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.
Learn how to train EMS providers in the four pillars of medical ethics, how to make difficult decisions in EMS and what ethics is not
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment鈥檚 notice means responders must be ready 24/7
Principles for the ethical EMS provider
An audit by the San Jose Fire Department revealed possible drug theft and tampering at 16 additional fire stations
The former Yellow Breeches EMS chief has been sentenced to up to 17 years in state prison after being convicted of multiple sexual assault charges involving a minor
A Carroll County medic is charged with stealing liquid painkillers and replacing them with saline solution
EMS clinicians should rely on their assessment and facts when assessing people with a suspected factitious disorder
A Baton Rouge paramedic pleaded guilty to falsely posing as a doctor to call in prescriptions, facing up to five years in prison and hefty fines
I continued my verbal assault until the patient apologized to me with tears in his eyes
The FDNY said it is investigating the alleged posts
An assistant deputy paramedic chief retired and an EMS captain was suspended after an investigation found falsified reports
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 just part of the culture for first responders,鈥� the Overland Park Fire Department PIO said about the act of kindness
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
The Ford City Ambulance director apologized for a post on a private employee鈥檚 page, stating that policies will be reviewed and additional training will be implemented
Additional training can help providers who want to do right by patients involved in hospice and end-of-life care
The Alabama Fire College investigated the incident and found 鈥渁 few minor changes鈥� that Decatur Fire & Rescue officials need to address
The complaint alleges that Santa Fe paramedics 鈥渟tated that Mr. Tapia was obviously dead and would not be transported鈥�
A University of Michigan study uncovers significant delays in stroke alerts for Black patients, despite equal presentation of symptoms
The EMT posted, 鈥淗appy ALIVE day to Darren Wilson! #10years #WGY6" about the anniversary of Michael Brown鈥檚 death
Two officials with Monroe County鈥檚 Trauma Star air ambulance service were indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges centered on stolen drugs
New Chapel EMS will no longer provide service to Clark County residents after receiving a notice to vacate firehouses
The Waterford EMS director had been accused of using duct tape to subdue a misbehaving child during a family trip
Two former STAR EMS personnel have been charged with theft of government property after being told they could not take the USPS collection box
A St. Louis firefighter admitted to stealing a wallet and credit card from a patient during a fatal crash
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
Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff鈥檚 office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk鈥檚 death did not fall under qualified immunity
HEMSI stated it will not appeal the decision on the 2019 incident
Two Catskill EMS employees have resigned after a doorbell video showed their treatment of a patient who had fallen inside an ambulance
A group of EMS advocates are working to enact a passage of reforms called 鈥淩escue EMS鈥� that would make EMS an 鈥渆ssential鈥� service under the law
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