EMS Indictments, Terminations, and the Need for Culture Change
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In the last month, five EMS providers have been terminated and two of them were charged with murder as a result of treatment provided to patients. EMS is under the microscope and significant changes are coming. In this sobering yet essential podcast, host Mike McCabe speaks with Peter Antevy, MD, pediatric emergency physician and EMS medical director for several Florida fire-rescue services, and Steve Wirth, founding partner of EMS law firm Page Wolfberg & Wirth, to analyze the ramifications of these cases and the crossroads at which EMS stands. Follow EMS World (EMSWorldOFCL) on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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