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.
A patient was unresponsive after EMS administered sedatives to a postictal seizure patient restrained by police
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Clinical, operational and legal solutions for high utilizers of the 911 system
Several passengers were trapped inside the train after the incident; providers transported six Silver Dollar City visitors and one employee
GMR and AMR maintain a “no facial hair” policy for first responders, arguing the respirators providers must wear won’t fit correctly
Darrell Brooks was found guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
She joined the department in 2014, was named first deputy commissioner, and recently has been serving as acting commissioner
Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Palm Beach County fire rescue teams worked to put out the blaze, while EMS providers transported the injured
The change is in response to the staffing crisis due to the pandemic and will “ensure a faster response when people need help” one sponsor of the bill said
The EMT suffered significant injuries in the assault almost a year ago
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the suspect to another hospital
“No damage was done, nothing was stolen, so we’re not really sure what he was doing,” said Traverse City Fire Captain Steven Ball
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The Washington County Board of Supervisors held closed-door sessions about personnel and management issues
The defendant is alleged to have stolen Buffalo’s Engine 1 on July 14 while firefighters were responding to an EMS call
The two EMS providers were loading a patient into a rig at the time of the incident; the knife-wielding man was charged with attempted murder
Harold Jaesson Perez is the second Monroe County Fire Rescue Trauma Star program paramedic to be arrested
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
Response to these medical emergencies should focus on intervention and treatment of the patient
The jury said that it could not unanimously agree that the shooter should be executed
Ken Bouvier, NREMT, offers low-cost tools and tips to improve incident command responses to emergencies
In Pennsylvania, “the lowest form of government is responsible for public safety,” said Eric Henry, who operates Meadville Area Ambulance Service
Doug Dick, EMS chief and founder of Superior Ambulance Service and Education Institute, is looking to county and state legislators and 22 municipalities for funds
Safety Director Karrie Howard: Nicole Carlton “has proven herself an effective leader during several major events within the city. Carlton is a dedicated public servant”
Douglas Randell was placed on leave without pay pending a fire safety board hearing
Rochester police officers are searching for the driver of an SUV who ran away after the collision
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Vincent Variale, president of the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, says Capt. Alison Russo might still be alive if someone had been with her
The stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
Off-duty officer Chas Kulow was with his girlfriend as she was being treated at a Five Finger Death Punch show
One person was detained by police, and several people were transported to nearby hospitals, including three who were listed in critical condition
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Dozens of EMS providers watched from a courtroom gallery as Peter Zisopoulos entered his plea in a video feed from a Bellevue Hospital bed
