I say, if you never trained them, how do you blame them? FFs, while heroic and courageous, they are still human. When faced with a use of force situation, they will respond. How they respond will be based upon their training- or lack of it. The pendulum of force swings in both directions. Too little, […]
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Take 5 short minutes to watch this clip. It will change the way you think about violence and the use of force in EMS/Fire and the emergency room setting.
In this episode of Chronicles of a Culture Changer I explain why I am so upset of the news report from ToledoBlade. It is not the fact the man attacked the firefighters. It’s not because the attacker pleaded guilty and faces 3 years in prison. Instead I am upset with what the judge and the […]
During a break in an instructor class, a salty, well seasoned medic from the night-shift streets of Denver told me he was my disciple. Before I get to far, let me take you back to a class I taught in Denver back in 2010. This class was filled with seasoned EMS providers from the busy […]
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I receive a ton of questions about how to convince administrators there is a need for staff to train for violence. Here is one I just received: “Dt4ems I seek your guidance. I began working with a new company this month. This company provides EMS for some dangerous areas, and as typical police are on […]
Over the years I have had people email or call and ask about our “Street Survival Course”. I tell them they must have me confused with another program, because we teach there are actually 4 areas (Mind, Street, Media and Courts) in which a provider must prepare for… The street is just one of them. In […]
When you told me how you were punched by a drunk in the emergency department, I remember you. When you told me about being choked by a drunk in the ambulance, I remember you. When you told me how the girl looked like your daughter, just before she slashed your face, I remember you. When […]
