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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“To Arm or Not to Arm? That My Friends, Is The Question” Photo by Guardrail Photography for DT4EMS, LLC Hello. Allow me to introduce myself to the group. My name is David Ray, and I am currently an EMT and a commissioned police officer in Missouri. I have been in public safety for 20+ years. […]
Kip Teitsort, Founder DT4EMS It is time to arm EMS/Fire with knowledge of the use-of-force on the job. Before we get too deep, riddle me this… Why do so many front line staff wish to carry a gun on duty, yet many administrators do not feel (on-the-job) self-defense training is important? Where is the […]
Unofficial Training Does it exist and does it have an impact? RELATED: JADED Too Much Wrong Medicine Fire/EMS/Nursing Welcome to Your New Reality Kip Teitsort, Founder DT4EMS Several officers were sitting in the briefing room getting ready to start their midnight shift. Most of the officers had multiple years of service […]
