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.
Personnel feel unrecognized, many do not trust agency leaders and few are willing to recommend their career to others. How can we fix this?
Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
The United New York Ambulance Network fears the bill will hurt the ambulance industry, while fire departments are looking to recoup the costs of medical calls
In addition to his jail sentence, Donald Horner forfeits his EMT certification and must reimburse the insurance companies
Medics had declared the infant dead and an active crime scene was established before the hoax was discovered
The ambulance later was found unoccupied on Cebra Avenue near Chester Place, according to a spokesman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information
Act 7 requires PDE to provide a curriculum to schools to teach hands-only CPR, a no-breath, compression-only technique recommended by the American Heart Association for sudden cardiac arrests
Police bodycam footage shows gunfire exchange that led to the death of Wisconsin Firefigher Mitchell Lundgaard
The prosecutor described a scene that quickly changed from a routine medical call to a chaotic, dangerous situation with multiple shots being fired by Houston and by officers trying to deal with the threat he posed
Our co-hosts discuss the three techniques EMS providers should use to determine if a patient has the mental capacity to decline medical treatment
A Graham man is suing Alamance County, Alamance County EMS and an ambulance driver for medical expenses over a crash with an ambulance in 2016
Paul Tarashuk was having schizophrenic episode when he was picked up by police on Interstate 95 and dropped off at the nearest gas station
Rescue 14 is taking an aggressive approach to getting money it is owed by filing theft complaints against patients who keep payments from their insurance company intended for the ambulance service
Jesse Board alleges that on multiple occasions he reported his peers were not responding to emergency calls and his employers failed to act
Michael Senisch, a certified Reiki practitioner, performed the Japanese healing technique during a call
The lawsuit alleged that Century Station, which handled the 911 calls, provided poor training to its deputies and had failed annual inspections
Implementing a medication administration cross check helped St. Charles County Ambulance District reduce dosing errors and win recognition for its Just Culture
Building and maintaining a qualified workforce remain the top concerns of EMS leaders and clinicians in 2019
Jay Fitch shares what to expect at this year’s leadership forum, from ET3 to practitioner health and safety, to the biggest controversies in EMS
A court found that EMT Brandon Dorsa endured psychological and emotional injuries following an ambulance crash as well as developed a drug addiction to pain medication
Gina Blackburn began assaulting paramedics both times EMS providers performed a sternum rub to wake her up after she allegedly passed out in a restaurant
Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS lost 12 experienced employees this week following the announcement that no changes in fire leadership were going to take place
From large cakes to colleague tributes, EMS providers around the country were recognized for their service and dedication to their communities
Our co-hosts record live at the Initial Assessment Conference and discuss EMS education and leadership issues, as well as take questions from the audience
The tipping point that led to the resignations was the way fire leadership handled the hiring and firing of former firefighter Steve Schaefer and investigation into the department that followed.
Examples of successful volunteer EMS organizations show volunteerism is an essential pillar of EMS service delivery
Alaa Saade alleges that his EMT captain had a known “hit list” of minority employees to discipline with the intent they would be terminated
Establish a concrete but flexible mission and communicate the vision with EMS providers and the community to chart a course for success
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Joseph Thuesen and one other unidentified employee were put on paid administrative leave April 12, while the Center’s board of governors investigates alleged “accounting irregularities”
Focus on front-line operations, structured scalability and agency-specific enhancements
A paramedic was responding to a call about a patient experiencing flu-like symptoms when she stopped to purchase a pair of sunglasses
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