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.
Why EMS leadership must back a culture of wellness
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts are joined by two members of the EMS Leadership Academy to discuss the organization and the upcoming EMS Leadership Summit
Every EMS provider and leader has an obligation to heed the important lessons from the Elijah McClain case
Police said they believe the gas was deliberately turned on, but it was unclear if a leak or breakage could have been the cause
The Tricare Medical Transportation driver allegedly demanded money from a bank teller, and used the company’s ambulance as his getaway vehicle
A man charged with murder called 911 and told a dispatcher he hit his father with a kitchen pot to defend himself against a knife attack
He and the driver of another ambulance allegedly drove 80 to 90 miles per hour; they were not responding to a call
The high-tech mobile lab, in an ambulance donated by Allina EMS, used at crime scenes to find clues in smartphones and other personal digital devices
Police are searching for leads to who killed Terry Canfield, a 28-year veteran of the Spokane Fire Department
The fire chief filed a complaint saying agents often try to halt ambulances during an emergency transport, endangering patients in need of critical care
An elderly woman couldn’t find her dying husband’s DNR paperwork, and the medics were charged with reporting care they did not provide
Investigators are withholding details to protect the identity of the female victim
The FBI is investigating after he was shot twice while riding his bicycle and left to die on the side of the road
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss inappropriate responses on social media made about a female EMT who was the subject of lewd comments over an open mic
Ada County EMS continues to look into and provide resources to keep their personnel healthy and well
Here are indications that you may be working with someone who is toxic to the organization
There is a difference between a bad leader, and one that is blind to the negative impacts of his or her actions
All EMS providers have an ingrained spark or enthusiasm for patient care; find and rekindle that with a peer or mentor
The agency received 18 calls in one hour, which led to a delayed response when a 90-year-old woman drove through the wall of a restaurant
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Field supervisors perform an important job, but they often do so without executive leaders understanding and valuing the role
An EMS agency’s failure to routinely check the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities can be costly
EMS leaders should apply these steps to prepare for changes to CPR and cardiac care guidelines
The request does not call for the restoration of full paramedic services, but firefighters would be allowed to administer basic first aid and life support
2 paramedics were inside treating a patient with shortness of breath when a single bullet hit the ambulance
The ‘very intoxicated’ woman was told to leave her job at Wendy’s where she then stole an ambulance idling in the parking lot
Unanimous jury decision sets the stage for execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in what could be the nation’s first execution of a terrorist in the post-9/11 era
They allegedly improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid by charging for “medically unnecessary transportation” for patients going to and from regular dialysis appointments
The driver of the stolen ambulance, estimated to be traveling at 100 mph, may have intentionally collided with the semi-truck
EMS Chief Ryan Greenberg discusses the competencies required of EMS officers
The truck driver and the woman who reportedly stole the ambulance were reported dead; an investigation is underway
Investigators have not revealed the details of an unannounced two-hour search on May 6, which was followed by the EMS director’s resignation for personal reasons on May 11
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