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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Suspensions were chosen because the firefighters had not been trained on how to handle a violent situation
Cardiac arrest resuscitation was unsuccessful; EMS, police, and fire personnel returned to patient’s home to shovel off the roof
Man who assaulted the London Ambulance Service paramedic sentenced to 300 hours of community service
They filed a complaint with Rural/Metro, saying EMT got angry when asked to transport a man to the hospital and sat in the ambulance until his partner brought him back into the home
Rural/Metro ambulances in Contra Costa county lacked required equipment and paperwork was incomplete
Chief Gregory Dean led the Seattle Fire Department for a decade; he was known for improving cardiac care performance
The volunteer firefighter and EMT is accused of using a 9-year-old child to produce pornography
A woman was permanently disabled in a collision with an ambulance, and at issue is whether EMTs providing fire protection should be protected from liability
Her mental instability was well-known, and fire officials are accused of bouncing her around to various firehouses instead of getting her help
Police investigate possibility that Fentanyl was mixed with heroin to increase potency
Some hope the scandal will spur changes aimed at squashing the sexism that keeps many women feeling unwelcome
An audit revealed cheating extended to the department’s hiring process and promotional exams
EMS providers use hands-on dissection to learn and practice emergency ventilation and hemorrhage control procedures
Connecticut EMS director, Ray Barishansky, shares the realities and pitfalls of leadership and supervision in EMS
The railroad agency will examine all elements, including weather, the track and the operation of the train
He’s accused of attaching lights to the roof of his car, and for three months drove at high speeds and through red lights to run errands for his wife
PWW attorney Doug Wolfberg led a full-day EMS leadership training at Wisconsin EMS Association Working Together conference
40-year-old woman found crawling on street, mumbling with body temp. of 80F; toxicology results pending
Narcan manufacturer made similar agreement in N.Y.; Cost of Narcan has increased nearly 100 percent in 2 years
Since arrests came before new DWI policy, he will not be terminated from the department
While being airlifted for injuries after a car accident, he told responders that he had just killed his wife
He was charged with impersonating an officer after using emergency lights on his personal truck to pull over a woman who drifted into his lane
Two fire captains violated city and department policies when they punched and cursed at a patient during a medical call
LAS advanced paramedic without expensive and important equipment for 4 hours after theft
Private company wants permission to provide non-911 transports within county and at a lower cost to the hospital
He says a report filed about the incident was wrong, and everything he did was “to protocol, policy and procedures”
An EMS leader who uses these techniques to ‘flip the meeting’ will have a more engaged and efficient staff and a more agile and effective agency
EMS chiefs set the tone for workplace behavior and harassment; ‘what you allow, will continue’
Time allocation for EMS training is illogical and will increasingly be used to support accusations of negligence and liability
He’s accused of pulling a knife on a coworker and swinging a broom handle at his partner
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