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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The man pleaded guilty to a 2015 DUI charge that left two EMTs seriously injured
Dallas Fire-Rescue officials are optimistic the community paramedic program revenue will increase as it educates “frequent flyers” and reduces hospital readmissions
Officials said the woman suffocated the baby because it was crying
The firefighters who assaulted a young woman pursuing her paramedic dream are still at the departments she was dismissed from for reporting the incidents
Jonathan M. McCulley, 34, is facing multiple charges for allegedly stealing fentanyl, Valium and morphine
The ambulance was parked by a hospital as paramedics were assisting a patient when the man broke in
The lawsuit claimed the EMT ignored protocol and did not call 911 to report a potential suicide
The unspecified behaviors, reported through self-policing from within Okaloosa County EMS, are also the subject of a criminal investigation
The Texas man’s escape from handcuffs and the patrol car ended after he crashed the ambulance
Whether she was bullied or not, Nicole Mittendorff’s suicide should make chiefs and officers take a hard look at their department’s culture
These concrete actions will help firefighters, paramedics and officers eliminate harassing behavior from their departments
Eradicating harassing behavior toward female firefighters and paramedics will take more than good policy and practice
A Detroit ambulance was transporting a patient when it struck a man riding his bike
Officials said Adams County Emergency Services violated safety regulations and had no DEA certification to operate
Nicole Mittendorff’s sister and husband break their silence on her death and online bullying
The man, 44, deeply slashed his own throat with a folding knife after being accused of shoplifting
The attorney general contends Troy Ambulance was in violation of state law because it didn’t keep up its annual reports with the state
Board members voted Tuesday to examine the department in light of firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff’s suicide
The man stole the vehicle after reportedly jumping out of a motel window that was 10 feet off the ground
James Gandolfini suffered a massive heart attack and died in June 2013; the Rolex is worth $3,000
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The lawsuit alleges the ambulance company pressured staff to exaggerate patient’s medical conditions in paperwork to justify transports
Responders would be protected under the bill at a state level, although a similar federal bill has been proposed in Congress
The union will be the largest to form in the region in recent years
The female firefighter claims that she was reprimanded and reassigned to another station when she told her superiors about the harassment
The ambulance was damaged and had to be towed away after the 22-year-old crashed it
EMS providers need to admit that prehospital patient care errors can and do happen to begin addressing this serious cause of patient injury and death
Michael Harcharik stole the card and went on a shopping spree, using it for at least 49 transactions
The paramedic claims the city’s chief became “loud and aggressive” toward her after the grievance was filed
Sam Young approached police officers and firefighters on multiple occasions and asked for money, sometimes as much as $1,000
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