Ethics
The ethics topic contains news, strategies and expert-written articles for EMTs, AEMTs, paramedics and EMS leaders on the importance of understanding ethics, acting ethically as a caregiver, ethical decision making as a field provider or leader, the consequences of unethical decisions and actions, and how to lead ethically.
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
Reflecting on why other officers didn鈥檛 speak up during George Floyd鈥檚 detainment
An enduring lesson for public safety leadership in recent years is that the public wants and expects accurate information, transparency
Principles for the ethical EMS provider
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Chiefs and field providers need to change the culture that condones fraud into one that truly determines competency
Some said dating someone you help on a call crosses an ethical line, while others urged people to mind their own business
16-hour NAEMT PEPL course uses case discussion and interactive lectures to teach skills important to the exercise of personal, ethical leadership
Don鈥檛 let anyone convince you that sloppy techniques and shortcuts are a necessary byproduct of the prehospital environment
County fire department dispatch supervisor received tickets from ambulance contractor
Owners claim their ethnicity alone triggered the denial of millions in Medicare funding
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He鈥檚 accused of using gas to sedate women and video recording the assault of a 15-year-old girl
The 29-year-old moved to Oregon for its law allowing the terminally ill to end their own lives
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