Paramedics

Ventura County paramedic supervisor accused of misconduct

By Andrew McIntosh - Published: Sunday, October 5 2008 - 12:00 am

The state Emergency Medical Services Authority has suspended a Ventura County paramedic supervisor who admitted forging documents and stealing drugs from his ambulance company for a year in what may be the largest case of its kind in California history.

Legislators OK bill that tightens oversight on EMTs

By Andrew McIntosh - Published: Friday, September 5 2008 - 12:00 am

For the second time in two years, state legislators have passed legislation to require California's emergency medical technicians to undergo mandatory criminal background checks.

Metro Fire is probed

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

The state Emergency Medical Services Authority says it has opened an investigation into sexual misconduct by a paramedic captain at the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

Paramedic faker guilty

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

A firefighter who used a forged state license to work as a paramedic for the Sacramento and Galt fire departments pleaded guilty Wednesday even as legislators studied a proposal to restrict independent medical authorities' ability to punish problem rescuers.

Statewide licensing endorsed for EMTs

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

Saying patient safety is paramount, California's private ambulance operators are calling on legislators to adopt a statewide licensing system and mandatory background checks for all emergency medical technicians along with a new program to help substance-abusing EMTs and paramedics.

Rescuer probed on suspicion of using phony card

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

A Northern California rescuer suspected of using a counterfeit emergency medical technician card to hide a 2006 conviction for secretly videotaping a nude teenager is now under investigation by the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office.

Investigative Report: Busted rescuers keep working

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Monday, February 26 2007 - 7:15 pm

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Despite a patient's death, he's hired as an EMT

By Andrew McIntosh - Published: Sunday, February 25 2007 - 12:00 am

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Paramedic loses license in drug case

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

The state Emergency Medical Services Authority revoked the license of a Sacramento air ambulance paramedic on Thursday after he admitted stealing powerful narcotics from his company's drug cabinet and medicines left over from patient treatments, and injecting them hourly while on duty.

Paramedic oversight on Capitol radar

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

California must bolster efforts to catch substance-abusing paramedics but also should consider creating a program that offers treatment and support before they commit crimes, state legislators said Monday.

Special report: Fraud taints paramedic licensing process

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

Part 2: Fraudulent documents and other lies about past histories go undetected, and sometimes unpunished, among paramedics working for public agencies and private ambulance companies alike.

Special report: Some rescuers pose threat

By Andrew McIntosh - Updated: Thursday, April 19 2007 - 5:39 pm

Part 1: Paramedics, the rescuers we count on to save us when we are at our most vulnerable, have increasing problems with substance abuse. Driving drunk. Stealing. Even using the morphine they carry for patients in pain, they often are the last to seek help for themselves.

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