Tag Archives: assault

The REAL reason for the rising assaults on healthcare providers!

 What started out as a routine cardiac transport, became a struggle between life and death, and not for just the patient. In the fall of 2000, an early monring call for service, changed me and the direction of DT4EMS forever. During transport, dispatch asked if we could check on a “body in the ditch."   Our [...]

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Considering Self-Defense on the Job? Watch this.

I wanted to share a few of the points we make in the opening section of an EVE course. Some of these you may have thought of, others you may not. There is so much more to self-defense than just the moves… DT4EMS_EVE_Intro_ppt from Kip Teitsort on Vimeo.

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Trash- talking, tackle and a Taser…what could possibly go wrong?

The questions we keep asking… 1)  Custody or care; What is the role of medical staff? 2) Has there been a cultural loss of neutrality? Related: *Right or Wrong is irrelevant *Neutrality Lost?    We continue to ask these questions because healthcare providers continually find themselves in the middle of a use-of-force situation on the […]

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Take a Peek Inside DT4EMS’ EVE

In the clip below you will see images and clips from around the country. It is a peek inside our culture changing programs. One of the things we enjoy the most is watching people smile and have fun while realizing we (DT4EMS) are different. When a person truly understands the difference between winning a fight, […]

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