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Just answered my own question and found this linked on another thread: https://www.easternwakeems.com/uploads/3/4/4/8/34486137/pcr_documentation_guidelines_for_website.pdf. Other legal framework links welcome, especially as relates to dialysis and IFT. Newish EMT here trying to be smart about...

All this is great. Would anyone be willing to post links to the aforementioned articles? New to the field, undereducated on provider liability, having trouble tracking down the info on my own. Thank you.

Thank you, @PotatoMedic and @chriscemt . I thought polling this forum would be a good way to gauge if what I've found troubling is routine in ems or unique to troubled companies. My company has high turnover.

Roger that, mgr22. Move on or put up. Better for all all around

I think I’m most frustrated at myself that I chose this company while I had job offers. I genuinely enjoy working with my pt’s and more experienced emt’s but you’re right to note I probably have different values than my management. I don’t want to continue down an adversarial road. I haven’t...

Thank you all. Company paid for PT, medical visits, etc., but basically called me a liar in the process. The "risk manager" (think about what that says about priorities) balked at my MD's note finally clearing me to work again because they wrote I was clear to lift to 125lbs with an able...

Thanks for the feedback so far. Point taken about reporting issues faster. I'm sure my company's top notch, it just feels funny right now. @CCCS, Massachusetts.

Hi, I'm a new EMT seeking advice on industry norms for handling injuries. After several months of solid work, I had a series of bad lifts with a weaker/new partner and pulled my back. It didn't get better and continued to get worse over the next week and a half, so I finally reported it and was...