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.
They are certainly worth saving, but EMS needs to stop sounding the alarm and look for internal solutions
Steve Grau; Brett Lyle; Scott Moore, JD, MBA; and Mike Poynter share strategies to compete for caregivers in a post-pandemic world
Michael Levin, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker, encouraged Pinnacle EMS attendees to embrace an entrepreneurial workplace that creates powerful positive change
EMS leaders need to focus on continually improving quality, efficiency and innovation to add value as health care undergoes dramatic changes
Community paramedics placed within a correctional facility increase the level of services provided by the health care team and potentially reduce overall health care costs
An ambulance en route to a call T-boned the woman’s SUV; she suffered a broken pelvis, two broken legs and a traumatic brain injury
Opponents said landlines are vital for older residents to socialize and seek emergency assistance
They allegedly billed the insurance companies for transporting people when it wasn’t medically necessary for them to go by ambulance
Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez is working to improve working conditions of EMS providers
The district’s director and bookkeeper were charged with one count of conspiracy for mail fraud and eight counts of wire fraud
The “Slambulance” was advertised as a rolling nightclub for graduation, prom, bachelor and bachelorette parties and for tailgating
Five hospital executives told lawmakers the rate would cripple services and lead to facility closures
The firefighter allegedly replaced various prescription drugs with saline
The ACPE represents the establishment of the first professional college within the field of paramedicine in the U.S.
Video shows at least a dozen police vehicles following the ambulance down a highway
Donald Hymer Jr. claims he was passed over for promotions and fired after colleagues believed he was gay
After stealing the responder’s car, the suspects robbed a hotel and a gas station
The driver was taken into custody after hitting the University of Miami transport bus
The EMS providers said they’re getting paid overtime, but their pay scales were reduced so their wages did not increase
Hakeem Watkins was lifting a stretcher onto an ambulance when he suffered an injury to his spine
There were more prescriptions filled for opioids in the state in 2015 than there were residents
Our co-hosts discuss a story of an EMT that refused to respond to a call
Jonathan Caleb Ward told a 911 operator that he killed his mother and then hung up
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When you truly listen to a group of angry EMS providers, there is always a bounce from negative complaints to positive affirmations
Follow these tips for explaining a mistake your manager made, responding to accusations of wrongdoing or suggesting an idea to improve your service
Forming a partnership with other EMS organizations in your region can improve the bottom line and provide better service to the community
The man was being admitted into the hospital by paramedics when he walked out and drove off in the ambulance
The babysitter, who was watching the 6-month-old, called 911 three times and was on hold for about 40 minutes
The two volunteer paramedics were arrested on theft and concealment charges
The vote comes days after a judge dropped Alameda County from a federal lawsuit alleging it accepted illegal kickbacks
The call was made nearly 12 hours after Timothy Piazza fell face-first down a basement stairway Feb. 2
Do the right thing because it is right, but also do the right thing because your job, supported by the currency of public trust, depends on it
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