/escaping-violent-encounters Escaping Violent Encounters en-US Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:06:11 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/when-de-escalation-fails-with-jason-brooks-VbNRZ8zfvVPCefvu/ The DT4EMS owner talks dangerous encounters, personal defense and when to abandon the scene Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:06:11 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/when-de-escalation-fails-with-jason-brooks-VbNRZ8zfvVPCefvu/ /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/research-analysis-preventing-downstream-consequences-of-ems-assaults-arIEizWEhzylkSza/ NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety Tue, 26 May 2020 21:51:26 GMT /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/research-analysis-preventing-downstream-consequences-of-ems-assaults-arIEizWEhzylkSza/ /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/11-videos-to-help-providers-prevent-violence-escalation-i3WTQPI0X8qka4un/ These videos demonstrate how to predict scene safety, handle violent patient outbursts and maintain a safe scene on each call Tue, 26 May 2020 18:17:39 GMT /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/11-videos-to-help-providers-prevent-violence-escalation-i3WTQPI0X8qka4un/ /escaping-violent-encounters/hit-and-run-at-pa-ambulance-bay-highlights-violence-against-healthcare-workers Nurses and paramedics in Philadelphia have reported rising incidents of verbal and physical abuse Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:00:40 GMT /escaping-violent-encounters/hit-and-run-at-pa-ambulance-bay-highlights-violence-against-healthcare-workers /escaping-violent-encounters/philadelphia-medic-stabbed-twice-by-patient A Philadelphia medic is listed in serious condition after being attacked by a patient during transport Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:26:09 GMT /escaping-violent-encounters/philadelphia-medic-stabbed-twice-by-patient /fire-ems/colo-paramedics-dodge-bullet-after-man-shoots-at-ambulance-allegedly-starts-house-fire While Aurora Fire Rescue attempted to extinguish a house fire, a man ran out with a gun and immediately fired upon a responding Falck Rocky Mountain ambulance Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:17:44 GMT /fire-ems/colo-paramedics-dodge-bullet-after-man-shoots-at-ambulance-allegedly-starts-house-fire /ems-assaults/articles/when-de-escalation-fails-with-jason-brooks-VbNRZ8zfvVPCefvu/ The DT4EMS owner talks dangerous encounters, personal defense and when to abandon the scene Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:06:11 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/when-de-escalation-fails-with-jason-brooks-VbNRZ8zfvVPCefvu/ /safety/bitten-punched-kicked-attacks-on-pa-emt-highlights-violence-ems-providers-face Cozer Health EMTs recall the violence they experience and the emotional toll Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:54:20 GMT /safety/bitten-punched-kicked-attacks-on-pa-emt-highlights-violence-ems-providers-face /legal/lawyer-moves-to-dismiss-case-against-suspect-in-stabbing-of-boston-emt Suspect is accused of stabbing an EMT multiple times in 2019 during a wellness check transport Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:05:56 GMT /legal/lawyer-moves-to-dismiss-case-against-suspect-in-stabbing-of-boston-emt /patient-handling/minn-ems-no-longer-handcuffing-combative-patients Union for Hennepin EMS personnel say the majority of its members want handcuffs Tue, 28 May 2024 14:45:06 GMT /patient-handling/minn-ems-no-longer-handcuffing-combative-patients /body-cam/new-orleans-ems-invests-in-body-worn-cameras-after-assaults-on-medics-increase The number of assaults on EMS personnel was more than double in 2021 and BWCs are being seen as a means to dissuade attacks Fri, 10 May 2024 14:42:12 GMT /body-cam/new-orleans-ems-invests-in-body-worn-cameras-after-assaults-on-medics-increase /ems-assaults-1/pa-man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-for-cutting-emt When the EMS crew arrived, Jeremic Medina-Dorta began fighting and stabbed the