violent attack”
Bizarre crimes, angry animals, a prank gone wrong, and more - these are the most mind-boggling EMS stories from the past year
When people are happy to come to work, everything about the workplace improves
Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
Douglas Gimson was arrested and charged for allegedly filming at least 15 people using hidden cameras in the bathrooms and showers of two rescue squad buildings
Join Jay Fitch, PhD; and Anthony Minge, EdD, for an encore of John O’Leary’s powerful Pinnacle Keynote
The video appears to show a man with a medical bag over his shoulder
The police medic suffered a dislocated left ulna, fractured left hand and neck and back pain
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating the alleged refusals, amidst other complaints and lawsuits against the district
Superior Ambulance Paramedic Matt Mettenburg received a commendation for going out to buy supplies for the child after he was taken to the police station
The two EMTs were responding to a report of someone having a seizure when a man pulled a gun on them in an elevator
Michigan authorities say the medics involved in the case of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead in August and died in a hospital in October, must pass a national exam to regain their licenses
The paper urges elected officials to issue executive orders guaranteeing that EMS providers will be included in the first priority tier
Northern Berkshire EMS said in a statement that the paramedic sustained “many injuries” in the assault
The city of Bellingham will pay $75,000 to the daughter of a man after fire department personnel practiced “tube checks” on the man’s body after his death in an ambulance
The American Ambulance Association HR Consultant discusses options open to EMS managers to ensure providers are vaccinated
San Diego’s switch to Falck led to multiple protest filings from American Medical Response, which has been the city’s ambulance provider for the last 23 years
