Emergency Medical Services Expert Witnesses in Washington

Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Preparedness - Prehospital standards of care, EMS operations, Ambulance transport protocols, EMS documentation practices, EMS scope of practice, Regulatory compliance, Medical direction, Credentialing, Medical disaster response, Emergency preparedness, Hospital Transfers, 911

Professional Summary Steve Tafoya is a practicing Critical Care Paramedic, EMS instructor, former State EMS Program Manager for Nevada, and former U.S. Coast Guard Health Services Technician with over 25 years of experience in emergency medical services, regulatory compliance, healthcare operations, and disaster response. He holds advanced graduate degrees in Healthcare Management (MBA) and Legal Studies (MLS), providing a unique ability to bridge clinical realities with operational standards and regulatory frameworks. He has authored public health legislation, directed interfacility transport programs, led mass-casualty preparedness, and conducted internal audits of credentialing and regulatory enforcement. Steve has overseen statewide EMS compliance for over 60 permitted EMS agencies, along with trauma centers designations, he has deployed nationally with the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) under Health and Human Services and taught 70 college-level EMS credits hours at t...

Emergency Medical Services - Ambulance Operations, EMS, EMT, Paramedic, Standard of Care, Medical Malpractice, Cardiac Arrest, Airway, Patient transport, Personal Injury, Refusal of Care, Stretcher drops, Emergency Medical Technician, Ambulance Response, Protocols, Delay of Care, Prehospital medical care, Emergency Medical Services, Wrongful Death, Negligence

Practicing paramedic and EMS officer with more than 35 years of experience in prehospital care, ambulance operations, and emergency services. Active in both field response and supervisory roles, with experience in patient assessment, airway management, cardiac arrest care, scene decision-making, provider supervision, protocol implementation, quality improvement, and EMS education. Retained as an expert witness in more than 80 matters across more than 20 states for both plaintiff and defense counsel. Casework has included issues involving airway management, resuscitation, delayed EMS response, scene management, patient refusals and informed consent, dispatch and triage, equipment readiness, policy compliance, ambulance operations, and stretcher-related injuries. Current roles include Battalion Chief/Paramedic with the City of Albany Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Shift Commander/Paramedic with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office EMS Division. Additional experience i...

WA - North Bend, Washington

Fire, Emergency Medical Services - Fire Response, Fire Administration, Fire Training, Human Resources, Driving Training, Fire and EMS Operations, Hiring personnel, Emergency Medical Services training, Internal Investigations and Discipline, Employee Terminations

John K. Murphy, JD, PA-C, MS, EFO retired as a Deputy Fire Chief after 32 years of career fire department service, he is a practicing attorney with a focus on employment practices liability, Fire and EMS training safety, employment policy, and practices, forensic evaluation on fire and EMS operations, internal investigations, subject matter expert in pre-hospital EMS and Fire Operations and consulting on risk management for private and public entities. He is a Physician’s Assistant and has been a practicing physician’s assistant since 1977, with a focus on urgent, emergency, pre-hospital medical care, and occupational medicine, and is a current FMSCA Certified Medical Examiner. He was a US Navy Corpsman and a current Fire Commissioner. Mr. Murphy is a National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program graduate. His past fire and emergency medical experience includes being a paramedic/firefighter, paramedic program director, chief fire officer, chief of training, emergency opera...

Mercer Island, Washington

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency medicine, EMS, medical device, medical education, critical care, surgical complication, acute coronary syndrome, motor vehicle accident, stroke, missed diagnosis, informed consent, disabilty, airway, hypoxia, trauma, workers compensation, treatment of minors, involuntary detainment, ACLS

I am board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Having completed my medical degree at University of Washington I completed my residency at Yale and my first job was as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) during which time I earned a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Currently I am an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at the University of Washington and practice clinically at three hospitals, including our level 1 trauma hospital and our cancer and transplant hospital I have nearly two decades of experience practicing clinical emergency medicine in community, government and academic settings. Within these settings, I have cared for high volumes of trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse disorder, complicated cardiac patients including those with assist devices, and surgically complex patients. Along with ...

Tacoma, Washington

Fire, Emergency Medical Services - Fire Operations, Incident Command System, Fire/EMS Collisions, EMS Documentation, Fire Command, Fire Truck/Engine Collision, EMT Standard of Care, Ambulance accident/collision, Fireground Tactics, Multi-Alarm Incidents, Failure To Transport(EMS), Fire Training Liability, Fire Scene Management, Delayed Transport(EMS)

Michael K. Anderson is a nationally recognized Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) expert witness, consultant, instructor, and published author with forty (40) years of combination of progressive operational, supervisory, command, training, and executive leadership experience. His career spans municipal, county, state, federal, volunteer, and private-sector emergency service organizations, providing a broad and practical foundation for expert analysis in fireground operations, incident command, emergency vehicle operations, fire behavior, EMS standard of care, training adequacy, supervisory liability, and organizational accountability. Mr. Anderson is the Founder and Principal of Anderson Consulting and Training, PLLC, where he provides expert witness services, litigation support, operational consulting, and standard-of-care analysis nationwide. He advanced through the ranks of the fire service—from Firefighter/EMT to Fire Apparatus Engineer, Captain, and Assistant Fire Chief...