EMT Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:14:50 GMT /ems-assaults-1/pa-man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-for-cutting-emt /ems-assaults/articles/maine-man-arrested-after-stabbing-ambulance-crewmember-CQ3z1MZ2MsJgu3lJ/ A Northern Light crewmember suffered injuries to his head and hand Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:18:07 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/maine-man-arrested-after-stabbing-ambulance-crewmember-CQ3z1MZ2MsJgu3lJ/ /violence/articles/medical-center-shootings-highlight-the-violence-toward-nations-healthcare-workers-Mjh5Blk0PDjyOZun/ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show healthcare workers accounted for 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence injuries in 2018 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:04:33 GMT /violence/articles/medical-center-shootings-highlight-the-violence-toward-nations-healthcare-workers-Mjh5Blk0PDjyOZun/ /violence/articles/pa-paramedic-assaulted-by-patient-during-transport-CRkWBXXB9nhv55IE/ A New Kensington Ambulance Service paramedic was punched in the eye and the ED staff were threatened Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:44:47 GMT /violence/articles/pa-paramedic-assaulted-by-patient-during-transport-CRkWBXXB9nhv55IE/ /shooting/articles/video-driver-opens-fire-on-chicago-ambulance-bZCBtO4NrdK6ZNHX/ A driver yelled for the ambulance to get out of his way, then fired several shots Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:03:45 GMT /shooting/articles/video-driver-opens-fire-on-chicago-ambulance-bZCBtO4NrdK6ZNHX/ /ems-assaults/articles/video-nyc-emt-stabbed-multiple-times-by-agitated-patient-AXWLX5DNkxdK828L/ A patient stabbed a Mount Sinai EMT several times in the leg, chest and arm Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:55:24 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/video-nyc-emt-stabbed-multiple-times-by-agitated-patient-AXWLX5DNkxdK828L/ /ems-assaults/articles/patient-assaults-ore-paramedic-emt-during-transport-xhuatXeG0784myLL/ The patient began hitting the Metro West paramedic around the head and then chased after the EMT with a rock Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:02:12 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/patient-assaults-ore-paramedic-emt-during-transport-xhuatXeG0784myLL/ /safety/articles/combative-patient-causes-standoff-inside-wash-ambulance-ulvELwmkmXa8UAuT/ The AMR crew did not know what was in the patient's bag and could not restrain him so they pulled over and left the ambulance Mon, 22 May 2023 12:51:10 GMT /safety/articles/combative-patient-causes-standoff-inside-wash-ambulance-ulvELwmkmXa8UAuT/ /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/research-analysis-preventing-downstream-consequences-of-ems-assaults-arIEizWEhzylkSza/ NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety Tue, 26 May 2020 21:51:26 GMT /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/research-analysis-preventing-downstream-consequences-of-ems-assaults-arIEizWEhzylkSza/ /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/11-videos-to-help-providers-prevent-violence-escalation-i3WTQPI0X8qka4un/ These videos demonstrate how to predict scene safety, handle violent patient outbursts and maintain a safe scene on each call Tue, 26 May 2020 18:17:39 GMT /protecting-ems-providers-violence/articles/11-videos-to-help-providers-prevent-violence-escalation-i3WTQPI0X8qka4un/ /ems-assaults/articles/watch-fdny-fights-back-with-psa-about-paramedic-emt-assaults-bPJ5ogbyErv6yOvx/ The PSA, which was created nearly a month after an EMT was viciously attacked, talks about the consequences of assaulting EMS personnel Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:12:04 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/watch-fdny-fights-back-with-psa-about-paramedic-emt-assaults-bPJ5ogbyErv6yOvx/ /ems-assaults-1/articles/rapid-response-what-we-must-learn-from-the-fdny-emt-brutally-beaten-by-a-patient-Vu2mq7kr5dPAeafL/ Training and experience are instrumental to keeping EMTs, paramedics safe from violent attacks Wed, 23 Oct 