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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First responders, staff and patients at the psychiatric hospital for children were not told about the active shooter drill
The lawsuit claims Gilbert EMS personnel minimized the patient鈥檚 blood pressure readings of 207/102 and 209/102, along with other complaints
How to navigate the opioid funding landscape to secure resources for opioid abatement, reimbursement and remediation expenses
Understand the four components of a negligent act and how to protect yourself from a negligence claim
EMS and law enforcement collaborative training helps prepare responders to treat and monitor patients experiencing a constellation of symptoms
A case in New Mexico highlights the importance of thorough assessments after paramedics deemed a patient鈥檚 self-inflicted gunshot wound unsurvivable
Navigating the shift in financial responsibility and the impact rural EMS practices and policies
The lawsuit alleges that the AMR Waterbury EMT failed to yield the right-of-way and made an unsafe turn, resulting in a collision with the other vehicle
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The Alabama Fire College investigated the incident and found 鈥渁 few minor changes鈥� that Decatur Fire & Rescue officials need to address
Ambulance services cannot afford to feed the billing department incomplete, inaccurate or misrepresented information
An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
The patient care report needs to clearly and consistently demonstrate that patients received good patient care
Be thorough, timely and proofread your PCRs to ensure your treatments and professionalism won鈥檛 be called into question
A Decatur Fire & Rescue recruit school training video shows recruits facing a simulated injured patient inside a bathroom stall
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
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