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.
Report and commentary from the North Carolina EMS Expo 2024
5 ways to motivate the unmotivated, and to help those floundering to flourish
Zavadsky details the potential changes to the MedStar system and his new position with the PWW Advisory Group
Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said the first responders were trying to assist her
Olympia Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan explained that decreasing availability of private providers for BLS calls results in increased on-scene times
“Do you want a headbutt?” EMT Nicholas McGowan asked, according to court documents
From issues of trust, conflict and commitment to accountability avoidance and inattention, dysfunction can render a team utterly ineffective
Polk County Fire Rescue members had restrained the 67-year-old disabled patient on a gurney when Matthew Mullins struck him, police say
East Ridge police said they saw James Robert Bennett assault a man who was overdosing on opioids; Bennett says it was a painful stimuli test
Jose Gonzalez is accused of running her over with an ambulance in 2017
Bushkill Emergency Medical Services employees said they left the ambulance parked when they took a patient into Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono
Jordan Shelley had car trouble and was standing outside his vehicle when another vehicle crashed into his and pushed it, hitting Shelley and knocking him off the bridge and into water
Another gym member found Dolores Boschert at about 2:50 a.m., tried to perform first aid and called for help
Sabria Phillips claims that Richland County Emergency Medical Service, dispatchers and the sheriff’s department were ill-equipped to respond
The association is also accepting nominations for ethics committee members and honorary members
“Sadly, this isn’t the last time we will see these headlines, but for us, today, put the tourniquet away and focus on the heart and soul of those in our charge.”
Hall County Fire Rescue members stepped out of the man’s home and waited in their vehicles for police to arrive
FDNY trains its members on self-defense and de-escalation and has posted social media messages to remind the public that assaults are illegal
The crew was transporting a patient when the ambulance hit a utility pole in Chapel Hill
EMT Richard McMahon praised his partner’s response and said he expects to undergo “a lot of physical therapy but also emotional therapy”
Thomas McCauley also faces multiple charges of criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting of EMT Richard McMahon
Kevin Tirrel McCorvey is accused of having drugs, alcohol in his system and failing to properly secure the patient
From truly serious matters to silly moments, here’s a look at how providers observed the annual week that shines a light on their service
The EMT was working on the patient in the Richmond University Medical Center rig while en route when the patient pulled out a gun and shot the EMT in the back
President of the Austin EMS Association, Capt. Selena Xie is always looking for ways to elevate the EMS impact on the community
A Stevens County Fire District 7 ambulance was rammed on the road, and District 2 reported the theft of a truck and equipment
Baltimore County Fire Department crews extinguished the fire that officials say may have contained hazardous materials
Rob Lawrence discusses legislative advocacy with the presidents of the Florida, California and Wisconsin EMS associations
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
Shanazia Williamson said she was pregnant when she went to the music fest, where a crowd surge led to 10 people dying and hundreds of injuries
RaDonda Vaught faces up to eight years in prison for injecting the paralyzing drug vecuronium instead of the sedative Versed
