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.
Make no mistake, every EMS provider in every state has a duty to perform a full and complete assessment on every living patient
A complete narrative in the patient care report that is reviewed and signed by the patient is your best protection against liability for the non-transport decision
The founders of the Women in Emergency Services association discuss their mission
Three other children exhibited symptoms of opioid intoxication and were treated with Narcan by first responders on scene
Terrance Trent Darby, 34, allegedly drove the ambulance toward a sheriff’s office captain who was setting up stop sticks to assist with ending the chase
10 benefits of attending EMS conferences and learning from your peers
Megan Lynn Pettit was charged with second-degree assault of a Cumberland ambulance crew
Family members say the Medway EMT forced the patient in respiratory distress to walk an “unreasonable distance” to the ambulance before the fall
A detailed look at the actions leaders can take to implement a systems-level plan to protect their members
Join Fitch & Associates and EMS1 to examine solutions to the stressors of EMS providers across the country
Investigators say the report on the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people in 2021 might be completed next year
3 steps to stop staffing problem solving and start reinventing your agency
A majority of first responder agencies lack necessary funds for purchasing equipment and technology
The Beirut incident commander, Dr. Shawky Amine Eddine shares insights from the largest non-nuclear explosion in history
A patient sitting outside a Port St. Lucie hospital got into the ambulance as EMS personnel were inside dropping off a patient
Find your anchor, continuing spinning radials and orbs that strengthen your career path, and be mindful of poisonous prey
Peter Zisopoulos repeatedly stabbed Lt. Alison Russo-Elling as she walked from her station to a deli
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is looking into the operations of a fire department that gets it’s named from the 1970s TV show “Emergency!”
BWC footage captures medic telling officers not to lay the suspect facedown in a fatal in-custody investigation
What you do every day for your community is important; how you classify information and report your activities is also important
Is your agency in compliance with requirements? How can you protect yourself and your staff from the fallout of drug diversion?
Elite Ambulance employees say cost of fines were taken from their wages over tickets during emergency responses
Court sides with jury that the city violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, owing millions to over 2,000 EMTs
Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services Dispatcher Cassandra Peña-Romero was found shot in the neck beside her car
Rudy Garcia faces attempted murder charges for his attack on EMT Julia Fatum
Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services’ Cassandra Pena-Romero was shot by her estranged husband on Aug. 19
The Penn Township Ambulance Association has been successful in dealing with funding, staffing and cost-reimbursement problems
Of the six wounded, one is in critical condition and the others are in satisfactory condition
How fire/EMS leaders can learn from key principles advocated at The Citadel
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
Greenup County officials are making progress in establishing the Greenup County Ambulance Authority
