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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Rotterdam EMS plans to replace three of its five ambulances and update one of its two stations
New opportunities for EMS providers means agencies must be willing to address pay, morale and poor leadership
The Roanoke County Police Department and the county’s internal auditor are investigating the Hollins Fire and Rescue Volunteer Squad
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Chief U.S. District Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. ruled that they were shielded from civil liability under qualified immunity
Kareim McKnight filed a lawsuit claiming that a medic, under the direction of a police sergeant, injected her against her will while she was handcuffed
Metro Aviation was ordered to reinstate the Utah pilot and to pay $188,000 in back wages and damages following an OSHA investigation
All three Premier Health crew members had minor injuries, but the helicopter took “substantial” damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said
“Financially, we are getting by,” said John Doucette, Gilbertsville Ambulance’s interim chief of operations. “We’re making payroll and paying our bills.”
Reframing emergencies, and what constitutes a “good” call is essential to preventing paramedic disillusionment
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The man crashed the ambulance, injuring the trapped provider, before fleeing and later stealing a Tanner Fire Department fire truck and crashing it, as well
Clermont Fire Department and EMS responded to a medical call at the home made by the man’s wife and were shot at upon arrival
The complaints include allegations that Grady Memorial Hospital management retaliated against people for working to organize into a union
Officials are investigating the delay, and the patient died several hours after the crew was on scene
City administrators in Miami County are concerned about increased staffing and cost issues in EMS and fire operations
Our co-hosts are joined by the executive director to discuss what systems will look like in the future, and how we should think about the role of providers
“I definitely am not a racist,” said Shannon Worrell, who led the Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Auxiliary, also defending his remark to a same-sex couple
A focus on injury prevention, psychological first aid and financial solvency has big implications for health, happiness and finances
As the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigates, Monroe County Fire Chief Steve Hudson said Trauma Star’s service would not be harmed
Shannon Worrell has been accused of expressing racist and homophobic sentiments at a restaurant
The paramedics and current or recent members of the fire prevention division said bias against Black women has affected their pay and opportunities
They are certainly worth saving, but EMS needs to stop sounding the alarm and look for internal solutions
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company said the patient was transferred to another ambulance
Bryant McGowan became medically distressed, was treated on-site by a paramedic and was transported to Huntsville Hospital
Video: A Pharr EMS ambulance was stolen earlier this month while EMS providers were taking a patient into Mission Hospital
Authorities determined that the EMS provider who was driving the Gold Cross ambulance was responsible
Steve Grau; Brett Lyle; Scott Moore, JD, MBA; and Mike Poynter share strategies to compete for caregivers in a post-pandemic world
Lt. Rich Michelson alleges discrimination, a lack of due process and that a faulty misconduct claim was used to fire him
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