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.
New opportunities for EMS providers means agencies must be willing to address pay, morale and poor leadership
We can add “passionate” into our wish list in EMS educators, but can we demand it? Can we measure it?
Reframing emergencies, and what constitutes a “good” call is essential to preventing paramedic disillusionment
Michael John Harcharik used the card to make $11,217 in purchases and cash withdrawals
The new court puts users into treatment within hours of their arrest instead of days and requires heavier supervision from judges
The 10-month-old was in the hospital with detached retinas, brain bleeds and bruising on her back
The 10th anniversary of EMS1 is a great time to recognize the positive attributes millennials bring to EMS as they drive prehospital care into its second 50 years
Patients should receive the same quality care no matter which paramedic or EMT shows up to take the call
Don’t get caught paying to access your data; use these tips to prevent, identify and recover from EMS ransomware attacks
It’s time for EMS leaders and educators to take compliance training as seriously as clinical training – caregivers’ careers and patients’ lives depend on it
Explaining the rationale behind mundane instructions can increase compliance and achieve better relationships with EMS staff
Training civilians in lifesaving care of family, friends and neighbors can increase a community’s resilience to tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters
The bill would make it illegal for abortion clinic staff to ask ambulances to respond to calls at their facilities without sirens or lights
Deputies said Charlene Pigg never told responders about the second overdose victim
Francis Lenahan pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of invasion of privacy
Darrell McIntosh was accused of intimidating a competing EMT as they transported a patient
Alberto LaGuardia was charged again hours later for beating up a prisoner at the jail
The unidentified EMT allegedly pressured a patient to swig liquor on the way to the hospital
Mohamad and Fadma Boudriss say staffers at the Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg responded slowly last July when their son Yassin was discovered floating in the Crystal Pool’s shallow end
Gov. Bruce Rauner said lawmwakers waited until the last minute to bring the bill to his desk; he strongly opposed the fee increase
The lawsuit states that Nicole Carlton does not meet the minimum requirements for the job and failed to disclose a felony conviction
Extrapolating the consequences of a policy limiting opioid overdose treatment that goes against the foundation of EMS
Kentucky is the second state to adopt the classification for its first responders
Zachary Motta, 22, was accused of coercing a 12-year-old boy online
Firefighter Matthew Sanchez allegedly said to the caller, “I don’t have to deal with this, you deal with it”
Public policy debate, reduced access to prescription narcotics and societal desire to make real change are needed to confront the deadly opioid epidemic
Douglas Adkins said no new method has been adopted and responders will continue to render aid
The legislation was created after residents complained of bills for tens of thousands of dollars for medical flights
The street pill disguised as the painkiller Percocet could be linked to the deaths of as many as four people
David Cook tried to drive the ambulance out of a Wal-Mart parking lot
Christopher Barlow, 20, was armed with a handgun and double-edged knife when he was arrested
A proposal to withhold treatment from opioid overdose patients shows the epidemic’s continuing stress on EMS providers and its strain on municipal budgets
Fire-Rescue International conference speakers discuss the magnitude of the epidemic and the challenges it presents for the fire and EMS service
