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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Poor decisions impact the public trust in the agency and the profession
Clinical psychologist Rachelle Zemlok, a firefighter spouse, emphasizes the role first responder families play in career decisions
The suit alleges Arkema failed to properly store the estimated 18 tons of chemicals that burned or prepare for a major flood even though it was a foreseeable event
The FBI opened its own civil rights review after the video surfaced last week and has agreed to assist the county investigation
Our co-hosts discuss the incident in Utah where a nurse was arrested for following the directions of her written policy
Authorities said responders were called after reports of an intoxicated woman annoying patrons at an airport café
The EMT said he found the child lifeless with injuries across his entire body
Advocate for your patients while acting mindfully, cooperating with other public safety organizations and doing the right thing
Witnesses said the driver of the ambulance was speeding and swerving like a drunk driver
Here’s how to help a colleague who is on the cusp of becoming a viral news sensation, putting their career at risk and embarrassing your department
Kenneth Gray admitted to police that he stole a $450 saw and thermal imaging camera; surveillance footage shows his wife pawning the saw for $30
Alphonso Brinson allegedly punched a paramedic and spit on him while restrained on a stretcher and hit a cop in the ambulance
Paramedic Lt. Otis McKay Jr. ran to Officer Jonathan Davis’ aid when a suspect tackled him and knocked his firearm to the ground
Detective Jeff Payne worked for Gold Cross as an EMT and paramedic since 1983
“Nurse Wubbels was placed in an unfair and unwarranted positon. Her actions are nothing less than exemplary,” hospital CEO Gordon Crabtree said
Police say officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
Det. Jeff Payne argued that he was allowed to take blood through an “implied consent” process even though the patient was comatose
Randy Caswell allegedly hit and verbally attacked an EMT while getting out of the ambulance at a hospital
Michael Tallant said he was terminated for sleeping even though it was considered “common”
The suspect led officers on a chase along a Southern California freeway
Powell County EMS has been accused of billing the federal government for 2,400 fraudulent transfers since 2012
Deputies had been searching for Christopher Cravets since Aug. 18
Officials said the suspect got inside through a kitchen window while crews were responding to a call
While in custody, Catherine Burke threw herself on the ground and claimed she was having a seizure
Deborah Greenspan allegedly awarded millions of dollars in federal contracts to her own law firms from a fund meant to help those with 9/11 related illnesses
Chief Daniel Small was suspended for “deliberate falsification of payroll forms”
Our co-hosts review and discuss two EMS news articles from the week
April Pone said the paramedic was acting “like a policeman” instead of helping her sick child
Alisha Coleman said the Bobby Dodd Institute fired her because she experienced unanticipated periods
Zachary Losapio assaulted an EMT when crews were called to his cell to evaluate him due to his high intoxication levels
According to deputies, Blood grabbed his wife by the upper arm and pushed her into a closet in the master bedroom
The deputy state fire marshal said construction was to blame when a climbing obstacle collapsed under more than 20 people during a race
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