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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A lawsuit claims Honolulu paramedics could have prevented a fatal ambulance fire. Was the crew’s response justified?
Hickey’s 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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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
Texas will try a similar law for hospitals enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children’s 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
Special Judge Roger Duvall issued a temporary restraining order to prevent New Chapel from selling any of its property
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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’s disease and obtaining a refusal from a patient who can’t 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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Two officials with Monroe County’s Trauma Star air ambulance service were indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges centered on stolen drugs
Multnomah County agreed to temporarily change the staffing model that AMR officials said is contributing to a shortage of medical units on the road
Citing “organizational leadership and cultural challenges” addressed in letters, the board placed the Black Forest Fire/Rescue chief on administrative leave
The lawsuit alleges that the recruit suffered a head injury but was cleared by paramedics to continue the “hazing ritual,” which ultimately caused his leg injuries
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