Introduction
If you are thinking about becoming an emergency medical services expert witness you might wonder what types of cases you may be asked to work on. Below are 8 examples of cases where an EMT might be needed as an expert witness.
Examples of cases where an EMT might serve as an expert witness:
- Medical malpractice cases involving a delay in time between calling for EMS and EMS arriving at the scene;
- Medical malpractice cases involving the treatment of hypoglycemic events during EMS transport;
- Medical malpractice cases involving the treatment of stroke symptoms during EMS transport;
- Personal injury cases involving moving a patient out of her home and into an ambulance;
- Medical malpractice cases involving the treatment of hypothermia during EMS transport;
- Wrongful death cases involving an individual jumping out of a moving ambulance;
- Medical malpractice cases involving moving a patient from an ambulance into an Emergency Department;
- Medical malpractice cases involving the intubating an individual in the field.
Conclusion
Expert witness work for EMTs typically pays $400+/hr and can involve a variety of issues. Emergency medical services expert witnesses may be asked to opine on personal injury cases, medical malpractice cases, and wrongful death cases.
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About the Author
Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. is the Vice President of SEAK, Inc – The Expert Witness Training Company. SEAK helps experts get started, teaches experts how to excel at their work and helps experts obtain case assignments. Kelly has trained hundreds of expert witnesses including many emergency medical services expert witnesses. Kelly can be reached at 781-491-6802 or kelly@seak.com. For more information on SEAK, Inc. – The Expert Witness Training Company, visit www.testifyingtraining.com
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