Tag Archives: firefighter
Firefighters Use of Force Captured on Camera; Is this a win?
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, […]
Should EMS/Fire Personnel Be Armed?
Should EMS/Fire Personnel Be Armed? The topic of “Should EMS/Fire be armed” has been around as long as I have been teaching DT4EMS/EVE (and probably longer). The question will also have to take into account the feeling of the “average” provider about having to carry a firearm on duty and the responsibility that comes […]
Violence in EMS/Fire and Nursing IS Here. There is No Denying It. Watch These Video Clips
Hey OSHA! Look here… Why don’t you help expose this “dirty little secret” like you did with BloodBorne Pathogens, crashes, back injures, slip/trip/fall hazards? Providers, take a moment and click these hyperlinks. There you can see the Pre-hospital Assault on Staff Log and the in-hospital Assault on Staff Log where we keep record of media […]
Right or Wrong is irrelevant. In these videos, the real question is… are they “reasonable”?
Kip Teitsort, Founder DT4EMS One thing is for sure take social media add the mainstream media and you are sure to find that public servants will be found guilty until proven innocent in the court of public opinion. This is the very reason providers must prepare to act in such a way we begin to […]
Rescuers Removing All Airway Devices from Units Except Surgical Cric Kits!
In an unprecedented move to streamline airway adjuncts and oxygen use, several EMS agencies and fire departments have removed all airway devices from their units except for one. The only emergency airway intervention left on their rescue trucks and ambulances is the surgical cricothyrotomy kit. These seemingly progressive departments filled with educated administrators felt there […]
Quotes From DT4EMS’ Founder Regarding Violence in Emergency Medicine
Here are a few quotes that help drive some points home.
Man Pleaded Guilty to Assaulting Firefighters. You’d Think I’d Be Ecstatic…
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 […]
Unique Missionaries in Medicine
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 […]
“NorthWest of Eden” Author Yancy Caruthers on Overcoming Adrenaline Addiction
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