EMT
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Detroit EMT Convicted of Wilful Neglect
Former Detroit Fire Department EMT Ann Marie Thomas was convicted of willful neglect charges for failing to respond to an…
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FDNY Sued By Man Who Leaped From Ambulance
A man who leaped out of the back of a moving FDNY ambulance is now suing the city, FDNY and…
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Georgia FD EMT Sued Over Positional Asphyxia Death
A fire department EMT and two sheriff’s deputies from Coweta County, Georgia have been sued for violating the civil rights…
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Compensation for EMS Training
Today’s burning question: Do fire departments/EMS organizations have to pay personnel for the time spent attending training for EMT and…
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YCMTSU Kentucky EMT Sues Deputy Sheriff Over Ambulance Traffic Stop
A Kentucky EMT who was stopped by a special deputy sheriff while transporting a patient earlier this month, has filed…
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Case Against FDNY Coffee Break EMTs Dismissed
The lawsuit filed by the family of a pregnant woman who died in 2009 after two FDNY EMTs allegedly refused…
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Korean Paramedic Accuses San Diego of Discrimination
A firefighter of Korean decent has filed suit against the San Diego Fire Department claiming the department’s refusal to reinstate…
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FDNY Dispatcher Cleared in Au Bon Pain Case
Another chapter has come to a close in one of the most controversial YCMTSU cases ever, but not before one…
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FDNY EMT Charged In Death Of Pregnant Woman For Failure To Act
One of the FDNY EMTs who failed to come to the aid of a dying woman in an Au Bon…
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Louisville EMT In Prison for Manslaughter Catches a Break
Tammy Brewer, the Louisville Metro (Kentucky) EMT who was originally charged with murder following an ambulance crash on April 3, 2008 that killed…
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Virginia Ambulance Driver Charged with Reckless Driving
A Virginia ambulance driver was charged with reckless driving earlier this month when he used his ambulance to stop a…
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Verdict in PA Vehicular Homicide Case: NOT GUILTY
The jury came back in the vehicular homicide case of Pennsylvania EMT Jason Fait today, and the verdict was not…
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NY City EMTs – the Duty to Act
A recent incident in New York City once again raises the question of duty to act. Does an off-duty EMT…
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