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• NC EMS agency releases details on Hurricane Florence misconduct incident

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  Gaston EMS released a list of violations that took place when a crew was sent to aid in hurricane relief, resulting in terminations and suspensions

• Wash. health dept. investigating 9 responders in 'tube check' incident

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  Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers

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  Investigation reveals fire dept. staff trained on newly deceased person

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  Officials said several department members practiced multiple intubations on a body that was awaiting transport to a funeral home

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  Former EMS employee claims agency misuses public funds

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  Melissa Hall claims she was fired after reporting to officials that "she was asked to do things she believed in good faith to be unethical and unlawful"

• Fatigued paramedics under investigation after refusing to work overtime

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  The two Australian paramedics refused to take on an “extensive transfer” because they were concerned about their level of exhaustion

• EMTs terminated after racist comments toward Native Americans

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  The comments were made in reference to a photo of a Native American teen wearing a T-shirt with the wording “No one is illegal on stolen land”

• FDNY EMT arrested for threatening colleague with ‘rusty spoon’

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  “I will stab you with a rusty spoon if you sleep in my bed,” Richard Cuccurullo allegedly said in a Facebook post

• EMS provider under fire for Facebook post about deceased patient

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  The post mentioned a patient who died after suffering a heart attack in a backyard chicken coop

• Body cam video shows EMT punching restrained teen patient

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  EMT Deannah Williams can be seen screaming expletives and repeatedly punching the 17-year-old patient in the face

• Investigation launched into fire dept.’s alleged paramedic training fraud

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  A city manager confirmed that officials are investigating the allegations that fire department paramedics and management falsified training documents

• Paramedic's license suspended after practical joke with ambulance

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  Tawny Long said she was "very, very wrong" for moving the ambulance, which she said had been done to her multiple times while on shift

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  Houston dispatcher sentenced for hanging up on thousands of callers

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  Harris County jurors on Wednesday found Crenshanda Williams guilty of interference with emergency telephone calls

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  8 tips for talking about sexual harassment with caregivers

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  EMS leaders set the tone for nurturing employees and moving organizations forward with integrity

• Experts: Mass. dispatcher should be fired for social media posts

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  Carla Grant said an overdosing pregnant woman should have been left to rot and a family who lost their son in a crash should have lost everything

• Dispatcher put on leave for harsh Facebook comments

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  Carla Grant is under investigation after saying a pregnant woman who was revived with naloxone should have been "left to rot"

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