2019 03:30:34 GMT /ems-assaults-1/articles/rapid-response-what-we-must-learn-from-the-fdny-emt-brutally-beaten-by-a-patient-Vu2mq7kr5dPAeafL/ /ems-assaults/articles/union-head-places-blame-on-mayor-following-attack-on-fdny-emt-3itxU2O67z2BNuPa/ "Mayor de Blasio, you need to do more to protect the men and women who protect and serve this city," said EMS Union Local 2507 president Oren Barzilay Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:06:40 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/union-head-places-blame-on-mayor-following-attack-on-fdny-emt-3itxU2O67z2BNuPa/ /ems-assaults-1/articles/fdny-emt-attacked-by-handcuffed-suspect-in-back-of-rig-yhfRwbJVc709FqT6/ Thomas Wright broke free from the gurney restraint, bit the EMT and knocked him to the ground, then began stomping on his head Sat, 19 Oct 2019 19:58:15 GMT /ems-assaults-1/articles/fdny-emt-attacked-by-handcuffed-suspect-in-back-of-rig-yhfRwbJVc709FqT6/ /ems-assaults/articles/partially-naked-ohio-inmate-escapes-moving-ambulance-9QnVKtwPtigjvjD4/ The County Sheriff's department later arrested William Swagger after he jumped out of a moving ambulance to escape Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:58:30 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/partially-naked-ohio-inmate-escapes-moving-ambulance-9QnVKtwPtigjvjD4/ /ems-assaults/articles/ore-city-paramedics-and-emts-complete-mandated-self-defense-classes-aFQ9uphWLFVmyPJv/ The recently mandated training comes after the company says there has been an apparent increase in attacks on paramedics and EMTs while on duty in Portland Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:06:08 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/ore-city-paramedics-and-emts-complete-mandated-self-defense-classes-aFQ9uphWLFVmyPJv/ /safety/articles/a-research-based-approach-to-understanding-assaults-against-ems-personnel-5UMzPUrmWUQ0JIsZ/ EMS Chief Ernesto M. Rodriguez shares insights from the City of Austin EMS Department Assault Survey Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:35:26 GMT /safety/articles/a-research-based-approach-to-understanding-assaults-against-ems-personnel-5UMzPUrmWUQ0JIsZ/ /ems-assaults/articles/woman-accused-of-stabbing-boston-emt-not-competent-for-trial-GgzTBNBxaC9vYlDH/ The EMT was stabbed seven times in the abdomen and legs and a second EMT driving the ambulance was pepper-sprayed Sat, 17 Aug 2019 02:53:36 GMT /ems-assaults/articles/woman-accused-of-stabbing-boston-emt-not-competent-for-trial-GgzTBNBxaC9vYlDH/ /fire-ems/colo-paramedics-dodge-bullet-after-man-shoots-at-ambulance-allegedly-starts-house-fire While Aurora Fire Rescue attempted to extinguish a house fire, a man ran out with a gun and immediately fired upon a responding Falck Rocky Mountain ambulance Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:17:44 GMT /fire-ems/colo-paramedics-dodge-bullet-after-man-shoots-at-ambulance-allegedly-starts-house-fire /safety/bitten-punched-kicked-attacks-on-pa-emt-highlights-violence-ems-providers-face Cozer Health EMTs recall the violence they experience and the emotional toll Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:54:20 GMT /safety/bitten-punched-kicked-attacks-on-pa-emt-highlights-violence-ems-providers-face /patient-handling/minn-ems-no-longer-handcuffing-combative-patients Union for Hennepin EMS personnel say the majority of its members want handcuffs Tue, 28 May 2024 14:45:06 GMT /patient-handling/minn-ems-no-longer-handcuffing-combative-patients /ems-assaults/videos/escaping-violent-encounters-calculating-the-best-defense-YPbow2cLAvETJJKu/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:44:34 GMT /ems-assaults/videos/escaping-violent-encounters-calculating-the-best-defense-YPbow2cLAvETJJKu/ /ems-assaults-1/articles/rapid-response-what-we-must-learn-from-the-fdny-emt-brutally-beaten-by-a-patient-Vu2mq7kr5dPAeafL/ Training and experience are instrumental to keeping EMTs, paramedics safe from violent attacks Wed, 23 Oct 2019 03:30:34 GMT /ems-assaults-1/articles/rapid-response-what-we-must-learn-from-the-fdny-emt-brutally-beaten-by-a-patient-Vu2mq7kr5dPAeafL/