What & when to report Your service is dispatched to a call for anaphylaxis, and the patient reports the reaction was due to a newly prescribed medication. EMS personnel administer the wrong medication to a patient because the prefilled syringes look similar. A pin on a stretcher gives way, causing the stretcher to collapse with […]
Allison J. Bloom, Esq., is an attorney in private law practice in the field of EMS law. Her practice focuses on providing risk management and legal services to EMS and fire agencies, with an emphasis on corporate, business and regulatory law. She has also worked as a products liability defense attorney in the pharmaceutical industry. Bloom has published numerous articles and lectures frequently on EMS legal topics.
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