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.
How to decide when to leave patients at hospitals with bed delays and 3 considerations for if you stay
Organizations frequently have larger recruitment budgets that they do for retention, but is this the best approach?
Doug Hooten shares unique retention initiatives with Rob Lawrence, from doggy daycare to a resilience officer
This is the choice I made when a man was dying and the family couldn’t find the do-not-resuscitate paperwork
The off-duty Hatzolah EMT was stabbed in the back while walking on the street
The plea agreement details five instances of morphine theft and use by the former South King County paramedic
Qwasie Reid left his patient and colleague stranded after he left in an ambulance with the 7-year-old they were flagged down to help
Highly detailed and specific protocols might create better employees but they don’t create better providers
The plane crashed about 20 minutes after taking off with 217 passengers and seven crew members
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news, including the suspension of an EMT who left his partner and patient to help a girl who was choking
A diabetic man using a wheelchair alleges he suffered injuries while being transported to the hospital because of providers’ negligence
CMS extends the prior authorization program, through Dec. 1, 2019, to eight states and Washington DC
The stabbing stopped a crime spree the intruder had allegedly begun hours earlier
Florida department’s newly appointed fire chief said to have less experience and education
He stopped to help while transporting a patient; the child is on life support
After pleading guilty to two DUI charges and being sentenced to 25 years in prison, the man had his sentence suspended for medical reasons
The paramedics were locked inside the ambulance for the rest of the night and weren’t able to attend other emergency calls
Troy Aaron Clay II was arrested in Mexico for the murder of Melissa Morden, whom he allegedly killed three weeks earlier in Texas
The woman had “no real response” to the incident and is thought to be mentally ill
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about scene safety following the vicious attack on two Detroit medics
The 71-year-old man threatened to kill the responding firefighters and medics and also tried to punch a firefighter
Instead of getting down on lawyers or the profession, let the law protect you from harm while you protect others and redefine professional fun
Paramedics Alfredo Rojas and Kelly Adams were released from the hospital after suffering serious injuries to their face and hands
Rural/Metro San Diego was fined $230,000 by the city and is required to submit a plan for improvement
White Lake Ambulance Authority allegedly submitted hundreds of false insurance claims
The man has been charged in two other cases, including sexual assault and fatal stabbing of a teenager
Officials are investigating into what caused the crash or what led up to it
The medics from West Midlands Ambulance service are being kicked, punched, scratched, spat on and there are numerous accounts of sexual assault
The 59-year-old Wis. man abused the system three times before being charged with disorderly conduct
Melissa Morden, 36, was allegedly killed by a man who confessed to her murder and then fled
Any threats to the safety of EMS providers, including sexual harassment, should be identified and mitigated
The Mich. crew failed to find the man, who was in the front seat of the crashed car, and told dispatchers no one was there
The treasurer was charged with taking almost $5,000 from the West Hazleton Community Ambulance Association