Tag Archives: Charleston County EMS

Court Refuses to Dismiss Ketamine-Related Claims in South Carolina Suit

A US District Court has adopted a magistrate's recommendation that state law claims brought against a South Carolina paramedic in a ketamine-related wrongful death suit, continue. The suit was filed by the estate of James Claude Britt, Jr., who died on October 30, 2019, several weeks after the September 30, 2019 incident in Charleston County.

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South Carolina Chief Placed on Leave After Publishing Book

An EMS chief in South Carolina is in hot water following publication of a book about his experiences. Charleston County EMS Chief Don Lundy is now on temporary administrative leave with pay while the county investigates his recently published memoir, "Paramedics of the Heart", that refers to some of his colleagues as “life-sucking, energy draining bags of annoying hell.”

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