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.
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts welcome listener Ronnie Hall, who flips the script on the traditional guest dynamic by asking the co-hosts his own questions
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A 911 dispatcher sent firefighters to the wrong address; a woman at the home was found dead and the county’s defense attorney argues emergency services are not a constitutional right that residents are entitled to
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He took the Houston Fire ambulance from a hospital; chase ended when he ran over spike strips
The family of the deceased is suing the city and the defibrillator maker, claiming the man died because of the 14 minutes it took for the unit to deliver a shock
The federal suit claims more than 100 EMTs were also affected and may provide an option for them to “opt-in”
A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew members mistook her husband’s medical emergency for unruly behavior aboard a flight and didn’t assist him
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Curtis Ambulance failed to file a special event plan when Dennis Munson Jr. died in his debut kickboxing bout; the care provided was determined to be medically appropriate
A 25-year-old man died one week after he was rushed to the hospital with spinal injuries following an encounter with four Baltimore officers
Charges allege the service put unionization efforts under surveillance, and suspended two employees who supported a union after employees voted against it
Chief Bill Gamble appointed after the top three Mat-Su borough EMS officials resigned or were fired after complaints about their leadership
The former paramedic, who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2011 beating, has not received any of the $18 million awarded to him by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in July 2014
Early in any cardiac resuscitation, begin communication with a family representative and assume all actions and words are being recorded
He’s been suspended from his position after allegedly sending sexually explicit text messages to a 12-year-old girl
Medical necessity and what it means to different payers plays a significant role in determining the payment of ambulance billing claims
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The toddler ran into the street and was struck by the driver of a van who stopped the vehicle when someone shot at him; a 15-year-old boy on the scene was also shot
The state reported 11 ambulance providers have given up their licenses since the beginning of the year, but local operators say the number is closer to 25
She claims medics told her she’d have to step into the ambulance on her own; she slipped on the bumper and cut her leg and dislocated her thumb
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A lawsuit filed by a patient injured when EMTs carried her to the ambulance sparks a discussion on if and when it’s acceptable for EMS providers to not use a stretcher
Paul Jordan, 25, was arraigned and ordered held in lieu of $1.5 million bail
The first of three reports from the NTSB provides information on attempts to navigate lowering clouds by pilot Matt Mathews, who died in the March 12 crash
The jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be sentenced to death or receive life in prison
Now facing a misconduct hearing he explains he did not respond to a call, saying there wasn’t enough time for crews to care for the patient and finish their 12-hour night shift on time
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