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Post by jimdale on Feb 27, 2016 12:02:32 GMT
WE AR IN DANGER OF BEING ASSUALTED ANY DAY ANY TIME. IT MAY BE PHYSICAL VERBAL AND MENTAL AND IT MAY NOT JUST COME FROME OUR PT OR THE PUBLIC. HOW MANY OF USE HAVE BEEN VERBALLY ASSUALT BY FELLOW PROVIDERS OR MEDICAL PERSONAL THAT WE COME INTO CONTACT WITH. OUR CAREARS HAVE BEEN THREATENED AT VARIOUS TIMES. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN THREATEDED PHYSICALLY AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE ARE JUST AMBULANCE DRIVERS. ON THE OTHER HAND THERE PROVIDERS THAT LIKE SOME OR MAYBE MORE CONFRONTATION . BUT BASICALLY MOST PROVIDERS ARE JUST WILLING AND WANTING TO DO THERE JOB WITH SOME EASE AND SIMPLE RECOGNIZATION FROM THEIR PEERS,PATIENTS AND BOSSES.
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lisaj
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Post by lisaj on Feb 27, 2016 21:28:43 GMT
I think that we are seeing an increased amount of violence in the field and have sveral of our staff going to the Board of Directors requesting bullet proof vests. Are there other agencies that have gone to providing these vests for their staff? What are the pro's and con's? What di you do tp teach and prepare staff? Do we need to make sure police are aware?
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Post by jtstallone on Feb 29, 2016 4:29:48 GMT
With the fire department, we are always reminding our members about scene safety and situational awareness. Some of our old and new members have "tunnel vision" and are only focused on the problem and are not paying attention to their surroundings. I always try to pay attention to my surroundings when on a call, whether that is keeping an eye on the patients family members or watching out for my own guys. I always try to keep myself in between the patient/family members and an exit of the building or room. We all have to keep an eye out for each other to make sure everyone goes home safely.
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Post by katecardinali on Mar 4, 2016 4:56:25 GMT
The safety of your yourself and your crew ultimately comes first, doing a scene assessment on an EMS call when you first arrive should be the first thing you should do. Treat it just like size-up you would give when you arrive to a fire.
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Post by jwalts07 on Mar 16, 2016 15:17:15 GMT
I feel that you simply have to go with your instinct and stay on your toes. If I know that my partner and I are going to a possible drug overdose or any kind of mental health or assault call my guard stays extremely high. However lately it seems even the most routine call has the possibility of turning into a threat to EMS provider safety. That's why you exercise extreme caution from the beginning. Always have a way out in every scenario. Trust your gut. I think we should also have drills as EMS agencies in how to handle an emergency situation where this occurs. Not just on scene but during transport as well. We all have radios so a call for help is only a radio click away but sometimes that's all it takes for a situation to become life of death. Bottom line is you need to stay mentally prepared and never let your guard down.
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Post by DennisR on Mar 16, 2016 18:49:51 GMT
I think you have to use some common sense when responding to certain calls come on you should all no enough to keep yourselfs out of trouble none of us are heros say safe my freinds
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Post by smahoney on Mar 18, 2016 3:15:13 GMT
safety first is being emphasized for ems in every situation. It has become an absolute necessity to assure the safety of our responders especially with the huge upswing in drug use. having heard a panel discussion a few days ago that included EMS and fire rescue, they all said they no longer just enter scenes if there is any chance there is a danger. They identified this as a change in the past 5-10 years when it wasn't always felt necessary. Now they felt that any age, any situation requires scene clearance first.
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Post by jimano on Mar 18, 2016 18:48:56 GMT
One of my pet peeves is LE not searching a patient. If LE is required at a scene, especially for behavioral, make sure they search your patient. Nothing worse than finding out in the back of the rig that they had something on them.
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Post by medic8 on Mar 20, 2016 1:54:25 GMT
We are medical providers, not law enforcement. Never put the safety of yourself or crew in jeopardy over a potentially dangerous situation. Let law enforcement do their job so you can do yours.
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