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The EMS Handoff: Criminalization in EMS

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Bradley Dean sits down with paramedic and lawyer Matt Streger at the North Carolina EMS Expo to discuss a critical issue facing the healthcare industry: the criminalization of healthcare professionals, particularly in the context of medication errors and other inadvertent mistakes.

Streger provides an in-depth look at the legal landscape, sharing his unique perspective as both a paramedic and an attorney.

Listen to the conversation in the audio player below.

Previous: Hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins bring on Kelly Kirk to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on EMS education.

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