/ethics EMT Ethics en-US Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:20:02 GMT /ems-training/articles/palliative-and-hospice-care-in-the-prehospital-setting-DYAphmNcnf72uzRm/ Additional training can help providers who want to do right by patients involved in hospice and end-of-life care Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:20:02 GMT /ems-training/articles/palliative-and-hospice-care-in-the-prehospital-setting-DYAphmNcnf72uzRm/ /response-times/insider-analysis-the-racial-gap-in-stroke-care-response-times A University of Michigan study uncovers significant delays in stroke alerts for Black patients, despite equal presentation of symptoms Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:08:31 GMT /response-times/insider-analysis-the-racial-gap-in-stroke-care-response-times /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/are-ems-treatment-disparities-related-to-race-or-class-JTxWDSHjjRJZesqL/ Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:47:55 GMT /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/are-ems-treatment-disparities-related-to-race-or-class-JTxWDSHjjRJZesqL/ /legal/maine-fire-ems-chief-resigns-days-after-reinstatement-despite-plea-in-sexual-assault-case The former Thomaston chief entered an Alford plea in a felony sex crime case involving a 14-year-old girl, stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred in 2003 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:25:09 GMT /legal/maine-fire-ems-chief-resigns-days-after-reinstatement-despite-plea-in-sexual-assault-case /ems-social-media/pa-emt-fired-over-private-facebook-post-about-orphan-choir The Ford City Ambulance director apologized for a post on a private employee's page, stating that policies will be reviewed and additional training will be implemented Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:38:14 GMT /ems-social-media/pa-emt-fired-over-private-facebook-post-about-orphan-choir /ems-training/articles/palliative-and-hospice-care-in-the-prehospital-setting-DYAphmNcnf72uzRm/ Additional training can help providers who want to do right by patients involved in hospice and end-of-life care Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:20:02 GMT /ems-training/articles/palliative-and-hospice-care-in-the-prehospital-setting-DYAphmNcnf72uzRm/ /ems-training-and-education/ala-fire-officials-find-no-major-violations-in-inappropriate-ems-training The Alabama Fire College investigated the incident and found "a few minor changes" that Decatur Fire & Rescue officials need to address Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:22:28 GMT /ems-training-and-education/ala-fire-officials-find-no-major-violations-in-inappropriate-ems-training /legal/mother-sues-n-m-police-medics-over-response-to-sons-suicide-wrongfully-declared-dead The complaint alleges that Santa Fe paramedics "stated that Mr. Tapia was obviously dead and would not be transported" Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:10:50 GMT /legal/mother-sues-n-m-police-medics-over-response-to-sons-suicide-wrongfully-declared-dead /response-times/insider-analysis-the-racial-gap-in-stroke-care-response-times A University of Michigan study uncovers significant delays in stroke alerts for Black patients, despite equal presentation of symptoms Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:08:31 GMT /response-times/insider-analysis-the-racial-gap-in-stroke-care-response-times /ethics/st-louis-emt-on-leave-after-facebook-post-about-ferguson-officer The EMT posted, "Happy ALIVE day to Darren Wilson! #10years #WGY6" about the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:44:24 GMT /ethics/st-louis-emt-on-leave-after-facebook-post-about-ferguson-officer /ethics/fla-medical-director-and-ems-chief-indicted-in-stolen-drugs-investigation Two officials with Monroe County's Trauma Star air ambulance service were indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges centered on stolen drugs Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:44:00 GMT /ethics/fla-medical-director-and-ems-chief-indicted-in-stolen-drugs-investigation /ems-management/ind-officials-end-ambulance-contract-as-former-ceo-faces-31-felony-charges New Chapel EMS will no longer provide service to Clark County residents after receiving a notice to vacate firehouses Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:25:31 GMT /ems-management/ind-officials-end-ambulance-contract-as-former-ceo-faces-31-felony-charges /ethics/wis-ambulance-director-loses-license-resigns-after-child-endangerment-conviction The Waterford EMS director had been accused of using duct tape to subdue a misbehaving child during a family trip Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:07:00 GMT /ethics/wis-ambulance-director-loses-license-resigns-after-child-endangerment-conviction /legal/mich-ems-crew-accused-of-stealing-mailbox-while-on-duty Two former STAR EMS personnel have been charged with theft of government property after being told they could not take the USPS collection box Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:50:49 GMT /legal/mich-ems-crew-accused-of-stealing-mailbox-while-on-duty /legal/mo-firefighter-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-from-crash-victim A St. Louis firefighter admitted to stealing a wallet and credit card from a patient during a fatal crash Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:31:16 GMT /legal/mo-firefighter-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-from-crash-victim /fire-ems/pa-fire-chief-resigns-after-social-media-post-following-trump-assassination-attempt The Prospect Park fire chief apologized to the department and residents, saying he was sorry for putting the borough fire company in a negative light Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:44:37 GMT /fire-ems/pa-fire-chief-resigns-after-social-media-post-following-trump-assassination-attempt /legal/lawsuit-against-s-c-ems-sheriffs-office-in-death-of-homeless-man-heads-to-trial Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff's office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk's death did not fall under qualified immunity Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:16:37 GMT /legal/lawsuit-against-s-c-ems-sheriffs-office-in-death-of-homeless-man-heads-to-trial /legal/ala-ems-pays-15m-over-chaotic-and-calloused-transport-and-patient-death HEMSI stated it will not appeal the decision on the 2019 incident Fri, 31 May 2024 12:49:47 GMT /legal/ala-ems-pays-15m-over-chaotic-and-calloused-transport-and-patient-death /ethics/im-not-doing-this-n-y-emts-resign-after-video-shows-alleged-mistreatment-of-patient Two Catskill EMS employees have resigned after a doorbell video showed their treatment of a patient who had fallen inside an ambulance Tue, 21 May 2024 13:57:48 GMT /ethics/im-not-doing-this-n-y-emts-resign-after-video-shows-alleged-mistreatment-of-patient /ems-week/watch-paramedic-calls-for-n-y-to-rescue-ems-and-recognize-ems-providers-as-essential A group of EMS advocates are working to enact a passage of reforms called "Rescue EMS" that would make EMS an "essential" service under the law Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /ems-week/watch-paramedic-calls-for-n-y-to-rescue-ems-and-recognize-ems-providers-as-essential /sexual-assault/calif-ems-worker-sentenced-for-sexually-assaulting-patients The man will serve two years for sexually assaulting two patients while working for AMR Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:10:34 GMT /sexual-assault/calif-ems-worker-sentenced-for-sexually-assaulting-patients /misconduct/vt-state-ems-chief-on-leave-after-allegedly-being-impaired-on-call Paramedic Bambi Dame was determined unfit for duty after Northwestern Medical Center staff reported signs of impairment Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:06:08 GMT /misconduct/vt-state-ems-chief-on-leave-after-allegedly-being-impaired-on-call /misconduct/doorbell-video-shows-phoenix-firefighters-discouraging-ambulance-transport The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:27:30 GMT /misconduct/doorbell-video-shows-phoenix-firefighters-discouraging-ambulance-transport /ems-assaults-1/fdny-lieutenant-suspended-for-4-weeks-for-strangling-emt The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:07:14 GMT /ems-assaults-1/fdny-lieutenant-suspended-for-4-weeks-for-strangling-emt /investigation/calif-ff-medics-disciplined-for-not-entering-acute-care-center-to-treat-dying-patient-reinstated The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:58:51 GMT /investigation/calif-ff-medics-disciplined-for-not-entering-acute-care-center-to-treat-dying-patient-reinstated /misconduct/fla-ff-fired-for-forging-paramedic-training-signature-falsifying-attendance-record Tampa Firefighter Andrew Dixon was at the center of allegations of racism in the department last year Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:16:35 GMT /misconduct/fla-ff-fired-for-forging-paramedic-training-signature-falsifying-attendance-record /theft/ark-ff-medic-fired-arrested-after-stealing-morphine Centerton Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Brown stated he administered the drug to a patient after the fire chief noticed a 10 mg vial was missing Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:03:21 GMT /theft/ark-ff-medic-fired-arrested-after-stealing-morphine /lawsuit/colo-paramedic-named-in-mental-health-crisis-wrongful-death-lawsuit Colorado Springs Paramedic Nicholas Fisher tackled Dizmang and placed him in a headlock Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:55:19 GMT /lawsuit/colo-paramedic-named-in-mental-health-crisis-wrongful-death-lawsuit /crime/n-y-ff-paramedic-charged-with-burglarizing-homes-of-recently-transported-patients Devvan Farina allegedly broke into the homes of patients he knew had been transported to a hospital Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:08:49 GMT /crime/n-y-ff-paramedic-charged-with-burglarizing-homes-of-recently-transported-patients /fire-ems/pa-fire-chief-resigns-after-social-media-post-following-trump-assassination-attempt The Prospect Park fire chief apologized to the department and residents, saying he was sorry for putting the borough fire company in a negative light Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:44:37 GMT /fire-ems/pa-fire-chief-resigns-after-social-media-post-following-trump-assassination-attempt /legal/maine-fire-ems-chief-resigns-days-after-reinstatement-despite-plea-in-sexual-assault-case The former Thomaston chief entered an Alford plea in a felony sex crime case involving a 14-year-old girl, stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred in 2003 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:25:09 GMT /legal/maine-fire-ems-chief-resigns-days-after-reinstatement-despite-plea-in-sexual-assault-case /legal/lawsuit-against-s-c-ems-sheriffs-office-in-death-of-homeless-man-heads-to-trial Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff's office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk's death did not fall under qualified immunity Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:16:37 GMT /legal/lawsuit-against-s-c-ems-sheriffs-office-in-death-of-homeless-man-heads-to-trial /legal/mother-sues-n-m-police-medics-over-response-to-sons-suicide-wrongfully-declared-dead The complaint alleges that Santa Fe paramedics "stated that Mr. Tapia was obviously dead and would not be transported" Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:10:50 GMT /legal/mother-sues-n-m-police-medics-over-response-to-sons-suicide-wrongfully-declared-dead /patient-safety/articles/what-to-do-if-you-suspect-munchausen-syndrome-PGt97BmILDdUOzre/ EMS clinicians should rely on their assessment and facts when assessing people with a suspected factitious disorder Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:51:30 GMT /patient-safety/articles/what-to-do-if-you-suspect-munchausen-syndrome-PGt97BmILDdUOzre/