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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The complaint alleges that Santa Fe paramedics 鈥渟tated that Mr. Tapia was obviously dead and would not be transported鈥�
NaphCare disputed the investigation findings but agreed to pay the larger part of a $650,000 settlement
Monroe County Fire Rescue鈥檚 EMS chief faced several charges including evidence tampering, witness tampering and altering patient records
A patient was unresponsive after EMS administered sedatives to a postictal seizure patient restrained by police
Body-worn camera video shows officers holding Rhyker Earl down while EMTs administered sedatives
The Martin County EMT was found not guilty on all charges
Hickey鈥檚 children tried to have her transported to another hospital, but officials said she was technically an admitted patient even though no bed was available
EMS Assistant Chief James U. Matz said firefighters respond to up to 6,000 opioid overdoses a year
Body-worn camera footage shows Memphis EMTs not providing aid during the fatal incident
Louisiana tops the list, with an average of 33.88 reports per 100,000 people annually, while Idaho has the fewest, ranking last
Wallingford fire officers said former Fire Chief Joseph Czentnar ordered a firefighter to attend two EMS training events under his name
The Waterford EMS director was fined and directed to stay away from certain children unless permitted in a New York incident
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Texas will try a similar law for hospitals enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program in November
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors had planned to receive its ambulance service through CONFIRE until AMR challenged the decision
The judge ruled Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec had to make a quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene
Video showed the former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic molesting an unconscious female
A lawsuit claims Honolulu paramedics could have prevented a fatal ambulance fire. Was the crew鈥檚 response justified?
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The St. Paul city attorney said an internal investigation was closed with no discipline
The lawsuit highlighted St. Paul medics reporting manifestations of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and obtaining a refusal from a patient who can鈥檛 read or speak English
The wrongful death lawsuit accuses the paramedics of negligence by failing to properly use and monitor medical equipment, including oxygen devices
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